For a whole bunch of reasons, CD-R and CD-RW will NOT replace conventional magnetic drives. Don't get me wrong, my CD-R is probably the single computer peripheral that I've had the most fun with and gotten the most enjoyment out of (largely for music CD's), and CD-R backups are great for archival purposes. But CD-R's are terribly difficult for the typical user to install and use and will remain that way. Because of this, they will not replace Jaz, Zip, Syjet and Sparc drives. You will understand all of this much more once you actually buy, use and install a writeable CD, as opposed to simply shopping for one. For an eye-opener, go to the Adaptec web site (www.adaptec.com) and subscribe to the CD-R message list.
I do, however, think that Sparc will encroach on Iomega. Iomega will respond by lowering the Jaz price, but they can't match the Sparc media price with the Jaz, Spac uses a single platter to do what Jaz does with two platters. |
