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Iomega Ships 35GB 'Son of Jaz'

Hamster Of Death writes "Iomega has begun selling its 'son of Jaz' removable hard drive, Rev. Pitched as an alternative to tape back-up rigs, Rev provides 35GB of uncompressed storage capacity per 2.5in removable disk. The disk is mounted inside a 1 x 0.8 x 0.8cm cartridge, and yields a 25MBps transfer rate - eight times faster than DDS-4 tape, Iomega claims."

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  1. No way by Naito · · Score: 5, Troll

    it'll be a cold day in hell before you see me buying an Iomega product again

    1. Re:No way by ScrewMaster · · Score: -1, Troll

      Well, that's what you get for taking them to the beach.

      --
      The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. An important topic. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    Dihydrogen monoxide:

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    1. Re:An important topic. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Well this looks gay. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Completely fucking gay.

    1. Re:Well this looks gay. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I dunno. Removable storage devices are kind of inherently heterosexual, don't ya think?

      The Iomega kind even have "sexually transmitted" contagious diseases if you put your "disk" (wink) in someone else's infected "slot" (nudge) and then return home to your partner. At least according to this authoritative and not at all clueless, loony or hysterical source.

      My friends tell me that anthro-gyno-pomorphising computer equipment is silly, but I know they're wrong. (warning: link not work-safe!)

  4. Something to back up my fathers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...gay porn on, thats for sure! I think 10 discs will suffice.

  5. We Are All Sons and Daughters of Creamy Jizz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    We come from sticky cum.

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  6. Iomega sucks donkey dicks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    enuf said..