Re: Zipdrive, PCMCIA SCSI

[James Biggerstaff <jimb@infi.net>]

I have a 360C also, and am very happy with the Parallel flavor of the 
Zip.  Faster is always better, of course, but the ability to hook up the 
drive to most any PC with the parallel cable is extremely useful.

As a matter of fact, I just purchased my second parallel Zip, for general 
use in the office.  CompUSA mispriced them as a 10 pack of disks and I 
got it for $ 170 vs the $ 219 they usually charge.  Snarf, Snarf!

The power adapter is indeed way too heavy.  Iomega offers a more compact 
variety for $40.

Jim Biggerstaff          jimb@infi.net      Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, David S. Crombie wrote:

> 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 iss for me -
> iomega states that it is '2-5' times as fast as the parallel.
[froomp]
> 
> 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
> >
> >
> 
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