750 MB Iomega Zip Drive

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Not as much data as a jazz drive (2 GB), but neat none the less

http://www.iomega.com/na/redirect.jsp?prodid=32324

[Rocker]

apparently the zip750 is a fast drive

3min a disk kind of stuff


is this news?
--->moved to news

[cgfiend]

A better way...

I'm sick of there not being a good backup solution. I want gigs, not megabytes! Those of us that are serious file collectors are left by the wayside. I used to own a 2GB Jaz drive... that was ages ago. It was great for small video captures and MP3's, but that's about it. Now I have my CD collection compressed on my computer and it's 20+GB. Where you going to find a backup media of that size? I weighed the options and decided to get a 120GB HD (IBM) and a quick disconnect bay. Now I can back up my music and pull out the hard drive and throw it on a shelf. It's hot swappable and is the cheapest backup you can get. Why waste time with Iomega drives which have cartridges that cost an arm and a left testicle?

[SNYder]

look. if you guys want a good back up option, iomega has you covered. the 750mb zip drive is good for things like, giving a computer class the option of storage. but for backing up and for people who realize just how small 750MB is now-adays, check out Iomega's Peerless firewire removable storage unit.

http://www.iomega.com/na/products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=23103&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=63237&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=63191&bmUID=1036789810939

[SNYder]

The size of CD-RW's just doesn't come close to doing it for me. Plus CD's scratch so easily.

[dylman]

Re: A better way...

Originally posted by cgfiend
I weighed the options and decided to get a 120GB HD (IBM)

IBM eh? Hope you don't keep anything irreplaceable on it.

[cgfiend]

...

I've been using IBM hard drives for years. In fact, all of my hard drives in my system are IBM Deskstars and they have worked flawlessly. I have 4 hard drives in my system... one 60GB, one 80GB and two 120GB's. Other good brands - Western Digital, Samsung, Seagate. Out of all of them Maxtor has been the most unreliable hard drive I've ever owned. In fact, besides one Western Digital, Maxtor hard drives have been the only ones to fail on me (and my friends) repeatedly. You couldn't give me a Maxtor.

Before I tried IBM I used the other brands. I'd always purchased WD's, until I found competitive prices for IBM Deskstars on one of my favorite computer hardware retail sites. I decided to try them. I'm glad I did. They're awesome.

I put my hard drives through hell because I am constantly using them for big files and crunching large amounts of data like video and music compression as well as programming. They've always held up to the most harsh punishment. So, why wouldn't I trust them? 4 flawlessly working hard drives don't lie.

I'll buy any of the good brands I mentioned as long as the price is right, but for a little extra performance, I would opt for another IBM, just my personal preference.

[n_ick2000]

My IBM drive is a piece-o-shit. Read more about my troubles here. Soon, I will be having a Western Digital 80gb 7200RPM Special Edition (8mb cache). It will be sweet.

[virulent]

d00t

4.7 gigs on one DVD disc. 'Nuff said.

[SNYder]

DVD+RW drives will most likely become the victorious DVD recordable type. Sorry Mac's (note: mac's bet their bucks on DVD-RW, while Microsoft and many other major names bet on DVD+RW)

[adityanm]

I think 750MB Iomega is a no-starter.
They are promoting the rebate of $30 which is ridiculous considering that these drives cannot write to 100MB disks which most people have already in stock.
If they had any way to format 100MB disks to be able to write 750MB then and only then they can hope to get someone to go for their new drives.
I would rather use 700MB CDR at throw away prices than spend more money on this drive and new disks.

I am sure that one year from now this drive will also be dead.

[SNYder]

ummm... they CAN write to 100MB disks. Says so on their website. Even increases the writing and download speeds to both 100MB and 250MB disks.

Where did you read or hear that you couldn't use 100MB disks? Iomega is not THAT dumb. They know how huge the number of people who still use 100MB disks are.

[adityanm]

Originally posted by SNYder
ummm... they CAN write to 100MB disks. Says so on their website. Even increases the writing and download speeds to both 100MB and 250MB disks.

Where did you read or hear that you couldn't use 100MB disks? Iomega is not THAT dumb. They know how huge the number of people who still use 100MB disks are.

There is pop up window at their site that tells you which disks can be used by the new drive. 100MB disks can only be read by this drive but not written. 250MB disks can work both ways but I did never consider upgrading to it from 100MB drive that I have.

[SNYder]

damn. that sucks.

oh well. that will give insentive for those lamers to buy the new 750MB disks.

[cgfiend]

Moronic

You'd have to be a moron to buy Iomega drives and discs when there are better alternatives like CDR's and bigger hard drives. CDR's are great if you want to back things up, especially anything 16x or higher---5 minutes per CD. A spare HD is also a simple solution. Install it in one of those quick disconnect slots and you can back your things up, then just simply turn off the hard drive (via the key lock) or pull it out and stick it on a shelf until you need to back up some more. It would be nice if they had bigger solutions out there, but it seems DVD is going to be the newest solution. Once they become saturated and the prices come down some more we'll all be backing up gigs at a time, not megs.