Re: Zipdrive, PCMCIA SCSI

[dcrombie@canuck.com (David S. Crombie)]

I have a 360C and just purchased a Zip drive.  I bought a SCSI drive with an
Adaptec slimSCSI PCMCIA card.  Two reasons - speed was an issue for me -
iomega states that it is '2-5' times as fast as the parallel.  I am using it
as another hard drive.  The second reason was I was in California only
briefly and needed something right away.  The only ones available at the
time (two weeks ago) were SCSI.  Downside - extra cable linkup (weight) and
$200 for PC Card.

Excellent unit though.  Iomega should downsize their AC adapter though - the
drive weighs 1 pund and their adapter weighs as much or more (so it seems).

David S. Crombie
dcrombie@canuck.com
102035.3354@compuserve.com

>I'm interested in getting a Zipdrive
>for my TP755Cs, and am seeking some
>suggestions and info.
>
>I know the Zipdrive comes in either the
>SCSI flavor or the Parallel Port flavor.
>The Parallel Port flavor seems more
>portable (I can easily attach it to
>other machines) but the SCSI is faster.
>
>So, my questions are - does anyone have
>any suggestions about getting the parallel
>port version vs the SCSI version?
>
>And for those people recommending SCSI,
>do you have a PCMCIA SCSI adapter you can
>recommend?  (I am a grad student, so I
>can't pony up a premium price, I'm afraid.)
>
>Thanks for any and all suggestions.
>
>               -Tim
>
>