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Dale Saukerson (sauke001@gold.tc.umn.edu) wrote:

: > 
: > I agree with you there, but GREEN?  :) No, just kidding.  It's "scheduled 
: > for release"... How do we know it's not going to be vaporware?  And, 
: > these people were talking (as I understood) right this second, today, 
: > that sort of thing.  The EZ and ZIP's are both available right this 
: > second.  Out of those 2, the EZ seems to be the way to go if you don't 
: > need portability...
: > 
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: You should consider something besides speed and/or weight when choosing
: between the Zip and the EZ35. I personally believe the speed issue to be a
: non-issue, at least as a backup device.

: I chose the Zip over the EZ35 due to features. I don't like the
: wait-for-the-spin-down-to-be complete or you'll trash the cartridge
: feature of the Syquest based EZ35.
: -- 
: Dale Saukerson sauke001@gold.tc.umn.edu

I've been happy with the speed of my Zip drive, so I don't consider it an 
issue, either. I've always liked the Iomega floppy-type media over the 
Syquest hard-platter drives because the floppy-type seem to be MUCH less 
prone to head crashes, destroying either the drive, the cartridge, or both.

I can see 2 other issues that might make the Zip more appealing. First, I 
think the disk weighs almost half as much as the Syquest (making shipping 
to a bureau cheaper), and it's possible future. I think Syquest cut 
everything to the bone to create the EZ135, and they won't be able to cut 
the price much more. But I see the Zip cartridges getting cheaper and 
cheaper as they get more and more popular. I wouldn't be surprised if the 
cartridges cost half as much as they do now in a year or so.

Just my 2 cents on the subject.