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

To: Bill Morel who wrote (48358)	2/20/1998 3:54:00 PM
From: David S.	Respond to of 58324

Bill, Let's get this right. Dell pre-checks Zip drive option for people asking for their higher end desktops (tower and flat models), although you can uncheck that option if you want. ($99 for internal IDE Zip with 2 disks included) For their mid-range desktops, you are given the option to check an internal Zip into your configuration, but it is not automatically done for you. Lower models don't even mention Zip drive option. Compaq and Hewlett Packard include Zips in higher end models and there is less choice to reconfigure without a Zip on those models or to add a Zip to lesser models. My point in yesterday's post, however, is there is Zip demand from the OEMs as well as the end-user, as these savy marketers have figured they can pump up their profits by adding the Zip feature to their machines. That is where the IOM advertising blitz helps their customers say "Yeh, I want the one with the Zip." Cha Ching!! Dell happy, CPQ happy, HWP happy, Sony happy, IOM and IOM shareholders happy, customer happy. That is what it is all about. Happiness! Regards, David S. Long on Intel and Iomega