by - written on 21/11/11 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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Ahh, the Zip Drive - a device which provides me with a warm and nostalgic feeling... it reminds me of university life in the early 2000s when a 128mb memory stick cost around £100, and computers by default didn't have CD / DVD writing technology. For the youngsters out there who haven't ever heard of the good ol' Zip, the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 10/01/02, updated on 22/02/02 (Very useful, 183 readings)
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So what’s a Zip drive? Well Zip is a computer term for compressing data. So if you have a file which is 1MB of data theoretically you could “zip it up” and it would then be 0.5MB of data, or something close. There is one thing about Zipping that makes this more complex though. The ratio you can compress/Zip data ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/10/01, updated on 09/10/01 (Very useful, 135 readings)
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Floppy disks are ok if you want to store a few word files lets say or something else that is that small, not much use really when ya want to back up ya hard drive or store large files... but who ever came up with the statement 'Bigger is Better' couldn't have been more right! With our computers becoming bigger and better ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/06/01, updated on 26/06/01 (Useful, 51 readings)
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Iomega's Zip has been around for some time now, and they have now improved it by upping the capacity to 250MB, a fairly significant improvement. I find that the capacity is good enough for general storage, but it's still not really a valid option for backing up whole drives. A shame, because if you could, this would be a great ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/05/01, updated on 07/05/01 (Very useful, 122 readings)
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1.44 Mb of data on a floppy disk just doesn't cut it these days, in fact I think there was only a two week period when they superceeded the 5 1/4 inch disks that they did cut it. PC Anywhere was my next attempt at solving the data transfer problem...it's a pain and just doesn't want to work with Windows NT. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/01/01, updated on 29/01/01 (Useful, 79 readings)
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When it comes to removable storage it’s really about CD-R/RW versus Zip. And there is no clear winner, as it all comes down to do you know anyone with a CD/Zip drive. Obviously lots of people have CD drives and so can read CD-R/RW discs but far less have the capability to actually write them. I choose a Zip drive because a lot of ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/01/01, updated on 23/01/01 (Useful, 129 readings)
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This drive is not quite what I was hoping that it would be but its not too bad, put it this way I haven’t found something to replace it yet. The install is reasonably easy, chuck the drive into a bay, screw it down, connect the IDE cable and power cable etc. My BIOS found it and then windows, you then chuck in the drivers disk and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/11/00, updated on 23/11/00 (Useful, 37 readings)
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I bought a Zip Drive a couple of months ago, and it is so easy to use, mine is a parallel port connection, it also allows me to use my printer. It came with 3*100mb Zip Disks, which I think was a bargain and all for £76 I think that was the price. It is so useful for holding that software that you download, and it will hold ... Read the complete review
by - written on 10/10/00, updated on 10/10/00 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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Like a lot of people, I never took seriously backing up my home stuff, relying mainly on putting various important documents on floppy disc, and then only when I could be bothered. And then, like a lot of people my computer went up in smoke and while I was able to restore all the software and settings, and had a whole bunch of ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/08/00, updated on 03/08/00 (Very useful, 97 readings)
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This is a fantastic piece of kit and should be owned by everyone with a computer. The Zip Drive is similar in many ways to a floppy disk drive except instead of 1.44MB of storage space there is 250MB on each disk. This allows MP3 files, large graphics files, video files etc. to be stored and backed up. I never backed up my files ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/07/00, updated on 19/07/00 (Useful, 21 readings)
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I bought this device because my computer was quite old and I could not install a CD-RW device, that was what I really wanted. Anyway it sounded quite good: 250 removable MB in every disk. It's extremelly easy to install in the parallel port, and it will not interfear with your printer (it includes an extra port where you can plug ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/07/00, updated on 02/07/00
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Goldilocks would love this drive. It's neither as small as a 100MB Zip, nor as big as a Jaz drive. It's not as fast as the Jaz, but it dramatically outperforms all 100MB drives and its parallel port sister, the Iomega 250MB drive. In other words, it's just right. Size Matters We say 250MB is a happy medium for folks ... Read the complete review
by - written on 28/06/00, updated on 28/06/00 (Useful, 78 readings)
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Eversince the advent on win95, a floppy disc could no longer suffice for the memory hungry bill gate files. For this reason a Zip was a good investment. The new ZIP 250's are much faster than the old 100 meg ones, and can use the same media. The advantage is the 250 meg space. BUT WAIT.. this is the review of the internal ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/06/00, updated on 21/06/00 (Useful, 23 readings)
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Zip has been a money saver for me. I was faced the option of getting a new hard-drive or get a zip drive. I opted for the zip and haven't regretted it. Most files on my computer are mp3s and reports, coursework and pictures. With all these items transfered to zip disks, it freed up 100s of Megs of space. The ... Read the complete review
