Pros: Easier to save files than a tape backup Cons: the unit isn't portable
I recently set up a new PC for my family. We had a old out dated Pentium 150 machine that I built several years ago. In the old machine we had to use a external tape back up drive when it came time to save vital information.Well the tapes for this tape...
Pros: Internal drives are easy to use, large user database Cons: Limited capacity for some uses, media not always relaible
When Iomega ZIP drives first appeared, CD-ROM recorders cost around $1000 and CD-ROM rewritable devices were not available. Blank CD-Rs cost several dollars apiece when you could find them. ZIP drives provided a lower cost alternative for removable...
Pros: Exellent Solution for Certain People Cons: Could be made obsolete
The Zip drive was the second peripheral I ever got for my computer. It seemed to offer back then the ultimate solution for storage. It has since changed into a 1.44 Meg disk replacement.
Pros: Portable Cons: Slow, low capacity compared to CDs
There are two major reasons why there would only be one major manufacturer for any particular computer-related product for any significant period of time. Yes, I realize that there are *some* other manufacturers of Zip drives, but not anywhere near the...
Pros: well-made and reliable Cons: made obsolete by the cd burner
Summary: Although the Iomega Zip Drive is well designed and in my experience is reliable, it is simply obsolete. The CD R/RW drives on the market today offer much more storage space and less expensive media. The Zip era is coming to a close. ...
Pros: was cheaper than cd burners Cons: unreliable
Once upon a time (uhm, wow, that was only 1997), I bought a then state of the art customized Micron Pentium 200mhz (MMX of course) with an internal Iomega Zip Drive. Being the first one I knew to have a *gasp* Pentium 200 system, I of course had to have...
Pros: Reliable back-up. Easy installation. Swappable between USB computers. Cons: High cost of media, compared to CDs.
Back in the mid 90's, when the size of computer files started to skyrocket, the 1.44 floppy disks just couldn't handle the audio and visual files, or anything else, that usually were eating up your hard drive space. To store them you had to get an...
Pros: faster writing Cons: Expensive media, 250s don't have good portability
I've dealt with quite a few zip drives in my time. Back in the day when the Zip 100 was released it seemed like a solid solution to aid the removable storage problem. It offered a lot more space then any floppy, was faster then them, and was incorporated...
Pros: Everyone has 'em Cons: Just not as reliable as they should be; costly
I have purchased six Zip drives over the past several years. They have proven invaluable for archiving documents and exchanging ideas and articles at my office. Zip drives are everywhere, and that's why there are drives at my home and my office. I don't...
Pros: Versatile, up-keep, and fun. Cons: slower than a zip drive
With a scheduled move from Georgia to Washington scheduled in just a few months, my wife an I found ourselves in a bit of a dilemma. Since we purchased our digital camera over a year ago, we have taken quite a number of pictures and have stored them on...
Pros: cheap price, good capacity, good utilities Cons: slow read/write, takes up desk space
Iomega claims that their Zip 100 portable/parallel drive is The SuperFloppy Preferred by Millions for smart, portable storage. That's probably because it's the cheapest storage device on the market. Most retailers sell this product for...
Pros: Excellent Compatibility, Many people have them. Cons: Parallel drive is VERY slow
From external parallel drives to internal SCSI drives, I've used them all, and believe me, there's huge differences between each of them. First of all, don't get me wrong, any zip you get nowadays is not at all for backing up large amounts of data. My...
Pros: Easy set-up, fast transfer of files, removable media Cons: Limited storage space
Zip drives were once the only practical removable mass storage devices. They had the convenience of a floppy disk, but stored a whopping 100 mb of data.
Well, times have certainly changed. 100 mb seems "small" by today's standards....
Iomega 70GB REV Internal Drive Backup Starter Kit Iomega REV 70GB ATAPI Server Backup and Disaster Recovery Kit with a 70GB REV drive, disks and CA BrightStor ARCserve software includes everything nee...
Iomega ZIP 100 MB USB 32132 External ZIP Drive The Universal Serial Bus USB is the state-of-the-art interface that makes good on the long-touted promise of simple plug-and-play capability. The new ...
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