>>FACTS:
- ORB is shipping
- ORB is cheap
- ORB is fast
- ORB has lowest cost / Mbyte (by far...)
- ORB is current technology (years ahead of JAZ)<<
Ken -
Just getting back from my business trip. Thought I'd chime in a response to this.
FACT:
Orb is shipping in very limited quantities. Try finding one in stock at any online dealer. Now try finding one actually on store shelves. I didn't see any at the two Fry's stores I checked in Southern California.
As I said in another post, yes, Orb's technology is ahead of Jaz. That stands to reason, doesn't it? After all, Jaz was developed years ago, and Orb is only now making it to market. What reason is there to believe that Iomega has not been developing higher technology products all this time?
Oh, and I believe the Write Verify issue is more than a red herring. Since reliability is still an open question with Orb, that recommendation in their manual, which is not standard in this industry, is a red flag.
Hey, if you choose to believe that Castlewood can make a faster, cheaper removable device and sell it profitably, and that Iomega for some reason can't, that's fine.
By the way, where's that Sony Zip killer, anyway?
- Allen |
