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

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (54120)	5/4/1998 10:42:00 AM
From: Frank Drumond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Regarding the LS-120, it is a very poor performer. In our shop we have most all of the storage products. Zips, Jaz, SyJet, Sparq, EZ-Flyer and LS-120. (In addition to several flavors of CD-R and CD-RW) LS-120 is the weakest of the bunch. It is just a big SLOW floppy. We make the most use of the Zips and CD-R. Sparq is neat in terms of price/performance but they did cut corners to hit the price point. Zip actually seems better built than the Sparq.

To: Dale Stempson who wrote (54120)	5/4/1998 10:21:00 PM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Hi Dale I don't track the various removable drives, but do note what the trade is trying to peddle in it's many pitches to the resellers. The wholesalers can be categorized into a first tier, second tier or third tier supplier. As far as the first tier ( Ingram , Merisel )we haven't seen much, these guys are the ones that would signify a market trend. The second tier ( D+H Dist, Globell etc ) have been doing some features grouped with other category items at competitive pricing. The third tier ( local one or two state distributors ) have been touting these with blow-out prices ( around $75.00 ) indications are that they are selling in limited qualities nothing to write home about. FWIW, We're now buying retail ATAPI Zip drives for $82.00, give the distributor 10 points and IOM still makes money, these guys will go lower. Noticed that one of the major box builders had the Zip drive option pre-checked. Zip is helping these guys make a better margin ! Regards Reseller .