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

To: Bobo Bear who wrote (6124)	1/19/1999 4:54:00 PM
From: Philip J. Davis	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

Bobo, I own an HP 8110i CD-Writer Plus. The problems with CD-RW media are several: 1) Before use, you must format the CD-RW disc. This can (and frequently does) take over an hour - more if you are using your computer to do anything else. Yes, you can buy pre-formatted CD-RW but - you guessed it - more expensive. 2) Expense - generally, I've seen CD-RW media sell for about $15, but have heard that you can get them for $5 each in quantity and after rebate. 3) You don't get the full 650MB. It's more like 529MB after formatting. 4) Speed - slow as molasses in the wintertime. 5) Media stability - contrary to popular belief, the shelf life of CD's is about 10 years, not 100 years - versus 5-6 years for magnetic media like Zip. regards, Lipo