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Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive

Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive

Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive
$ 119.00

Score By Feature

Based on 238 ratings
Easy to use
8.73
Light weight
8.28
Value for money
6.30

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Product Description

It can be powered through the USB port of your computer
The equivalent of 170 floppy disks can be stored on one 250 MB Zip disk (not included)
An insignificant rate of data transfer is reported. I am transferring 9 megabytes per second
A ZIP disk with either 250 MB or 100 MB of storage space is used
It works on PCs and Macs

Questions & Answers

Do you know if this will ?

Built in early 2000s, this unit has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. No matter which version of Windows I tried (95, 2001, XP, Vista) it did not work. The technology is old and we can do it today with a usb thumb drive.

Do you know if this reads 100MB disks as well?

Zip disks can be read and written by this drive, as well as 100MB drives. The software will not read or write disks less than 750MB in size.

Can you tell me what type of USB cable this uses?

It has a square end and a USB plug on the other. See eBay item number 152921331420 for an example.

Are these still used by people?

There are lots of folks like me who have ended up with hundreds, or thousands of thousands The 500 MB zip discs are a poor quality product and need to be replaced every now and then due to the shabby quality every once in a while. In principle, so long as the seller does not ask for an excessive (greedy) price, a demand will continue to exist.

Selected User Reviews For Iomega 31310 Zip 250 MB USB-Powered Drive

It does exactly what it needs to do
5/5

Despite the fact that it is a "pre-" In terms of its performance and reliability, I was extremely satisfied with the unit I owned. This is supported in Windows 10 without the need for any additional You can plug it into any USB port and you are ready to In other words, ZIP is no longer a cost-effective format, since you can buy a 2 terabyte USB 3 external hard drive for the same price as the ZIP drive I bought. I set out to copy old ZIP disks to hard drives. I am not disappointed with the outcome.

Israel Solomon
Israel Solomon
| Oct 26, 2020
Although it looks good on the outside, the inside shows signs of wear and tear
3/5

It was easy to connect the drive to my computer and I was able to copy zip-sized files right away I have 100 hard A noticeable difference was that the eject feature sometimes worked (it was able to throw the disk enough far so that I could grab it with my fingers) and sometimes had to use a tiny pair of pliers to reach the disk that was thrown less than an On the fourth disk there was a read problem, so it is likely that the disk was malfunctioning. Then I went back and tried to read the disks that had worked previously and none of them would read. That means what worked for a while is no longer useful.
I am very skeptical about the ability of this drive to sustain itself. We removed the item from the market.

Sawyer Kramer
Sawyer Kramer
| Oct 08, 2020
I ordered this Zip drive in order to move all my floppies, zips, and other media to an external disk drive because I am moving my data from a PC to an external disk The zip drive was taken by my husband
5/5

I was very pleased that it was in good condition, as advertised, and that it works like a charm so I will be able to complete my tasks. Thanks so much!.

Lacey Petersen
Lacey Petersen
| Oct 27, 2020
Objects that are junk If you can, it is better to purchase another storage medium/backup media
3/5

Please read my updated review below (7-). The year 2010 Since I bought this zip drive a year ago, I have just now been copying all the data from the zip disk to another medium (a flash About 25 zip disks were copied and when I tried to insert the last one to copy, the system started making a clicking noise and couldn't read the After doing some research, I discovered that people refer to the clicking noise as the "click of death. " This means the zip drive is damaged! As you can see, my review from a year ago was successful in getting my disk out of the drive. In my statement above, I stand by the recommendation to buy and use a different storage or backup device. The original 100MB zip drive, which featured either a serial port or parallel port (not sure which), was available in the late 90s. I bought the drive like the others (in the $78 range) so I was familiar with how it worked. We had an awesome time. I bought an IOmega 250MB USB drive after I got a new computer that didn't have the port I needed to connect the device. IOmega said they didn't have any adapters, so I would have to buy a new zip drive. Can I say it ten The other day, I used it to download some files and got errors of all kinds. When I tried to eject my disk, the device would not eject it. Despite following the troubleshooting tips on the Iomega support site, I could not resolve the issue. If none of the tips worked, the site said to call customer service. I did, and since my computer was out of warranty, I had to pay $25 for a call back. The service staff who got us connected said if they couldn't get out the disk after following their troubleshooting tips, it was a defective unit. My disk was in the unit, and I was not permitted to take it apart. They told me that it was against company policy to tell me how to do it. As a result, I asked, "May I ask what happened to my $25 for you to tell me I have a faulty device and you will not tell me how to remove the disk?"? As a result, I was irritated. The $25 I had deposited was returned to me after I asked to speak to a supervisor. When I finally managed to get my hands on it, I broke the device apart with a screwdriver (which is not easy, by the way) and discovered the machine's ejection mechanism was made from the thinnest, most fragile plastic I've ever seen. The mechanism behaves as if it was built to fail. It had done so. There is a better way to make plastic utensils. It was possible for me to remove the disk. Here's a hint On the belly of the device is the ejection mechanism, which is the hardest to access. (

Anyways, so I need to order yet another zip drive so that I can transfer all my data to another medium, then I will have to say goodbye to my zip drive.

Briar Shaffer
Briar Shaffer
| Dec 19, 2020
Taking a second look at Zip Drive 250
3/5

The previous reviewer (Jeffery Hauck) and I are pretty much in agreement. It was just a few days before I went to get this item that my PC tower died. I went to a couple of websites that build custom PCs, and I found a low cost option The zip drives I had were no longer made, so I had to use an external USB drive. A & B Throughout the years with my old computer, I acquired and used quite a few 100 MB zip disks. It only took a couple days for me to get the external hard drive and On a laptop (compaq nx9010), I have been putting it through its paces. I would like to give Amazon or UPS kudos for getting it to me so much earlier than The internal system performance has been good, although it is noisier than my old internal system, the noise isn't that bothersome that I cannot use it for other purposes. It also hasn't seemed to be slow to me, as a couple of people have pointed out In the past week and a half, I have been putting PDFs into disks around 10MB. After writing about my old zip disks above, I am the first to admit the technology is dated these days, which is too bad since I enjoyed the convenience. Now that I've discovered this, I'll probably find a 4 GB USB drive for around $20. It's still a good idea to get this older technology if you've got zips & an OS As soon as possible, transfer them to a USB or external drive that can be used for storage, which is what I'll do. No matter how much I liked my zip code and the location It's kind of like the modern day Beta in terms of zip disks. Due to the fact that I have not received my new tower and am waiting for a new one, I gave it 3 stars. Try it out and let me know how it goes It's a lot noisier than my old internal zip drive. I may give it the next star after seeing how it reacts to my.

Zaniyah Monroe
Zaniyah Monroe
| Jul 02, 2021
This zip file contains Zip 250 USB files An engine that is powered by An original purchase was to replace a stolen drive with this compact and speedy drive
5/5

When compared with the externally visible Based on comparable Zip-powered technologies This drive has a smaller and lighter size compared to the 250 USB drive The power brick is not included. The trade-off is that there is a price to pay There are some old old 100-pound bags I have here Iomega admits that this drive is much slower than spec, and is on par with MB Zip disks. As a result, that format will not be handilled. So far, I have not noticed a problem, but I have only used them for archiving Then, of course there's the second If you prefer USB power and portability, then you may want to use a laptop to power it. A secondary hard drive or portable hard drive will drain battery power significantly if used as a secondary drive. using the drive as the primary drive for Power Point presentations, I found it comparable to watching DVD movies (when using it as the primary drive for Power Point presentations, the run time is about half of normal). This is a relatively fast drive, but if power is an issue then the drive should be used primarily for archiving You can transfer your active work to and from the hard drive of your laptop.

Cynthia Oliver
Cynthia Oliver
| Apr 19, 2021
I was aware that I was buying a used one so I did not expect it to be in good working order
3/5

I was not able to read my Iomega Zip drives, and I was not able to eject my disks when I pressed.

Callen Randolph
Callen Randolph
| Jan 19, 2021

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