Product Description
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology is the emerging standard for connecting anything to your computer. This state-of-the-art interface makes good on the long-touted promise of simple plug-and-play capability, moving beyond traditional limitations and annoyances of the SCSI or parallel port interfaces. Now, USB-equipped Macintosh and PCs running Microsoft Windows 98 can begin utilizing USB advantages available from the sleek translucent blue Zip USB drive.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Zip 250 USB drive offers an ultrathin, mobile design that meets the high-capacity storage needs for both PC and Mac users. At an inch thick and weighing just under a pound, the Zip 250 USB drive can accompany the most demanding mobile computer user. Connect the drive conveniently with the industry-standard USB port. Mobile users can connect with a host-powered PCMCIA interface.
Customer Reviews:
Hadn't used it for awhile ... and it died immediately........2007-11-04
My Zip 250 USB sat in a drawer, unused, for about four years. Plugged it in today, and got the Click Of Death. Thanks, Iomega! It was brilliant of you to design a gizmo that has NO MANUAL EJECT. Drive dies, disc is stuck, and there's no way to pop it out. Argh.
avoid at all costs.......2005-03-22
This is what happaned when I tried to use this drive on an otherwise stable Windows 2000 system:
The Iomega Tools installer demanded an immediate restart as soon as it completed.
The system hung on restart and had to be power-cycled.
A new item called 'active disk' appeared in the system tray on successful restart. There was nothing indicating it had anything to do with Iomega at all.
The Iomega entry on the Programs menu had nothing in it but a couple of web links ('help' and 'update').
I was able to read a pre-recorded Zip disk with no problems, however, when I tried to eject the disk (using the right-click menu item), Windows flung a bunch of panicked popups, yelling at me for disconnecting hardware without going through the "safely disconnect hardware" interface -- it basically acted as though I'd unceremoniously yanked out the USB cable while the drive was still spinning. Then it vomited up one of those always-delightful "Unrecognized exception" error popups, and promptly hung.
When I used this drive with an OSX system, every time I tried to eject a disk, the drive spun for over a minute before spitting out the disk.
This is all mysterious. I never had these kinds of problems with the SCSI Zip drives.
In any case, at $10 a pop, the Zip media format has been effectively eclipsed by writable CDs and DVDs.
Fast and reliable.......2001-07-16
I've got my Zip 250-USB running on a 1Ghz Pentium 3 with Windows ME and had no trouble getting it installed. Have not had any system locks, either. It's much faster than my old Zip 100 that ran on the parallel port, though the 250-USB reads Zip 100 disks with no problem (though slower than 250 disks). I'm using Iomega's Quik Sync back-up software and it's great to have it operating automatically in the background, without me having to remember to do it.
When I bought mine, the USB-powered version was not yet available, so mine uses an AC power adapter. The USB-powered version would be nice to have for running on my laptop.
Warning: Don't buy this miserable piece of crap.......2001-02-10
Do you like really slow, worthless drives that crash your computer and corrupt your data? Do you enjoy spending hours on hold waiting for someone at technical support to pick up? Do you like wasting hours reinstalling software that is filled with bugs? Do you like losing work because aback up system hasn't worked properly? If so you'll love Iomega products. Spare yourself hours of misery and much regret and buy something else, anything else but don't buy this miserable piece of crap.
Warning!!!! Slow, expensive, miserable service from Iomega.......2001-02-10
All you need to know is that this drive is expensive, slow and that service and technical help when it goes wrong from Iomega is utterly miserable. Avoid this product unless you like spending hours on hold or you like your technical help from incoherent morons. Avoid this like the plague.
Product Description
It's true, the Zip drive is so popular in the world today that it is becoming the primary way many people share their stuff - the way floppies used to be. But with a Zip disk, you've got tons more capacity and greater access speed. Each time you buy a genuine Zip disk, it's like adding 250MB to your hard drive, and you can add as many as you want. That's important for downloading stuff from the Internet or saving your cool creations. Regardless of what kind of files you create, a Zip drive gives you the capacity for now and for years into the future.The Zip ATAPI internal drive was created with Iomega's customers in mind. Why? Iomega feels no one should be without a Zip drive. The company has pulled out the stops to make the Zip ATAPI internal drive a great value, available in 250MB version. And the best part is you don't have to be a computer wizard to install this internal drive.
Customer Reviews:
Works as advertised.......2007-11-25
Since this drive connects to the motherboard via an Eide/ATAPI cable I was a little unsure of it's performance compatability with Vista. The Iomega web site states that Windows Vista would support it. I wanted an internal drive since I had an available bay in my new HP tower. It works great and is faster than the external drive I use on my older Dell computer. Zip drives have been in use for several years and have proven very reliable. My older drive is 9 yrs old and still works great, but not with Vista, and is slower.
Zip 250mb internal ATAPI.......2007-08-27
Writes and reads faster than the older 100mb drive offered by this manufacturer. I recommend it for those dealing with colleagues/customers who can't/won't deal with CD R/RW drives for data sharing.
Product Description
Affordable personal storage to move and backup your stuff anywhere. Expand your hard drive without limits; increase storage quickly, easily and economically, as you need it, with 250MB disks (also compatible with 100MB disks). Iomega ZIP 250MB Drive for PC expands your hard drive without limits, holding the stuff you need for work or play. They're fast, easy and familiar (like your hard drive). The 250MB Zip drive delivers a time-tested, feature-rich SuperFloppy with the highest capacity of any product in its category. Best of all, current Zip 100 drive users need not worry about their investment in 100MB Zip media - the new Zip 250 drive reads and writes 100MB Zip disks as well as 250MB Zip disks (optimum performance is gained using 250MB media).
Amazon.com Review
Remember when floppy drives ruled the land of backup storage? With hard drives becoming ever more cavernous and file sizes becoming more bloated each year, it's a wonder those atrociously slow floppy drives still come standard on every computer. Maybe it's time you moved up to something faster, better, and more capacious. A Zip 100, you say? Maybe last year. But why bother with that when you can get a Zip 250?
As you likely have gathered from the name, Iomega's Zip 250 uses 250 MB disks for incremental data backup. Since the media is removable, you can buy new disks when you need more storage instead of buying an entirely new drive. The 250 MB capacity is a much more reasonable standard for shuttling around files than the 1.44 MB diskettes used by a typical floppy drive.
You might be worried about purchasing a drive that uses a parallel interface, as that's the port most printers occupy. Iomega thoughtfully has designed the Zip 250 with a pass-through port, meaning you can attach the drive to the PC and then attach a printer to the Zip drive. It worked flawlessly in our tests. The drive comes with both an AC adapter and a parallel cable, along with one 250 MB Zip disk--everything you need to get started.
Zip drives always have been designed well, and the Zip 250 is exceptional in this regard. There's a well on the side for the power plug so it doesn't protrude from the jack. This makes it possible to stand the drive on its side if it's taking up too much space lying flat.
Zip products have been around long enough that the software for them has had plenty of time to mature. The included CD-ROMs contain useful tools like Copy Machine, which lets you copy a Zip disk using a single Zip drive, and a one-step backup/restore utility, which easily backs up files from your hard drive. We also liked the included Norton Zip Rescue Disaster Recovery software, which lets you make a working backup copy of your Windows installation so you can easily restore it if the system goes bad. It works much better than the Startup Disk utility included with Windows 95 and Windows 98.
The main drawback to the parallel-port Zip 250 is its abysmal transfer rate. Peaking at 0.8 MB per second, we're talking at least five minutes for a 250 MB transfer. That's under perfect circumstances, and we all know how often computer users encounter perfect circumstances. Regardless, it's better than the 1.44 MB floppy drive it replaces, and most users won't need to transfer more than a few megabytes worth of data at a time. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
- Backward compatible
- Smart design
- Excellent software
- Shares parallel port with printer
Cons:
- Slow transfer rates
- Compatible only with Windows PCs
Customer Reviews:
Iomega Zip Drive 250 MB.......2007-05-13
I bought this a long time ago. It was my first Zip Drive, which I don't have anymore. It was a very good drive and it lasted a long time. I now have a 750 MB Zip Drive.
Does a really fine job!.......2003-09-16
I've now owned my 250 parallel port zip drive for over three years and could not manage without it. Yes it might not be as fast as some of the newer models but its the over all storage that I am please with. I use both the 100 and 250 zip disks and store a fair amount of data and photos. This machine has never let me down and I am very pleased with it! I now use it on my Windows XP without a problem although it was in the market place before XP was around. Good overall quality!!
The Iomega drive engineers need a dope-slap.......2002-06-09
My Zip 100 suffered from the "Click of Death" and I lost about five disks and the whole drive before I learned on the Internet about this well-known problem.
I gave Iomega my email address when I registered my drive but they didn't tell me that using their well-documented defective drives ruins the disk with loss of all data.
But, I had to get my data off, so I bought a Zip 250 and today I had the Click of Death again with total loss of data and a ruined expensive disk. Arrggh!
Needless to say, I would NEVER recommend a Zip drive and I am planning on forever boycotting Iomega.
And, if you happen to run into a Zip drive engineer who designed this turkey, please give him or her a (gentle) dope slap for me.
Who at Iomega thought this piece of engineering garbage was suitable for valuable data?
(If you are tempted to by a Zip, anyway, search for "Click of Death" ...before buying a Zip drive. I wonder how many countless gigabytes of data have been lost?)
Sloow.......2002-01-20
Do yourself a favor, set up any back-up(s) just before you go to bed. Backing up on any Iomega external device is the equivalent of watching paint dry. You can however use that time to see if you're one of the lucky few that can get decent tech support from Iomega.
Oh god, get out of my face.......2001-06-22
I can simply say that buying this product was one of the worst choices of my life. I find it more convinient to set up slave drives than to use this. There are products that are definetely better and worth your money out there, this is just a rip off.
Product Description
The internal Zip 250MB ATAPI drive is completely compatible (read and write) with the millions of Zip 100MB disks out there today. But with the Zip 250MB drive you can also take advantage of Zip 250MB disks to get more than twice the storage capacity of Zip 100MB disks. Everything that makes Zip drives and disks so popular is there in the Zip 250MB drive. It's lightweight, fast, secure and dependable. And higher-capacity Zip 250MB disks mean that backing up all your stuff is easier than ever.
Product Description
Fit a new Zip Internal drive into your home or office computer. Iomega has pulled out the stops to make the Zip ATAPI Internal a great value, available in both 250 MB and 100 MB models. And the best part is you don't have to be a computer wizard to install this internal drive. The Zip drive is so popular in the world today that it is becoming the primary way many people share their stuff-the way floppies used to be. But with a Zip disk, you've got tons more capacity and greater access speed. Each time you buy a genuine Zip disk, it's like adding 100 MB or 250 MB to your hard drive, and you can add as many as you want. That's important for downloading stuff from the Internet or saving your cool creations. Regardless of what kind of files you create, a Zip drive gives you the capacity for now and for years into the future.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Zip ATAPI Internal drive was created with our customers in mind. Iomega has pulled out the stops to make the Zip ATAPI Internal a great value. And the best part is you don't have to be a computer wizard to install this internal drive.
The Iomega Zip 250 MB ATAPI Internal drive comes with an IomegaWare CD-ROM with all the software you need to operate your drive, welcome packet with quick-start guide, and a CD-ROM containing an electronic user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Fastest type of zip drive there is!.......2001-01-28
Well, the SCSI zip drive is just as fast as the internal one, but I don't have any SCSI ports, and why spend the extra money for a card, so I can use a more expensive zip drive that sits on my desk. Portability is not necessary to me because most all my friends and co-workers have zip drives too. I did have a USB Zip 250 before, but I never took it anywhere so I sold it to my friend for cheap and got the internal 250. The speed is gerat - more than twice as fast!
If portability is an issue, get a USB drive. If you don't have USB ports, you'd better have SCSI ports, or lots of time to waste. The parallel port version is just too slow. They take over an hour to copy off a full 250MB Zip disk!
But in going beyond comparison of apples and oranges... Zip drives really are great, I would recommend one to anyone. They're fast (except for the parallel one, ugh) the 100/250MB per disk is great. Not to big, and most importantly - not too small. They're one of, if not the most reliable magnetic removable media I've seen. Out of all the disks I've had, more than I can count, I can only remember 1 going bad.
An easy to use product that works well.......2000-05-25
I use one of these internal 250 MB Zip Drives on a daily basis. I am very happy with it.
Installation was a snap. I was able to install it in my Dell computer in under 10 minutes, and then install the software and have it functional in another 10 minutes. Initially, I had installed it in Windows 98, but have recently upgraded to Windows 2000 and it still works well. I have another of these drives installed in my Linux box and it works there as well.
I primarily use the Zip drive to carry data around with me (home, work, etc.) that changes too quickly to burn cdroms. It functions perfectly, seems very durable, and makes transferring data simple. Sometimes, I wish it were a bit faster (like at the end of the day), but my "go-home-from-work" routine of copying about 200 MB of data allows me to clean up the desk, turn off the light, etc., then grab the zip disk and go.
Eventually, they will probably make a 1 GB Zip drive, but for now, the 250 MB Zip meets my needs.
Product Description
The latest addition to the Zip product line, the Zip 250 USB drive, offers an ultra-thin mobile design that meets the high-capacity storage needs for both PC and Mac users. At one inch thick and weighing just under a pound, the Zip 250 USB drive can accompany the most demanding mobile computer user.
Product Description
The solution was so simple, so complete, and so needed when the 100MB Zip drive first came on the scene, that it's no wonder the Zip drive has earned a rock-solid reputation in the PC world as the preferred way to save, backup and collect your important files. Now, the 250MB version of the classic 100MB blue Zip drive is available, extending the Zip product family and the technology that's meeting the needs of the digital age. In addition, the amount of digital information is skyrocketing! Consider the size of even basic office application files, presentations, digital music, scanned family photos, digital video, tax files, financial records, not to mention the millions upon millions of web pages packed with information. It can be overwhelming.From all these choices, you'll pick what's valuable to you. You'll create and save. You'll download, and piece together a growing collection of content that's important to you. Your Zip 250 drive should serve as the safe deposit box for your library of PC files. Easy to duplicate and backup, rugged, reliable Zip disks can protect your data from hard drive crashes and even physical computer theft. And how about flexibility? The Zip drive detaches easily and goes where you go. Light and compact, the 250MB Zip drive can be the traveling person's complete solution, attachable to virtually any PC in the world. So go ahead, give your files room to grow. And give yourself the flexibility, transportability and reliability wrapped up in the 250MB Zip drive. You won't regret it.
Product Description
The Zip 250MB Notebook drive for the Dell Latitude CP and Inspiron 3700 is as easy to use as a floppy and works like your hard drive.For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.
Product Description
The solution was so simple, so complete, and so needed when the 100MB Zip drive first came on the scene, that it's no wonder the Zip drive has earned a rock-solid reputation in the PC world as the preferred way to save, backup and collect your important files. Now, the 250MB version of the classic 100MB blue Zip drive is available, extending the Zip product family and the technology that's meeting the needs of the digital age. In addition, the amount of digital information is skyrocketing! Consider the size of even basic office application files, presentations, digital music, scanned family photos, digital video, tax files, financial records, not to mention the millions upon millions of web pages packed with information. It can be overwhelming.From all these choices, you'll pick what's valuable to you. You'll create and save. You'll download, and piece together a growing collection of content that's important to you. Your Zip 250 drive should serve as the safe deposit box for your library of PC files. Easy to duplicate and backup, rugged, reliable Zip disks can protect your data from hard drive crashes and even physical computer theft. And how about flexibility? The Zip drive detaches easily and goes where you go. Light and compact, the 250MB Zip drive can be the traveling person's complete solution, attachable to virtually any PC in the world. So go ahead, give your files room to grow. And give yourself the flexibility, transportability and reliability wrapped up in the 250MB Zip drive. You won't regret it.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive Starter Kit from Iomega includes an ultrathin, portable SuperFloppy drive and three Zip 250 MB disks. Providing high-capacity removable storage for PC and Mac computers, the Zip 250 MB drive comes with a USB cable that transmits both data and power; no external power source is needed. At 1-inch thick and weighing just under a pound, the Zip 250 USB drive is easily transported.
Compatible with most major operating systems, standard Zip 100 MB disks, and all 250 MB Zip disks, the Zip 250 MB USB drive comes with a one-year limited warranty. Iomega offers a 10-year limited warranty on the Zip U250 MB disks.
Customer Reviews:
What you're looking for.......2003-08-14
If you need an exterior Zip drive, you've found it. This is perfect for your every zip need. It is very small- not much wider then an actual zip disk. In addition, it comes with a rubber stand that can make it take up even less desk space by making it vertical. It is extremely light and therefore portable and easily plugs into your computer with a fast USB cable. There is no necessary installation either. Also, it is good to note that this is a good MB zip drive to get for two reasons- it can still take 100MB ones (the size smaller) and there is no real need for most to get a 700 MB drive (the size larger) because if you're dealing with that much information most people would use a CD instead and it is very hard to find a 700 MB disk. Also, take into account that this is a very good price especially considering it includes 3 disks- which can run $$$ each sometimes.
ZIP 250MB Starter - 3 U250 Disks not included.......2003-01-03
This starter kit doesn't contain the U250 disks (10 year guarantee), but the regular 250 MB zip disks (5 year guarantee). I am sending 2 kits back today. Iomega quit making the U250 Zip disks. Someone at Amazon knows about the problem, but the website has not been updated. Don't waste your time !
Zip 250 MB USB-Powered.......2002-12-13
Product worked well for about 6 months. Eventually it got slower and slower until it no longer would read any diskettes. Called the company and they said the drive was out of warranty and would cost $80.00 plus tax and shipping to fix it. I only had the drive for about 14 months and didn't even use it very much. IOMega refused to make any type of concession. Well they just lost a customer over their cheap dealings.
Almost Great.......2002-12-11
This is a neat little drive. The only reason I got this was because the new Macs don't come with built in zip drives anymore, and I have alot of data on zips. I didn't get the 750MB drive because the specs say it won't write to 100MB zip disks, which this one will.
At first I was concerned with the funny noises I heard coming from this little drive (remember, my previous experience was a built in 100MB version). It took me a while to realize these were the same sounds that came from the old drive, only much much louder. I don't know if click of death is still an issue with Zip drives, but those noises sure had me worried at first.
The portability is great, not only can you take the disks anywhere, but the drive itself is small enough to be transported easily. Simply unplug the thing, and you're good to go, it'll work on any computer with a built in USB port.
Compatibility is another story. I've had no problem reading and writing to Mac100 zip disks. On PC100s and PC250s, disk access is much slower. That's why this is only getting three stars, instead of four or five.
A fun little drive!.......2002-09-13
I've had my Zip 250 drive for over 2 years, and I love it! It's a snap to install, easy to use, compact, lightweight, quiet, and dare I say cute? I've only used it on my husband's computer which has USB. Recently I ordered a parallel port cable from Iomega.com.... So this drive can be made parallel port-compatible. I haven't tried it yet, so can't comment on how speed is affected (for those who are obsessed with such things!). If you're looking for an easy, reliable and affordable storage solution you can't go wrong with this drive. My first one was defective, and Iomega replaced it promptly with no hassle. And this one is going strong these 2+ years.
Product Description
Item #: IOM31310. 250MB USB External Zip Disk Drives Manufacturer's one-year limited warrantyDurable storage solution backs up data on 100MB, 250MB or 750MB Zip disks.
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