🚀 go-pugleaf

On 8 Apr 1996 14:45:28 GMT, <102425.2720@compuserve.com> wrote:

>
> Andreas,
>
>I've been thinking about the ZIP drive too.  It has a great reputation and
>support.  If you use a service bureau to print your material ZIP is one of the
>standard formats. Reliability is supposed to be excellent.
>
>Downsides:
>Capacity - 100MB isn't that big these days.  This is the main thing that has
>kept me from buying.  I figure I need at least a 230MB drive and even
>IOMEGA has its JAZ drive with 1GB and 540MB disks.
>
>Performance:  ZIP performs closer to the speed of a floppy than a hard disk.
>
I would disagree with that...  Perhaps you're referring to the
parallel port version.  The SCSI version while definitely no where
near the speed of a hard drive, is at the same time not even NEARLY as
slow as floppy...  I would say it's at least 4-6 times faster than
floppy...

>If the capacity meets your requirements - you probably can't do better.  
>According to one review I read its more reliable than the most direct
>competitor - the Syquest 135.
>
>Hope this is of help.
>
>Jim F.

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