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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A Very Good Home/Office Backup Drive
Review of Iomega REV REV drive 35 GB by
Mark20
Advantages: Fast Backup, Nice and Compact, Very Easy To Use
Disadvantages: Limited backup capabilities, bundled software is terrible
...Device Type: Iomega REV drive Expansion / Connectivity `````````````````````````````````
Interfaces: 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B Manufacturer Warranty ```````````````````````````````
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years Software / System Requirements ``````````````````````````````````````````````
System Requirements Details: Pentium II - 333 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 100 MB OS Required: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft ... ...Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Iomega Automatic Backup Pro Environmental Parameters `````````````````````````````````````
Humidity Range Operating 8 - 90% Max Operating Temperature 45 °C Min Operating Temperature 0 °C Media Type: Iomega REV Average Seek / Access Time: 13 ms Data Transfer Rate: 60 MBps (external) / 25.4 MBps (internal) Capacity: 35 GB Setup
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Now providing your system meets the recommended requirements you should ...
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21.04.2006
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