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

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To: jwk who wrote (21705)	5/4/1997 1:38:00 AM
From: Cogito	of 58324

Jack, all - I searched on PCMCIA at pricewatch.com as you suggested. There are several memory cards listed there, at prices as low as $53 for 4 MB. But those aren't flash memory cards. The cards in that list are used for adding RAM to notebook computers. Flash memory is a solid state storage medium. If you save something to a flash memory card, then turn off the computer, remove the card and put in into some other device, the data is still there. The important distinction is the difference between storage and memory. Iomega makes storage devices. Flash memory cards are also storage devices, but they are much more expensive than what Iomega makes. They are also more expensive than plain old RAM. BTW, Jack, I'm not assuming that you don't know any of this. The real point is this. Iomega says n.hand disks will cost 10 bucks for 20 MB, give or take. One report indicated the price might be as high as 15 bucks. So to be conservative, take the higher estimate for now. You're talking about 75 cents a megabyte. Versus at least 20 dollars a megabyte for flash. Doesn't sound like a hard sell to me at all. - Allen

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