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As an acquisition, editing, and playback format, this newest Iomega mass-storage cartridge has potential, and Grass Valley has done a fine job augmenting Iomega's product with Its own brand of video hardware expertise. The drive and media both performed well; they have a sturdy, rugged feel, and, for an external device, the REV Pro is quiet during operation. Grass Valley REV Pro
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Price: $479.95 internal; $499.95 external
Iomega built, then almost lost, and has recently a reputation for creating innovative cartridgestorage devices. From the early days of the 44MB disks to the Zip and Jaz, Iomega pushed the of portable storage throughout the last two of the 20th century.
Its most recent entry into the portable mass storage is the REV Pro, a cartridge that is slightly smaller the Jaz and holds over 1 6 times the information. This hard-drive-in-a-cartridge tops out at 35GB.
When Iomega first attempted to market the Jaz as a video editing or playback device, doing so a two- or four-disk striped array. With the REV however, a single disk is sufficient to capture both standard-definition (SD) and several flavors of high(HD) video.
For our review, we tested an external REV Pro drive that sold by Grass Valley, which has long been recognized a company whose products are synonymous with excellence. The device is slightly larger a paperback novel, and...