To: jackson who wrote (3704 ) 5/5/1999 2:19:00 PM From: chris431 Respond to
We are obviously not discussing "portable" in the same sense. Walter, in the original post to which I responded about the ZIP, was referring to a portable device (portable cd/cassette player, Diamond RIO, etc.), not medium. Of course, ZIP is sufficient for a storage medium for which to transport media. So is a pull out 18GB hard drive. But, none of these devices would work well packaged within a self-operating device (portable device). As such they are unlikely to be used in a "portable" device for which you carry around for the sole purpose of accessing the data on the move, not simply store it. ZIPs are simply too bulky compared to the competition that is available. The Clik is interesting....especially the "Click of Death." <g> (Beware!) I see little reason to go with Clik when Flash is already available above 40mb, has no moving parts, and is likely to be comparably priced (and doesn't come with the negative's of Iomega's history of making storage mediums which love to eat your data).
