Super floppy disk 2. Iomega Zip Disk 3. The following are very approximate prices at the end of 1998, as found in general supermarket outlets, eg Harvey Norman. Prices vary greatly depending on who is selling the item and its quality. The Start Cost is the initial cost to be able to use the medium, being the cost of the hardware unit, the drive, plus the cost of one medium, the disk.
Every person has a different viewpoint as to the pros and cons of the various technologies.
For backup purposes, the choice very much depends on the amount of material to be backed up, whether its on a stand-alone machine or a network, the hassle of doing the backup process etc. A newcomer to the scene. Reports to date do not indicate any flaws with this technology. From the users and computers point of view it works just like a floppy disk. Iomega Zip Disk Been around for a long time.