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

To: Mel Boreham who wrote (57103)	7/10/1998 7:25:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>new $2,498 Sony VAIO PCV-E205 computers that are coming out with NO ROOM in their little towers FOR EVEN ADDING A ZIP DRIVE! They run at 333 Mhz and come with a 5X DVD-ROM drive and only have 2 free PCI slots...<< The Sony VAIO in question can easily handle a Sony HiFi 200MB drive. You see, the VAIO comes with a Standard Floppy Drive, which can be swapped out with a 200MB Sony HiFi drive. The Sony HiFi drive can read and write Standard floppies, so NO compatibility will be lost (unlike the proprietary-only Zip): ita.sel.sony.com Looks like Iomega is being forced out of the equation. First, the iMac, now the VAIO-- the NetPC;s are obviously going to be very short on size and space-leaving Iomega out in the cold. *What's more, is that Sony is also preparing the base for its upcoming DVD-RAM drives that were shown at the PC Expo. These re-writable 3 Gig DVD drives will also migrate quickly into Sony VAIO's, taking a huge chunk out of Jaz.

To: Mel Boreham who wrote (57103)	7/11/1998 2:16:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Mel, you are right business is the driver for disk ratios and along with that they also set the standards that filter down to the every day user. The great battle between IBM and Apple is an example of the power of what the adoption by business can do. ( I was pleased that IBM announced the availability of Zip for their commercial business customers.) The costs of disks are not a factor when weighed against the value of business records, I have triplicate copies of my records and know some that have more than that. Those that advocate burning CDs every time they want to back up files that are only temporally valid are not in the work place to actually see what's happening. Cd's are great for archiving files that must be kept and stored but have little value in the day to day quick easy file storage and exchange. The firms that I deal with use CDRs and Zips in this fashion. The retail customers that are buying CDRs are using them mainly for copying other music and program CDs. The backward compatibility argument is a joke. Everyone knows that the 1.44 floppy drives aren't being used. I currently sell more Zip disks than 1.44 floppy disks and in fact at $84.95 I'm selling more Zip drives than ever. The drive is clearly going OEM, we all expected it to ( and should I say hoped it would ) the slower retail sales should be no surprise to anyone. Further as the OEMs include more Zips in their boxes there will be fewer retail sales, the future of Zip must be gauged not in retail sales but OEM sales. It's not a retail game anymore, that battle was necessary to entice the OEM's to build Zip in. The battlefield is now the OEMs. IOM is far and away the leader with the CPQ deal. IOMs production is now 50% to the OEMs here's hoping for 75% by the holidays. IMHO Regards Reseller