Hi- I just thought I would throw in my 2cents: You may want to consider
looking at the Castlewood's 2.2Gig Orb Drive. I've had one now for about 3
months and it's great. The cost is pretty hard to beat too=$199 for the
drive itself and $29.99 for each 2.2G disk. You can check it out
at:http://www.castlewoodsystems.com/castlewood/web/index.htm

Richard Rabe



----- Original Message -----
From: raymond kornele <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Zip or Jaz Drive


> >From: Lynn
> >Subject: [PCBUILD] Zip or Jaz Drive
> >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:08:37 -0600
> >
> >I'm toying with the idea of getting a zip drive for backing up my stuff
on
> >my computer, and i was wondering if there was any real big differences i
> >should consider between a zip drive or a jaz drive? is one better then
the
> >other?
> >
> >Lynn Batson
>
> ===============
> The Jaz drive comes in a 1 or 2 Gig. Zip comes in 100 or 250 meg. The 250
> will read 100 disks.
>
> IOW, the jaz is 4 to 10 times as big, info-wise. It also costs quite a bit
> more, as do the cartridges. However, Jaz costs less per unit of storage
> space.
>
> Both can be had in parallel port or SCSI. If you need small bits of
> removable storage, Zip. If you need massive amounts, Jaz.
> =====Korny=====
>
>
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