Iomega, one of the largest storage peripherals providers in the United States, began shipping a new drive today designed to go head-to-head against tape backup systems. The new REV drive, which comes in 35-GB and 90-GB capacities, consists of a drive housing plus the new REV removable media that is said to offer performance equivalent to standard hard drives. According to the company, REV disks can transfer data up to eight times faster than tape and can be rewritten more than a million times.
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Iomega Offers REV Drive as Tape Alternative
Posted by: Kirk L. Kroeker April 13, 2004 02:07 PMIomega, one of the largest storage peripherals providers in the United States, began shipping a new drive today designed to go head-to-head against tape backup systems. The new REV drive, which comes in 35-GB and 90-GB capacities, consists of a drive housing plus the new REV removable media that is said to offer performance equivalent to standard hard drives. According to the company, REV disks can transfer data up to eight times faster than tape and can be rewritten more than a million times.