IBM's conceptual disc drive is 500MB, not 400MB.
Vapor! $200 initial cost includes one 40MB disc (assuming)
So, Vapor!: 40MB for $200
IBM: 500MB for $200
Same price.
In order to get 500MB out of Vapor!, one would have to buy 11 1/2 more Vapor! discs. 11.5 @ $10= $115+ cost of drive and one disc= $315
Iomega= $315
IBM= $200
Iomega costs 58% more. I ask you now, Which is the better deal?
As far as this whole thing goes, I do not trust disc drive technology as much as solid state for field use. However, I trust a fixed hard drive over a removable one, just as in desktop PC's. IBM's miniature fixed hard drive kills Vapor! Why?
For one, IBM's will be only 5mm high, and be able to fit the whole thing in existing PC card slots. No add-ons. No cables. No bulk, No nothing. Smooth.
A 500MB storage unit is enough to be able to photograph a ton of pictures at high quality. You can then simply hook up your camera to the computer, or use whatever enables one to use Flash cards as media. Both of these are existing and in everyday use.
IBM's solution fits right into The Standard PC Card slot. Vapor! is so bulky, it has to attach itself to the device like a parasite, no longer making the device as portable as it once was. A snaggy cable is then extended and terminated with-- A PC CARD!
If Vapor! would have come out 2 years ago, it might have had a shot. Now, this unreleased battery drainer is already behind the technology curve. |
