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

To: Gmoney who wrote (49870)	3/12/1998 10:26:00 PM
From: Naggrachi	Respond to of 58324

<<I wonder what Dvorak based his opinion on.>> On the same facts that Eric S. of Barron's based his article on in regards to IOM's upcoming deminse and the Sony drive. Zead IOM killer..Been there, done that and bought the T-shirt.

To: Gmoney who wrote (49870)	3/12/1998 10:39:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

>>Castlewood says the Orb, which should be available in parallel port and internal IDE versions by the time you read this, stores 2.16GB on 3.5-inch removable cartridges and reaches a maximum data transfer rate of 12.2MBps. An external SCSI model ships in May.<< SCSI Orb in May? I'm there, Buster. I will be the first to buy this drive and offer my unbiased review of it. What a deal! $199 for a fast fast fast 2.16 Gigs, and MR tech! Man, if they can ramp up enough Orbs, Jaz2 is toast!

To: Gmoney who wrote (49870)	3/12/1998 10:44:00 PM
From: Naggrachi	Respond to of 58324

What I liked about the PC World article is that it was fair and non-partisan. It didn't even slam Orb for not having one ready for testing to be used for the column. All in all, a fair article listing the specs and performance with no favoritism to either prodcuts. Now if only supposedly "respected" financail media reporters could do the same. Zead

To: Gmoney who wrote (49870)	3/13/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: Jim Duffett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

PC World April 1998 Feature Article: Just got the April issue. There is a nice article on $799 computers. I gave it to my staff to try to encourage home use. Anyway, there is an article: "Can a $799 Computer Steal Your Heart" It is a comparison of the editor's $3000 Dell and a $799 no name. He uses the $799 for a week and is surprised at how little difference in every day applications. His conclusion: "Did I feel buyers remorse? You bet. But the feeling was fleeting. *I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY ZIP DRIVE*, or the big crisp dell monitor." You have to love unsolicited praise like that. Every person who reads that article thinking of buying a $799 computer gets to read that and say to himself; "$799, hmmm, then I could afford a zip drive too, I guess I need one" Duff