Iomega ZipCD CD-RW Burner

Pros: nothing much
Cons: too pricy, software sucks, bad manuals, not up with new technology

Not very impressed. If you have read my reviews on their Zip (disk) Drives then you know my opinion on those. With their Zip Drives getting replaced by CDrs they have joined the CDR bandwagon in an attemp to keep their business from going under.
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Pros: Easy to Install, Easy to use, Best hardware i ever bought!
Cons: A little slow, but normal for an External.

Awhile back i purchased a Hewlitt Packard Cd Writer for my computer and i was really dissapointed, it was slow, kept crashing the computer.. and the sad part was my computer was hewlitt packard too! So when i bought this Iomega ZipCD drive i was really...

Pros: Cheap, Fast, problem free
Cons: Few if any (SCSI is generally best for CD-R's, this one is IDE)

I recently upgraded from my old Philips 2x/2x/6x to the Iomega ZipCD 4x/4x/24x and let me tell you what a great upgrade it was. Sure its only another 2x for the write and rewrite, but oh what a difference it can make. It used to take me 30 minutes to...

Pros: Easy to use, Affordable
Cons: Space age look invites kids to play with it

I originally borrowed my friend's external USB ZipCD to help me to back up files on my computer.

I have had very little experience with CD Burners in the past and I was amazed at how easy the external version was to hook up and use. Within 10...

Pros: Good unit
Cons: A tad outdated

I bought my Iomega CD burner well over a year ago and back then, it was outstanding. It was an incredible price and was very speedy. However, if you are looking for a CD burner now, don't get this one. I have had several bad experiences while using it...

Pros: No fuss, reliable, quiet system.
Cons: None that I have noticed.

Zip CD 650 is a CDRW (USB) from Iomega. It is one of those machines that makes its presence felt by being so trouble free that you don’t even notice it is around. That’s what made the Zip drive so popular. Zip CD is true to Iomega’s tradition. I...

Pros: Portable, reliable, good software bundle
Cons: Expensive, short cable, some may want the newer software of EasyCD 4.0 deluxe, not thin and light as you might hope for transporting with laptops.

This review is of the External USB version of the IOMEGA ZipCD 650
This product would have gotten a middle of the road opinion from me except that with what amounts only to a few anoyances is a great drive and has gone and done things that its...

Pros: One of the most easy CDRW drives to use
Cons: Is not compatible with all CDW/CDRW Discs

When everyone got into the CDRW thing, I went out to mine at CompUSA. I browsed around for an external drive and looked at all the brands and prices. I finally decided to buy the USB ZIPcd drive, which was on sale for $250.

After purchasing...

Pros: Easy to Use, Great for Beginners
Cons: Software won't work on Win 2K Beta

I received this drive as a gift. Although I admit, before getting it, it wouldn't have been my first choice if I had been buying it, but now that I have it, I don't think that I would have it any other way. It is one of the easiest CD-RW drives to...

Pros: CHEAP, good format, reliable, nice software
Cons: 4x read/write very slow by today's standard, may not carve out enough market.

Further along the tour of Iomega products, I saw this little beauty at Comdex, too, along with the external USB version, which I heard should ship sometime this or next quarter (it probably has already shipped, I need to go to CompUSA...). CD-R and...

Pros: Very good archiving software, good looks, USB connectivity
Cons: Poor compatibility checking during install

I picked up the ZipCD w/ USB 'cause I wanted a CD burner that I could move from machine to machine quickly. The usage is mostly for photograph and source code archiving. Initially, this product was a second choice. I first passed over it due to the...

Pros: None
Cons: Loss of data

I liked the ZIP CD at first enough to buy 3 of them. But then weird things started happening. Strange noises. Inability to access the CD. Missing data. I used it for backing up my data. But now I've lost data on two machines. Today a month worth of...

Pros: Cost and ease of install
Cons: There are faster available

This was my best purchase of 1999. I install and recommend hardware and software for my clients, so as soon as CD-RW's came out I was putting them in. Several were difficult to install and most were expensive. Iomega's Zip CD was a zip to install and has...

Pros: Easy installation, low learning curve
Cons: None that I can see

I just bought a factory refurbished model of the Iomega ZipCD 650 from FutureShop and I must say I'm really impressed.

I was looking at Iomega's Zip drives but noticed that I could get this factory refurb for the same price as its 250MB USB...

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: None

I purchased an Iomega ZipCD because of the price. I found, at the time, that I could get the ZipCD for about $50 less than the equivilant competitor. I have not used the Iomega ZipCD every day but have made 20 or so CDs. Here are a few of my...