Re: Forget ZIP drives!! Look at Syquest EZ-Drive

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From: jqw0452
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:24

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Frank Lazar (fmlazar@ritz.mordor.com) wrote:
: In article <4349c7$99d@netaxs.com>, clochel@netaxs.com (Charles Lochel) 
wrote:


: > 
: > 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've had prior experience with the Syquest 270 drive. (the disks for the
: EZ are the same as the 270 with only one usable side as far as I'e
: heard.)  The dainty little switch (easily broken) and the overall
: fragility of the setup really turned me off.  

:  BTW, the Iomega Jaz drive is going to be a hard-platter type.  (that's
: why it's going to be a good deal faster than Zip.  The drive is supposed
: to feauture a solid lock-down on removal so the cartridges won't have that
: famous Syquest rattle.


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Subject: Re: Forget ZIP drives!! Look at Syquest EZ-Drive
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