I think my Zip 100 is dying. What to get?

[Muse]

This morning my Iomega internal IDE Zip 100 MB drive started making the infamous Click of Death with both the disks I used. I read in an Iomega newsgroup a few years ago that this means:

1. Throw those disks away.
2. Your zip drive is about to fail.

Verdict (I assume):

I need a new zip drive.

What's the one to get? I see NEC has a zipdrive. Do they have more than one (250, 100, ?).

What's the best kind to get and why?

Thanks!!

Dan

 

[Muse]

Forgot...

In case it helps, here's what my new system should look like when I'm through building it (I'm knee deep in the process right now... the dying zip 100 is in my old system, and I was planing to move it over, but now I think I need a new one).

Dan

Epox 8K7A
Athlon 1.2 GHz
512 MB Crucial DDR ECC PC2100 266
MSI geforce2 Pro 64 MB DDR
Hercules Game Theater XP
USR Model 2977 PCI hardware modem
Promise Ultra100 TX2 IDE controller
IBM 60GXP 41 GB HDD ATA-100 IDE (Promise IDE1 Master)
IBM Deskstar 8.4 GB HDD ATA-3 IDE (Promise IDE2 Master)
Pioneer 16x 106S Slot loader DVD IDE (Motherboard IDE1 Master)
Creative 8-4-32 CD-RW IDE (Motherboard IDE2 Master)
Iomega Zip 100 IDE (Motherboard IDE2 slave)
Mitsumi Floppy
Windows 2000 Professional

 

[NelsonMuntz]

I think other companies (NEC) can only produce the Zip100 drives right now. Iomega is holding out on the licensing for the Zip250 drives still. I would get a non-Iomega one because they are cheaper, but that's just me...

 

[Cpt. Duke]

I agree with Nelson, if you are going to get the 100 mb version get the NEC... I had one for a while until I traded it, it worked fine...

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

One more vote for the NEC. I've have one for years without a problem. You can pick one up for $35 at newegg.

Brian

 

[Muse]

<< One more vote for the NEC. I've have one for years without a problem. You can pick one up for $35 at newegg.

Brian >>



Well, too late. I ordered a 250 from cnetpc.com - $63 + $10 shipping. But I think I'll want a 100 for my other box and will get the NEC. Thanks.

Dan