>> Some companies seem unwilling to budge from their hard line concerning disc drives. On Nikon's web
page, they say they do not allow disc drive technology into their products because of reliability
problems. How many others have this same policy? <<
Good point........ but then again I am sitting here looking at page 160 of the Feb. issue of PC World. In a feature article on real-world tests by real-world users, the SONY (you've heard of them?) MAVICA MVC-FD7 is declared the *BEST BUY*.
It says, "....is PC World's BEST BUY for several reasons. First, it simplifies two common problems with digital cameras - image storage and file transfers - by using standard, and inexpensive, 3.5 inch floppy disks as its storage media. Take a picture, pop disk into your PC, and you're done...."
Now, whether or not CLIK! can wiggle into this market niche is another story. But, to consistently declare disc based storage DOA is hyperbole if not a total denial of reality.
Remember too, that digital photography is only one of many planned uses for this item.
Oh, the back page of this same mag is a full page ad for DELL DIMENSION XPS D300 *A Computer So Perfect For Your Business, You May Not Even Buy It* (come-on for their lease program). What standard feature is highlighted in bold type right in the middle of the cover on the right hand side? Why, a *Iomgega Zip 100MB Internl Drive with One Cartridge
Perhaps someone should suggest to the guy who wrote that article that he should contact DELL, Micron, etc. and see why they are offering and featuring Zips in so many of their best models. |
