Zip Drive...should I buy?
Jerry Taylor (JerryTaylr@aol.com)
Sun, 4 Aug 1996 13:36:22 EDT
In a message dated 96-08-03 12:03:50 EDT, John Stafford wrote:
>Just a quick note. Do not put Zip drives on their sides as shown
>in the literature. Yes, the case is designed to permit this, but
>an inordinate number of drive failures has occured to those who
>do it. The failure is usually preceded by clicking sounds, as
>the seek mechanism begins to fail.
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Does Iomega know about this? If so, what was their response?
I'm about to buy several Zip drives for my school. Should I wait?
Jerry Taylor, Educational Technology Coordinator
Arcadia Middle School, Greece, NY
http://www.greeceny.com/arm/
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