Customer Reviews

Iomega REV 35GB/90GB Media Disk (1pk)

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I have always used and liked the Iomega products starting with their Zip drives. The ease of use, flexibility and storage capacity have always made these products well worth the price.

I use this product to back up my computer. I prefer to use the Rev Disks, which can be stored in a safe location in case of disaster. Using secondary hard drives, either external or internal, can be risky. These drives sometimes suffer mechanical breakdowns and are susceptible to the same risks as the computer, i.e. fire, water, viruses, other damage.

As far as storage capacity, the Rev disks have the most storage capacity that I have seen. There are probably others out there with more, but I always try to go with known and reputable name brands. Having the high storage capacity make backups easier which, in turn, lets me do it more frequently. Using one Rev disk verses numerous CDs or DVDs, is just plain easier. If you have a hard drive larger than 35GB, then CDs and or DVDs are just too much hassle, which makes backups a nightmare. With the Rev product, it makes it soooo much easier. I highly recommend this product.

Very good product to make backups of the data of your office, I already have long time using an external unit for this type of cartridges and I have never had problems. An excellent product.

I use these disks in my iomega REV drive to back up my PC. They work as expected.

This product may be fine for the home user with small infrequent backups. But with LTO2 drives starting at $1500 and 200GBnative/400GBcompressed tapes costing $35 each, the cost of the media will quickly overwhelm the savings in the drive for any larger/more frequent backup routine. This format is far too costly for archive media as well.

Iomega has been trying for years to create another winner like the Zip drive, but they've failed to recognize it's been done with DVD-R and soon with HDDVD/Blu-Ray. There simply isn't a need for a high priced product like this. If the units were $100 and the media were $10, they'd have a chance.

What can I say? As always I get what I ordered quickly, it is up to Iomega's usual high standard, even though UPS did try to crush the package. No problems, still happy.