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

To: Bobo Bear who wrote (6106)	1/19/1999 2:15:00 AM
From: Philip J. Davis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

I think it's important for everyone to make a note of the fact that the purchase of SyQuest's IP, capital equipment and US inventory for $9.5 million is conditional on Iomega's purchase of inventory and equipment from SyQuest's Malaysian subsidiary. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. theregister.co.uk >>The purchase is conditional on the transfer of Iomega of inventory and equipment from SyQuest's Malaysian subsidiary.<< Lipo

To: Bobo Bear who wrote (6106)	1/19/1999 4:51:00 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 10072

BB - Yes, all CD-RW drives can also write to CD-R media. CD-R and CD-RW still have disadvantages compared to Zip and/or Jaz, the most significant of which is speed. Even at 4x, you're talking about a maximum transfer rate of 600KB/sec. Also, CD-RW media is still expensive, relative to CD-R media. As I've said before, there are times when CD-R or CD-RW is the best choice, and there are other times when Zip or Jaz make more sense. Meanwhile, while prices for CD-RW drives are coming down, so are Zip and Jaz prices. - Allen