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

To: Reseller who wrote (48099)	2/17/1998 11:14:00 PM
From: Fred Fahmy	Respond to of 58324

Reseller, One common theme that runs among those who try and discredit ZIP's reliability is the lack of any scientific data. <perhaps you could substantiate this recommendation with actual numbers of what percentage of the over 12 million drives sold are defective and how does that compare with other media> He can't nor can any of the other ZIP critics. If ZIP was in any way less reliable than other removable medias, Iomega's competitors could have and would have capitalized on this long ago by having an independent lab like NSTL verify the claim. I'm sure one of these days I will finally experience a failure. At that time I promise to report it to the thread. P.S. don't hold your breath. FF

To: Reseller who wrote (48099)	2/20/1998 7:49:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

Jim Louderback's reply.... Well, lots of people have had the problems and if you share zip disks, it seems to spread. That, to me, is a problem. Plus Iomega has nothing to say on it. Why not? jim ****************************************************************************** My reply that Jim was responding to. I am concerned that your editorial about the click of death is doing a disservice to the community by spreading fear about Zip drives. Being as you are recommending that people not use these drives for backup purposes perhaps you could substantiate this recommendation with actual numbers of what percentage of the over 12 million drives sold are defective and how does that compare with other media ? A balanced report would have aligned Zip failure rates with other medium. I have owned tape drives hard drives and floppy drives that have all failed. Report as you will but you should be aware of the credibility that you are losing. I've sold computer equipment for over 12 years and find your analyses somewhat lacking to the point of being shameful. ****************************************************************************** I've decided to let Jim's explanation speak for itself and reiterate my assessment of the professional analyses completed by Jim ( I wonder what he means by lots ? ) I will not respond back to Jim. Reseller OT,, Truff, I'm there with you in fact the biggest bump in the road I've ever hit. Better day's ahead ( can't get any worse ) Good Luck