| One of the useful inventions in the early 90's is the | | | | Standard or dual platform? |
| zip drive that was originally designed to provide more | | | | The storage capacity of zip disks can be determined |
| storage capacity for the user compared to traditional | | | | according to their types like dual platform and the |
| 3.5-inch floppy disks. The zip drive uses of zip disks | | | | standard ones. Basically, standard zip disks can |
| to store your data and what makes them more | | | | operate using a specific platform and they are |
| preferred over 3.5-inch floppy disks is the fact that | | | | available in 100MB up to 750MB variants. On the other |
| they have higher storage capacities. The higher | | | | hand is the dual platform zip disk that is compatible |
| storage capacity of a zip disk is beneficial for storing | | | | with multiple operating systems. Dual platform zip |
| more files and also allows it to become useful for | | | | disks have a maximum storage capacity of up to |
| creating back-up data. | | | | 750MB. |
| The higher the better | | | | Don't forget the transfer rate and compatibility |
| When it comes to the storage capacity of zip disks, | | | | While the high-capacity zip disks are usually preferred |
| high-capacity disks are usually better so you can | | | | for more data storage, don't forget to check on their |
| transport or store as much files as you need in one | | | | compatibility with your operating system as well as |
| disk. zip disks can hold 100MB up to 750MB of data | | | | their transfer rate. In terms of compatibility, go for |
| and they can only be read by the zip drive with the | | | | dual platform zip disks if you are using multiple |
| same capacity. For example, you can only access files | | | | operating systems for different computers. For the |
| from a 100MB zip disk using a 100MB zip drive. This is | | | | transfer rate, the minimum for large files should be |
| one of the characteristics of zip disks and zip drives | | | | 8MB per second. |
| that made them unfavorable for some users. | | | | |