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

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (41594)	12/27/1997 11:44:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

If Iomega was REALLY smart, they would also include their own Iomega Brand Famous Clicking Death Zip Discs among those not covered by the warranty. Actually Gary, you do bring up an interesting point: >>1. would someone on the thread take a moment to read their Iomega Zip drive warranty. Does it say anything about being void if non-standard media are used?<< If this subject is not expressly covered by the warranty papers, there is a good chance that the 11,000,000 or so Zip drives out there cannot be limited by this new announcement. This whole thing is nothing but problems for Iomega. They now have to deal with lawyer fees for Nomai, as well as potential class action lawsuits if Zip drives start to fail and Iomega refuses to cover the costs of replacement or repair.

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (41594)	12/28/1997 1:18:00 PM
From: Maverick	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

ALL: Computer Shopper surveys mail order firms for advice on portable storage: zdnet.com Make sure you follow the "forward" key to read all parts of the story.

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (41594)	12/30/1997 2:31:00 AM
From: Lurker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

<<Of course, they'd have to have some way of knowing that a Nomai disc was used. I'm sure they have the technology to do this though.>> Hmmm. Since Nomai uses a concave mirror to concentrate light on a specific spot, I wonder if only a part of the head receives a concentrated light beam? Pure conjecture on my part. I'll have to ask one of the optic engineers lurking about. If this is true, the warrantee could be voided when Iomega techs get a machine with part of a head damaged (by the concentrated light of the concave mirror). Mike