Gotek

tommywiz · 16 March 2022, 15:11

Anyone here use the Gotek?
Ive been looking at buying one but the prices range from $30 to $60!
They look the same? Is their a particular one that works on an Amiga 2000?

RetroPassionUK · 16 March 2022, 15:14

just make sure it has Flashfloppy installed as its firmware and of course the right mount unless you going for the generic unit.

tommywiz · 16 March 2022, 15:23

Thanks for the quick reply.
So probably the cheaper ones leave it up to you to install FlashFloppy or whatever and the more expensive ones do that for you?

UberFreak · 16 March 2022, 15:50

You can get them for around 20$ shipped from China.
A USB-to-serial adapter (for programming) will cost an extra 1-2$.

dreadnought · 16 March 2022, 16:50

If you want to use it a lot, and have many games on your pendrive, I advise getting one with LED display and a dial knob. The cheaper ones only have buttons and simple numeric display and are a pain to use.

nogginthenog · 16 March 2022, 18:31

Mine came from AliExpress (China) about a year ago. £18.64 incl shipping (~$25). I already had a small OLED display.

I made a USB A to USB A cable to install FlashFloppy. You chop 2 USB cables and twist the wires. Only needs to be done once. There's a guide on the webpage.

This is in my A4000. Fits in a drive bay fine. I assume an A2000 will be similar.

Leon Besson · 18 March 2022, 02:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogginthenog

Mine came from AliExpress (China) about a year ago. £18.64 incl shipping (~$25). I already had a small OLED display.

I made a USB A to USB A cable to install FlashFloppy. You chop 2 USB cables and twist the wires. Only needs to be done once. There's a guide on the webpage.

This is in my A4000. Fits in a drive bay fine. I assume an A2000 will be similar.

Good to know

Too many resellers selling these at over inflated prices

indigolemon · 18 March 2022, 10:17

Depending on where you are in the world, you can buy direct from Keir (the man behind flashfloppy) at his eBay shop: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/zeroflux

Weasel Fierce · 18 March 2022, 17:36

I use one and its fantastic. As far as the Amiga is concerned, its a real floppy drive so accuracy should be like 99.999%. At least I havent run into any problems.
I did buy one that came with amiga specific software already set up but it was still pretty cheap.

Do note if you want to use it in a wedge case, there are some versions that are made specifically to fit there. The normal casing will be too big.

The LED and push buttons are okay, but I don't keep tons of images on mine.

dreadnought · 18 March 2022, 18:15

I read somewhere that because of chip shortage the latest Goteks use some other chip inside and might need some different steps to maintain compatibility. Best check FF / HxC sites for the latest info.

nogginthenog · 18 March 2022, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leon Besson

Good to know

Too many resellers selling these at over inflated prices

I didn't know that. His drives include a OLED & rotary encoder. £38 is a good price.

Leon Besson · 18 March 2022, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogginthenog

I didn't know that. His drives include a OLED & rotary encoder. £38 is a good price.

That’s still double the price of buying a standard item in my opinion

lyzanxia · 29 July 2022, 12:00

I just bought some model gotek's with the new revision from Keir..excited..

"MCU runs at 288MHz and has 384kB SRAM. reliable operation, extensive image caching, and will allow for a wider range of firmware features in future. The enhanced firmware which runs on this MCU is called FlashFloppy PLUS"

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RetroPassionUK RetroPassion Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Kent Posts: 354	just make sure it has Flashfloppy installed as its firmware and of course the right mount unless you going for the generic unit.

16 March 2022, 15:23	#3
tommywiz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Pampa/USA Posts: 52	Thanks for the quick reply. So probably the cheaper ones leave it up to you to install FlashFloppy or whatever and the more expensive ones do that for you?

16 March 2022, 15:50	#4
UberFreak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: the world Posts: 439	You can get them for around 20$ shipped from China. A USB-to-serial adapter (for programming) will cost an extra 1-2$.

16 March 2022, 16:50	#5
dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	If you want to use it a lot, and have many games on your pendrive, I advise getting one with LED display and a dial knob. The cheaper ones only have buttons and simple numeric display and are a pain to use.

16 March 2022, 18:31	#6
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,309	Mine came from AliExpress (China) about a year ago. £18.64 incl shipping (~$25). I already had a small OLED display. I made a USB A to USB A cable to install FlashFloppy. You chop 2 USB cables and twist the wires. Only needs to be done once. There's a guide on the webpage. This is in my A4000. Fits in a drive bay fine. I assume an A2000 will be similar.

18 March 2022, 10:17	#8
indigolemon Bit Copying Bard Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Kelty, Fife, Scotland Age: 41 Posts: 1,293	Depending on where you are in the world, you can buy direct from Keir (the man behind flashfloppy) at his eBay shop: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/zeroflux

18 March 2022, 17:36	#9
Weasel Fierce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Michigan Posts: 661	I use one and its fantastic. As far as the Amiga is concerned, its a real floppy drive so accuracy should be like 99.999%. At least I havent run into any problems. I did buy one that came with amiga specific software already set up but it was still pretty cheap. Do note if you want to use it in a wedge case, there are some versions that are made specifically to fit there. The normal casing will be too big. The LED and push buttons are okay, but I don't keep tons of images on mine.

18 March 2022, 18:15	#10
dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	I read somewhere that because of chip shortage the latest Goteks use some other chip inside and might need some different steps to maintain compatibility. Best check FF / HxC sites for the latest info.

29 July 2022, 12:00	#13
lyzanxia Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Belgium Posts: 54	I just bought some model gotek's with the new revision from Keir..excited.. "MCU runs at 288MHz and has 384kB SRAM. reliable operation, extensive image caching, and will allow for a wider range of firmware features in future. The enhanced firmware which runs on this MCU is called FlashFloppy PLUS"

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