Iomega PC-Formatted 250 MB Zip Disks (4-Pack, Sku 11066)

by Iomega

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Y2ZX
• Item model number: 11066
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #7 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Blank Media > Zip Discs
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 26, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For the convenience of traditional 100 MB Zip disks in a larger capacity, try Iomega's 11066 Zip 250 MB disks. From the originator of the Zip drive, all four disks in this package are preformatted for use with IBM-compatible computers and carry a long, five-year limited warranty. Use with Iomega Zip 250 MB disk drives.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff!, August 10, 2003

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This review is from: Iomega PC-Formatted 250 MB Zip Disks (4-Pack, Sku 11066) (Electronics)

Though I hear people complaining that Zip disks are corruptable and break easily, I've never had a problem with them. I'm a student and I've used Zip disks since high school and never once have they gone bad on me. I've used them to store simple Word files to large computer-generated images and I find them a convieniant way to store big amounts information you don't want eating up valuable space on your hard drive. CDs may be cheaper to buy, but with a CD-R once you put information on, you can't edit what's on the disk, and CD-RWs are a tad bit more expensive, plus CDs scratch more easily and one bad drop onto a kitchen floor can crack them if you're not careful. I think ZIP disks are the best way to go.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than dealing with 3 1/2 x 5 floppy disks, June 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Iomega PC-Formatted 250 MB Zip Disks (4-Pack, Sku 11066) (Electronics)

I can't begin to tell you how many 3 1/2 x 5 floppy disks I have gone through. Too many times where I had a big project and I couldn't save it on one disk. My high school Spanish 4 final exam project was on 5 small floppy disks!! 5! I started using a zip drive and it was so much easier. As well as I don't have to worry about it not fitting because I have 250MB to work with instead of 1.44MB.

I did get a new computer and had a CD-RW drive installed on it. That was going to be my new way out but Fitchburg State College computers only have CD-ROMs so that was no help. I'm glad I still have my zip drive since now I use it more than ever.

A word of advice if you are buying a new zip drive. Get a USB capable zip drive. Stay away from the parallel port model. That one was a piece of junk. If you want to save wire space Iomega made a USB-powered model as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User-friendly, September 26, 2006

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This review is from: Iomega PC-Formatted 250 MB Zip Disks (4-Pack, Sku 11066) (Electronics)

I was introduced to zip discs when taking some computer classes about 5 years ago. At the time, I didn't even HAVE a CD burner, but found a deal on a zip drive. They are basically beefed-up floppies, and as most of the things I need to back up are documents in progess, it's easy to regularly copy items over to a zip disc. I've been using the same three for several years and have never had a problem, and I always recommend them to friends, but it does seem that CDs and now DVDs are more popular. DVDs may have more space but for text or html docs that need frequent editing, zips are much better suited for my needs.