Iomega Zip 250MB USB External Hard Drive for PC & Mac - Portable Storage for Backup, File Transfer, and Data Sharing

Product description The package includes a New Zip 250 USB, a USB cable and PS. Original CD can be provided upon request. Amazon.com 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. Review The Iomega Zip drive is the low-cost removable storage leader-and Iomega's two latest offerings, the Zip 250 (a SCSI device) and a USB version of the Zip 100, should help maintain its popularity.The USB drive is designed for Win98; you install the drivers and IomegaWare software first, then reboot your system. We got it installed and performing without a hitch.We tested the SCSI version of the Zip 250. The 250MB disks will sell for about $100 for a six pack, about the same as a 10 pack of Zip 100 disks. The drive works with the 100MB disks, but sacrifices some speed in doing so.We compared both drives' performance against an internal IDE Zip 100 drive (0.32MBps). The Zip 100 copied our files at 0.25MBps. The Zip 250's SCSI interface helped it achieve good speeds (0.52MBps) with a 250MB disk for which it's optimized. The performance of the Zip 250 drive earns it a spot on our WinList. -- From Winmag® See more