Now, in the age of bloated operating systems and multimedia applications, storage is perhaps a computer's most precious commodity. A current word processor can eat up another 60. Buy extra storage space. For most, the standard 1.44-MB floppy disk is just too small. For archiving massive amounts of data, tape is even cheaper.
Speed is important too.
Here's a look at the market's top products. Some new PCs, portable and desktop alike, come with Zip drives built in. Popularity is an important consideration if you will want to exchange disks with others. Next to the floppy, Zip is the most ubiquitous low-end medium. Sony's drive won't come out until late summer.