Goodbye floppy disks - hello Zippy!
Review of Iomega Zip 250 by
colinmilne
Advantages: Easy and quick to copy and delete files
Disadvantages: Lots of other gadgets now on the market
The Iomega 250Mb internal Zip drive has been around now for a few years. Many of you will be familiar with its predecessor, the 100Mb version which was a landmark piece of kit at the time.
So you spend your hard earned dosh and what do you get? Well first of all there are two main packages around. There's the retail version which comes complete with an ide cable, power supply adaptor cable, 5 1/4" adaptor housing, screws, one 250Mb disk and Iomega ... ...operating system fully recognises the Iomega 250Mb drive and really that's all there is to it. You can see it either by double clicking my computer or by selecting windows explorer. The software supplied by Iomega gives you some extra features not found by the operating system alone. These include drivers for older systems and extra programs for backups, copying, formatting etc. all done with nice simple layouts that are easy to follow. My own favourite ...
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15.09.2004
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sony dvd or cd drives
Review of Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7203A by
nikitafondi
Advantages: fast and reliable
Disadvantages: dont detect cd burn in another dvd or cd drives.
sony dvd has serious problems the cds which we burn in any other dvd drives like LG dont work in sony dvd drives it dont detect at all it detects only cd discs what we burn in sony dvd drives only sony has to rectify this problem as soon as possible other wise they loose lot of thier customers and most of the cds which we write in another dvd drives dont work at all in sony dvd drive a part of this problem rest of the things are perfect these dvd ...
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17.11.2008
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best samsund dvd drive
Review of Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J by
nikitafondi
Advantages: low noise and reliable
Disadvantages: no disadvantages compared to any other similar class of drives
...LG, SONY, but samsungs Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J is best drive comparitively to any other dvd drive of its class it dont create any noise at all while buring CD or DVD. its really so fast in burning CD and DVD more over very secure it dont spoils CD. i believe in samsung products alot because they create reliable products and it works longer for years. Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S202J is compatible to all deskop computers. in developing ...
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16.11.2008
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ONLY FOR MACBOOK AIR
Review of Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive by
jpearson772
Advantages: Great optical drive
Disadvantages: Only for macbook air
...is only compatible with the Apple Macbook Air Notebook.
(This is because the USB ports that Apple have used are designed to put out more power than is normally possibly, this is why the Superdrive has no need for a power supply of its own).
When you buy this product this is what you get -
1) MacBook Air SuperDrive with attached USB cable 2) User's Guide Doesnt seem like much but that is all you need, the absence of a power supply of its own means ... ...so if you have other Apple Notebooks dont buy it, if you have just the Air this is for you.
On the upside though Apple certainly stick to form when it comes to the look of the drive, slick, simple and compact as usual. Great looker. And it works beautifully and does exactly what you expect it to.
I think they should have designed the drive to work with other machines as well. The actual fact is I think they should have spent more time designing ...
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07.11.2008
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Solid as a BRICK
Review of Iomega Super DVD Writer 20x Dual-Format USB 2.0 External Drive by
Octaine
Advantages: Very reliable, fast
Disadvantages: it's one huge brick, heavy, form facor
...this dvd burner proves that iomega can still make rock-solid and very reliable devices!
Although it's huge and needs to draw external power, this unit has a sturdy feel and great reliability. If you're looking for a nice external dvd/cd-burner to acompany your design laptop or mac, on-the-go, forget about this one. If you're looking for an external drive to use at home (or office), that doesn't need to be highly portable, look no further! I've tried ... ...so solid, both in use and build, as this one. This is a desktop class burner on-the-go. Since day one, the super dvd never failed writing a single cd or dvd. That breaks the former record of my powerbook AND my current macbook pro! It's a great device for it's price. This is also a nice alternative for replacing a broken internal drive, since they tend to be quite expensive for laptops. There's a lot of smaller drives out there, but either they are ...
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15.10.2008
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