Hi all!
Not sure what forum to put this in (?). One thing that's always been a problem for me, finding a reliable, (and affordable) backup device for my dev PC(s). Long, long ago, I started out with a 40MB Syquest drive. That was okay for pre-windows days, but not much use after that. Then I went to an Iomega ZIP drive, which was neat for its day but beaucoup slow (parallel I/O) ! As PC files got bigger and bigger, I had to drop that one and go for an Iomega JAZ drive. Now that was cool. Lightning fast Scuzzy speeds and removeable 1GB drives, how could ya go wrong? But these last 2 years it just didn't cut it. As Microsoft and friends keep creating bigger and bigger data files, 1GB just isn't enough.
And then I found it.
Teh new Iomega REV drive is something you just GOTTA have. 35GB of removeable media!!! (90 compressed). 20x faster than any other backup device I've seen - and with the freedom and simplicity of USB!!! It's actually /faster/ than my internal drive -- I copied 54MB in like 2 and a half seconds, wow!! And the disks can be bought for a paltry $59!!! Ooh, I think I'm in love!!
So if ya need a good backup device (and who doesn't), try this puppy out for size. At $399 undiscounted, it's well worth the money, believe me. I can now backup /everything/ on my system. It even comes with Norton Ghost so you can /really/ protect yourself.
Get a REV folks! It's way cool!
P.S. Thomas, I finally broke down and got a jump/flash drive. VERY nice. perfect for laptop to desktop xfers! Thanks for the advice!!!