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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?

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To: Maverick who wrote (32183)	10/15/1997 9:31:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	of 58324

>>Sony's launch of "MiniDisc" didn't impress anyone!<< I knew this would be brought up. In fact, I believe I covered this area last Spring. Minidisc was immediately rejected because it offered no real advantage over anything else. It's sound quality is worse than CD. In fact, by audiophile standards, it's sound isn't even as tasteful as a well-recorded cassette. It's digital audio is 32k sample rate 12 bit compared to a CD's 44.1k 16 bit. There was a unofficial campaign by professionals and audiophiles to kill this proprietary format. It succeeded. I know. I was one of them. BTW, I own and use Sony DAT's. But Panasonic DAT's are a standard in the professional world. They offer BETTER digital audio than CD's with a 48k sample rate. Tascam (Teac), Sony, among others offer professional DAT machines, but Panasonic is by far the leader. What does this have to do with IOM? Nothing, except for the concept of offering a product that is easy to use (unlike DAT) and has properties that better the competition. Minidisc did not. But a 200MB Sony Zip Killer would if it were the same price and speed.

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