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To: Gottfried who wrote (830)	8/2/1998 3:32:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 10072

IBM Laptop drive Vibration (random(RMS)) 0.67 G (5 to 500 Hz) (Swept sine) 1 G 0-P (5 to 500 Hz) Iomega Vapor! - 1G sine (5 to 17hz) *You have to compare the IBM 1G swept sine wave specs since Iomega tested with a sine wave. However, once again, Iomega fails to test their products up to industry norms- that is, up to a 500 Hz wavelength. Iomega only tests Vapor! from 5 to 17 Hz? This is a VERY narrow region (and very low energy), and not copmparable to IBM's specs for its laptop drive. >>I have no expertise in this area, so won't comment, except that the numbers for both products are comparable. <sarcasm><< Gottfried, I'm sure that someone as sarcastic as you can realize that there is a world of difference between the needs of a laptop drive, and a Vapor! drive. Besides, the numbers for both products are NOT comparable for reasons stated above. The Vapor! drive is supposed to be able to withstand the rigors that normal small devices go through. Laptop computers are generally just that- placed on laps, desks, or other relatively stationary places. And they are more often than not treated with great care. PDA's, Digital Cameras, and other cheaper, smaller devices that Vapor! is intended for are generally abused far more than a full fledged laptop. You know this. Vapor! WAS supposed to be able to work in everything from digital cameras to milkshake blenders<sarcasm>. With these newly published specs, it might make an adequate laptop drive (if it were tested to industry norms first, but it isn't)- but not a mulitpurpose portable drive meant to be jostled around on a beach, or in a GPS navigator while hiking in the Badlands. Vapor! is just plain DOA. These new specs for Vapor! call for a VERY tame and controlled portable environment in order to work. I eagerly await an outside lab's analysis of the Vapor! drive's real specifications as compared to industry norms. Iomega refuses to do this. It seems Iomega tries very hard to keep Vapor!'s specs hidden. I wonder why?

To: Gottfried who wrote (830)	8/2/1998 3:37:00 AM
From: robert read	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

GM, would you throw your camera around so hard or any other electronic device? I don't think so. But I guess some idiot would say anything and make a fool of himself just because he hates iomega. If clik! is included in a camera you can bet that the camera manufacturer will conduct intensive tests before including it. Notice in the press release below how it refers to HIGH-IMPACT DIGITAL PRESENTATION SOLUTIONS. IOMEGA RULES!!!!!!!!! PS but he buys syquest :) Tuesday July 28, 8:04 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Presenting Solutions Demos Latest Presentation Solutions at SFA New York New York--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--The fastest-growing Internet-based presentation solutions provider, Presenting Solutions (www.presentingsolutions.com) will be demonstrating the latest in high-impact digital presentation solutions designed for the ''Road Warrior'' at the Sales Force Automation Conference and Expo, July 29 to 30, booth 154. The exhibit will feature new products including Epson, Lightware, and the projector system created by Compaq and In Focus. Designed for business travelers, the new sub-eight-pound computer-based presentation system by Compaq (CPQ) and In Focus (INFS) allows you to run your presentation without a laptop computer. It includes Compaq's C-Series Handheld PC (H/PC) running Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 and MS Pocket PowerPoint, using Iomega's Clik! Drive, and the revolutionary In Focus LP TM 410 6.8 pound data/video projector. Presenting Solutions is also announcing a price drop, by nearly a third, on the VP800 by Lightware. With 300 lumens, remote control capability and a carrying case, the VP800 is ideal for small-room presentations, and is now available at the unbelievable street price of $1,995. Presenting Solutions will also be demonstrating other new Mobile Presenting tools including the brand new Epson 5500, the world's first 3-LCD high-performance ultra-portable, ANSI 650 lumen projector, weighing only 9.4 pounds. They will also have information on the new exclusive Corporate Evaluation Program developed by NEC Technologies (Nasdaq:NIPNY - news) and Presenting Solutions. Created for the corporate buyer, NEC and Presenting Solutions offers companies interested in purchasing multiple MultiSync LT Series projectors a two-week trial evaluation period. Upon completion of the evaluation, companies have the opportunity to purchase the projectors at a significantly reduced price along with receiving a one-year extension on the base two-year InstaCare warranty, NECT's overnight product replacement program. As another option, companies are offered long-term special pricing on future units as well as the additional year of InstaCare coverage. The Evaluation Program is available through September 1998. Presenting Solutions believes that presentations become successful with more than just great tools. Information is key to the success of any presenter. As the leading Internet-based reseller of presentation products, Presenting Solutions also provides hundreds of pages of information on their Web site, www.presentingsolutions.com, including product reviews and reports, advise on product selection, tradeshow reports and The Art of Communicating Effectively. Based in San Clemente, Calif., Presenting Solutions is the leading Internet-based, national reseller of presentation products. Carrying more than 200 projectors in stock, Presenting Solutions provides Same-or-Next Day shipping anywhere in the country as part of their commitment to stellar customer service. Its content-rich Web site contains more than 500 pages of information on projectors, plasma displays, LCD flat panel displays and other presentation products. For more information, contact the company at 800/701-9869, via e-mail at presenter@presentingsolutions.com or visit www.presentingsolutions.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: NEC Technologies Inc. is an affiliate of NEC Corp. (NIPNY) and a trademark of NEC Corp. Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 and MS Pocket PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news). Compaq (CPQ) C-Series Handheld PC is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corp. Iomega (IOM) Clik! Drive is a registered trademark of IOMEGA Corp. In Focus LP TM 410 (INFS) is a registered trademark of In Focus Systems Inc. All other trademarks are registered to their respective owners.