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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steven Seefeldt who wrote (3510)	11/25/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: David Colvin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

I use two 1 gig disk to back up 1.8 gigs on no compression! An amazing coincidence....that's exactly what I do! All of my "have to have" software (Windows 98, Netscape, Norton System Works, Quicken, etc.) fits on my 1 Gb "C" partition and I keep various downloads, games (one golf game is 200 Mb), etc. on my 800 Mb "D" partition. I didn't want to get into all the detail before, but I actually do two backups weekly, overwriting two different 1 Gb Jaz disks using no compression.....my "C" partition (takes 55 minutes) and my "D" partition (takes 45 minutes). It takes 20-25 minutes to restore the "C" partition, and less time for the "D" partition. Iomega needs to come out with a combo drive, lets say MR 4 or 5 gig drive with 250 a Zip drive! I think it would sell well! It would also read all previous media. What do you think? 1. If a 4 or 5 Gb MR drive was marketed by Iomega, I would buy one immediately! I've had nothing but good experiences with Iomega drives/disks and don't trust anything but Iomega products (including ORB drives) with data this important. 2. Actually, my 100 Mb Zip drive has plenty of capacity for the purpose in which I use it. I use Zip disks like little quickly accessible file drawers to store and transfer various types of data. Example 1: One of them has "selected" software downloads copied from my "big" downloads folder on my "D" hard drive partition. Today I'm going to a friend's for Thanksgiving and I'm taking my "downloads" Zip disk with me to update his computer with the latest highly encrypted version of Netscape 4.7. The executable file is around 18 Mb and I've already went through the waiting for the download (over 1 1/2 hours) so why should he? He has a Zip drive (with over 60 Zip disks by the way) and I'll simply copy my 18 Mb file to his hard drive prior to installation of the latest Netscape. Example 2: Another Zip disk is dedicated to all of my TurboTax files (federal and state) since 1992. Anyone "trusting" a hard drive as the only place to store such data is making a big mistake!!! My criteria for redundantly storing data is picturing how hard I would scream if I lost it forever....believe me, it's a great motivator, especially if you've had two hard drive crashes within three years! 3. On another note, if I had my way and could turn time back, I would wish for Iomega to have invented and marketed the 40 Mb Clik! drive in March of 1995 rather than the Zip drive. Then, because of the small size of Clik! drives/disks who knows what the extent of proliferation may be in all manner of small devices by now! Talk about a "standard"....WOW! Like Zip drives, Clik! drives/disks are very convenient, being great for quickly storing/backing up or moving small "chunks" of data from one place/computer to another (like outmoded 3.5" floppy disks used to be). Let's face it, neither Zip (including 250 Mb) or Clik! drives are big enough for backing up big hard drives...it's just not their intended use any more than 3.5" floppy disks used to be! Bottom line....I'll never buy a 250 Mb Zip drive....don't need one that big. Dave