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Non-Tech : Iomega Thread without Iomega -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Reseller who wrote (1527)	9/15/1998 10:16:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 10072

Since Reseller is understandably loathe to answer me regarding Iomega Vapor!'s reliability, I posed the following question to the knowledgeable people at The Disc Drive Sector Discussion Thread: "Could you please explain what likely happens to the condition of a disc drive when the floating read/write head comes into contact with a 3000rpm spinning disc?" Message 5740232 "That's called a head crash. Worst case: there's now a shiny circular strip on the disc where all the magnetic material has been removed. -Emory Alexander Message 5740232 "Isn't the head ever damaged?" - Mark Oliver Message 5749359 "Yes." - Emory Alexander As you can see, Vapor!'s potential for disaster is very high. Any wrong movement during operation can result in a destroyed disc and drive. And any OEM's would then be facing product returns and Warranty Expenses. And users would be left without a camera for weeks all because of a built-in Vapor! drive. Is there any doubt that OEM's are VERY concerned about Vapor! and the reliability gamble?