Besides Sony, Apple was the first major manufacturer to start selling computers with ​3 1⁄2-inch disk drives as well as the first to stop shipping them in 1998 with the introduction of the iMac.
Sony kõrval oli Apple esimene suurem tootja, kes hakkas müüma 3½-tolliste diskidraividega arvuteid ja samas lõpetas nende tarnimise esimesena 1998. aastal, kui kasutusele tuli iMac.