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The average access time for a diskette drive typically ranges from 100 to 300 milliseconds. This time includes both the seek time (the time taken for the read/write head to position itself over the correct track) and the latency (the time waiting for the desired sector to rotate under the head). However, specific access times can vary based on the drive's design and the speed of the media. Overall, diskette drives are significantly slower compared to modern storage devices like SSDs and HDDs.

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