Iomega Zip 250

Advantages quicker than floppys, holds several hundread MBs of data, easy to carry around
Disadvantages will need a zip drive, not all computers will have them

...INTRODUCTION For those of you who don't know what a Iomega Zip 250 USB Powered is, it is a portable storage device which accepts disks roughly double the thickness of a standard floppy disk. They store about 70 times the amount of data than a standard 1.44MB floppy disk does. The device is a small, lightweight and attractive looking device that can be easily placed near your computer without taking up much desk space. The good thing about the device is that it is powered from your computer's USB port and requires no additional mains plug or batteries. DISKS TO BE USED WITH THIS DEVICE There are various disks that can be used in the device. Only ZIP compatable ones though that can vary in size from 25MB, 100MB to 250MB. You will find that 100MB and 250MB are used now. The typical price of a 250MB disk is around £10, although... Read review

Advantages Fast data transfer
Disadvantages Pricy device

...I am using the Iomega Zip 250 via USB for my work and I really like this storage device compared to the earlier one, the 100 MB Zip which I find it insufficient at times. The outlook of this portable device is sleek and the blue transparent case gives it some class of its own. It gives fast connection over USB and I have no problems transferring data from my harddisk to the drive. In fact, I could also played music from the zip disc. This storage device is handy if you are planning to move large files or data from one computer to another which is not physically connected at all. I rate the Iomega Zip 250 as one of the best portable storage device that Iomega has ever designed.... Read review

Advantages Portable, quick, easy to use, 250MB storage
Disadvantages Annoying power cable!

...of the Zip drive. Clear? (Hope so) So now we come to the main bulk of the op, the 250MB Zip Drive from Iomega. Why do I want a Zip disk? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why? Because: it is a cheap way to store large amounts of data very securely, and it makes data very portable as you can take the disk and the drive to where you want the data to be. The 250MB Zip Drive from Iomega allows you to use 250MB disks and 100MB disks in its drive. This means that if you had brought an old Zip drive which only supported 100MB then you wouldn’t need to buy new disks. Both 100MB disks and 250MB disks work in this drive. The drive itself is about the same size as Roald Dahl’s THE BFG softback book. It’s really no t very big and it’s lightweight. So you can carry it round in your, slightly large, pockets. It comes in funky electric... Read review