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Summary: Sturdy workhorse for 4 years
Review: I'm a Mac user, but I also have a Windows PC in my office. My workplace has over 1,000 employees and the majority of them are on Windows, while I am one of 3 people in the organization that consistently uses a Mac.I am sent files all the time via the Network GroupWare e-mail system. I never wanted to hook my Mac up through all the logging in and everything involved in a Novell system, so I never got the Mac version of the software to connect my Mac fully to the network. So, when someone sends me a file via GroupWise, I copy the attachment onto my ZIP disk and then eject that disk and put it in my Mac to work on the file. Not the most efficient way to go about things, but this 100MB Iomega ZIP drive hasn't failed me once in the past 4 years. Since the Mac OS can read both Mac and PC ZIP disks, I use PC formatted disks and move them back and forth from Windows (the Parallel drive) to Mac (the factory installed 250MB drive) all day long. ZIP disks can hold an equivalent of about 74 floppy disks and the speed is lightning fast when compared to floppies. My only gripe is that Iomega does not make these drives with an on/off switch... even if your computer is off for a week, you've got to unplug your ZIP drive if you don't want it to eat up electricity. Honestly, I doubt that a little ZIP drive that isn't spinning a disk uses more than a single kilowatt hour per month, but it's a waste nonetheless. This one gripe wasn't enough of a drawback to take a star away from the 5 star rating I'm giving this gizmo. It's dependable, it's fast and ZIP is an industry standard. Hats off to Iomega.
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Summary: Flawless performance since 1993
Review: I've been using Zip 100 drives for quite a while now. The PC terminals at my college newspaper office were outfitted with them in 1993. These same drives are still performing as well as they ever have in 2000. I now own one for my new Mac (OS 9) and I couldn't be happier. I prefer the 100 to the 250 since I believe it's dangerous to put too much faith into any one disk. (Hindsight is 20/20.) In my dealings with Iomega in recent years, I have had only positive experiences with customer service. Iomega stands firmly behind its products. There's not much else to say--only that's it's reliable and cost-effective!
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Summary: Sturdy and Useful.
Review: I've owned the Zip drive for 3 years already and have been very happy with it. The cartridges and driver are sturdy (unlike the SparQ, which was poorly manufactured). The whole thing is easy to carry around and holds the amount of data in about seventy 3.25" diskettes. I love it. :>
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Summary: old technology, but still useful
Review: If your computer has a USB port, you should definitely get a USB Zip drive or flash drive because this parallel-port Zip drive is really slow. However, most old computers (i.e. those made before 1997) do not have a USB port or CD-RW drives, and so this Zip drive is the ideal way for transferring data to and from such computers. 100MB Zip discs are pretty cheap, too. But keep in mind that this drive won't recognize 250MB discs. If you think you might need to use those discs in the future, get a 250MB Zip drive instead.
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Summary: Not bad could be Better
Review: It was very easy at first. I could save everything with its great 100mb zip drive. I got the portable one just so I could bring it to other places. Every place I wanted to use it (ex. friends house, office) there was NO outlet in the back to plug it in. So the fact that it is portable is nothing to go crazy about. That part is no bug woop. Installing the zip drive was really easy that was why I gave it at least 3 stars. But every time I saved something on a zip my computer froze, and I don't have a crappy computer the freezes all the time. Only with the zip. The software that comes wiith it is crap. It males everything so hard. My suggestion do what I am doing now and get a cd writer.
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Summary: do NOT buy from this seller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Ordered product and paid with one-click system. Never received the product, I emailed the seller and did not even receive the courtesy of a repsonse. Congratulations, seller -- you account my first bad experience in purchasing something online. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Great for data storage but...
Review: The Iomega Zip 100 has been around for some time and it's well established. It's a nice drive for data files so long as they are not too large. We're talking about a meg-a-minute transfer speeds here. Speed is not what this drive is about, but that holds true for any parallel port drive (although my old Syquest and Superdisk drives were much faster). Although CD-RW is the hot topic lately the Iomega Zip uses the familiar file techniques we all know by heart. Reading and writing to a Zip drive is second nature. Overall, it's a decent drive but still a bit pricey considering its performance and after all these years of production.
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Summary: Zip 100 Parallel port
Review: The Zip drive is lightweight, 5"x7"x1.5", and does what it's supposed to do at a reasonable price. Sufficient for home office use. Setup takes about 15-20 minutes to install the drivers.
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Summary: If it's simple and works - then it's not stupid
Review: The Zip100 is a minimum necessity for today's larger and larger file formats - MPEG, MP3, and multiple images files can easily run up to 100MB. I've used the Zip since its inception when it knocked old Syquest 88MB drives out of business about 5 years ago. The size and convenience is why there is really only one choice for removable media with easy and immediate read-write capability. There are definite pluses and minuses. Some will say get a CD-R(W) drive - but burning a CD is definitely not as immediate as a Zip. The parallel port is a major bummer because of the thru-speed. But those of you who are not major speed demons won't be disappointed compared to a floppy. The Zip drive allows daisy chaining so you can connect/output to other peripherals. Iomega cut cost on the power on/off (it's always on when plugged in). But really the overall design is very good - you can place it flat or vertical. Even though the thick parallel cord may tend to twist the main unit. There are a plethora of other Iomega choices. And I would really ask yourself if you are planning on USB or SCSI - each are noticeably faster. On the plus side, the 100MB format is so common in print shops, university labs, and copy places that you can't go wrong. Plus the price of each disk is recognizably less than the 250MB. Seriously think about your file formats. If you plan to do a lot video - you'll need to go with a Jaz. And you can get these refurbished for about the same cost and hold 1Gig. The only barrier to entry is the SCSI necessity and the extra cost of disks. Overall, the Zip100 has been a major workhorse for me - back and forth between work and home/Mac and PC MS98/NT. It has performed flawlessly.
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Summary: If it's simple and works - then it's not stupid
Review: The Zip100 is a minimum necessity for today's larger and larger file formats - MPEG, MP3, and multiple images files can easily run up to 100MB. I've used the Zip since its inception when it knocked old Syquest 88MB drives out of business about 5 years ago. The size and convenience is why there is really only one choice for removable media with easy and immediate read-write capability. There are definite pluses and minuses. Some will say get a CD-R(W) drive - but burning a CD is definitely not as immediate as a Zip. The parallel port is a major bummer because of the thru-speed. But those of you who are not major speed demons won't be disappointed compared to a floppy. The Zip drive allows daisy chaining so you can connect/output to other peripherals. Iomega cut cost on the power on/off (it's always on when plugged in). But really the overall design is very good - you can place it flat or vertical. Even though the thick parallel cord may tend to twist the main unit. There are a plethora of other Iomega choices. And I would really ask yourself if you are planning on USB or SCSI - each are noticeably faster. On the plus side, the 100MB format is so common in print shops, university labs, and copy places that you can't go wrong. Plus the price of each disk is recognizably less than the 250MB. Seriously think about your file formats. If you plan to do a lot video - you'll need to go with a Jaz. And you can get these refurbished for about the same cost and hold 1Gig. The only barrier to entry is the SCSI necessity and the extra cost of disks. Overall, the Zip100 has been a major workhorse for me - back and forth between work and home/Mac and PC MS98/NT. It has performed flawlessly.
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