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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeff Sheeran who wrote (35856)	11/15/1997 12:31:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 58324

>> I can buy a disposable camera for $12 that has " near 35mm quality" and get double 4x5 prints from Sams club for $5. << This is exactly what I've been saying. If you think that people are going to gladly fork over $200 extra to have the privilege of a Clique in their camera, you've got another thing coming. $200 by itself will get you a decent quality full auto 35mm film camera, which has better image quality than any digital camera to boot. So now you're talking about an average digital camera price of $599 PLUS an extra $200 for a total of $799? Judas Priest, for that kind of money, you could get a Minolta 35mm auto, 40 rolls of film with developing, AND a decent scanner. Clique is just that. A device that only a small circle of people will find worthwhile for the money.

To: Jeff Sheeran who wrote (35856)	11/15/1997 6:19:00 AM
From: Philip J. Davis	Respond to of 58324

This from the Iomega Q&A Page: What is the pricing for the clik! product family and when will it be available? The mobile clik! drive will have a suggested retail price under $200 (U.S.) at retail and the clik! 40MB disks will have a suggested retail price of $9.95 (U.S.). Consistent with all of our products, Iomega does not disclose pricing to OEMs. However, we anticipate the OEM drive will cost less than $100 (U.S.). The clik! product family is expected to be available in the United States during the second half of 1998. iomega.com I notice that OEM pricing will be less than $100. Assuming the OEM drive sells for $100, would anyone here pay an extra $100 for a clik! enabled digital camera? I think many, including myself, would. Philip