Yet they were far cheaper and are nowadays easier to use.
Especially the 3½" as these disk are still availlable available in some retailers. You can also easily find such drives in any garbage if you properly scavenge old rusty computers.
These Disks couldn't be side switched manually.
The older models used only one side (360 KB)
Double side (DD) or even High Density were available.
[[image:5,25_cable.jpg|200px|thumb|advertisement for 5,25" drive cable for CPC in 1990]]
==Formats ==