Compare Iomega ZIP 250 (31653) External ZIP Drive to IBM SuperDisk LS-120 (20L1922) Internal LS-120 (SuperDisk) Drive

The solution was so simple, so complete, and so needed when the 100MB Zip drive first came on the scene, that it's no wonder the Zip drive has earned a rock-solid reputation in the PC world as the preferred way to save, backup and collect your important files. Now, the 250MB version of the classic 100MB blue Zip drive is available, extending the Zip product family and the technology that's meeting the needs of the digital age. In addition, the amount of digital information is skyrocketing! Consider the size of even basic office application files, presentations, digital music, scanned family photos, digital video, tax files, financial records, not to mention the millions upon millions of web pages packed with information. It can be overwhelming.??From all these choices, you'll pick what's valuable to you. You'll create and save. You'll download, and piece together a growing collection of content that's important to you. Your Zip 250 drive should serve as the safe deposit box for you... Less

The ThinkPad SuperDisk (LS-120) UltraSlimBay Drive lets you save valuable hard disk drive space. This option increases the storage capacity up to 120 MB on a single, 3.5-inch diskette, providing 83 times more storage than a traditional diskette. You can use the LS-120 diskette drive to transfer large data files, store information from the Internet, and backup HDDs. This storage option can accommodate graphics, photos, sound, and video on a single diskette without compression. In addition to saving disk space, this option delivers up to five times the performance of the 1.44 MB diskette drive. The ThinkPad SuperDisk (LS-120) UltraSlimBay Drive is read-write backwards-compatible with 1.44 MB and 720 KB DOS-formatted diskettes and can also be used to boot to a standard floppy disk. Less