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<102425.2720@compuserve.com> writes:


> 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.

You're right.  100 is a little on the small side but it depends on what you're
doing.  I really use mine as an alternative to floppies and 100 is a nice
size for that.

>Performance:  ZIP performs closer to the speed of a floppy than a hard disk.

I think it's pleasantly in the middle.  It is much much faster than a floppy
you can even play doom off of it with no hangups.  It's definitely not HD speed
but no removable media is.  

>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.

Sure is.  You can drop zips and bang them up quite a bit.  I've knocked my 
box of disks off of a shelf once and wasn't quite cat-like enough to catch them
so they fell about 5 feet and I didn't lose a bit.