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To: BBG who wrote (9893)	5/13/1999 11:52:00 AM
From: Ken Pomaranski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

<< My point in describing all of this is that I spent $170 for 16mb + 32mb cards and $15 for a pcmia (???) adapter... i.e. much less than a CLIK! drive/disks... etc... >> BBG: Thank you for that post. It was a well reasoned and truthfull post, full of USEFULL data that contributes to the facts that should be understood by those investing (or want to invest) in Iomega. NO doubt in my mind, the bulls fabricate dreamland scenarios that not only do not fit reality, but are far worse than anything Rocky has ever been accussed of. Keep up the good work... kp

To: BBG who wrote (9893)	5/13/1999 11:21:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

>>My point in describing all of this is that I spent $170 for 16mb + 32mb cards and $15 for a pcmia (???) adapter... i.e. much less than a CLIK! drive/disks... With this setup I have more storage than I will ever need(120 high res or 300 med. resoltuion)I have two fast easy methods for downloading... The cards and adapter don't weigh anything, don't need cables, take up no space, are very durable/reliable, don't need batteries or an AC adapter,etc... So basically what I am saying is that CLIK! will never compete against compact flash not at these prices and certainly not as compact flash prices continue to drop... Face it CLIK! did not and will never click with digital camera users... I hate to say it but FLOP! is right...<< BBG - You may very well be right. Certainly Clik! hasn't clicked with digital cameras in any meaningful way yet. And that may not be just because the big promotional push hasn't begun. On the other hand, there are many people who would disagree with your contention that the pictures taken with current megapixel cameras compare favorably with 35mm film. And some of those people might therefore want newer multi-megapixel cameras, which yield larger file sizes at the maximum resolution. And there are also those who might not consider 120 pictures to be all the storage they will ever need. You spent a total of $185, which isn't really that much less than the price of a Clik! setup, and which doesn't offer you a way to get additional incremental storage for 25 cents per megabyte. That may be fine for you and yet not fine for someone else. Still, I don't see Clik! really connecting with digital photographers until and unless it is built in to the camera. And maybe it won't take off even then. Who knows? - Allen