The Disks: Square, Practical... Good?
The disks themselves are so compact that they can fit into a pants or shirt pocket without any trouble. They are also not very heavy, weighing 73 g. Each disk comes in a protective plastic cover, and conveys an impression of solidity and quality. Additionally, you can write on the side that sticks out when inserted into the REV drive - this is most important when it comes to distinguishing between daily, weekly and monthly backup disks.
In our estimation, the REV disks are just as robust or sensitive as streamer tapes. With appropriate handling, nothing should prevent them from being used for quite a few years. The durability of up to 30 years claimed by Iomega must be viewed with skepticism, however, because after such a long period of time, it's probable that not even USB interfaces will be available any more. In any case, after a certain period of time (roughly 10 years), you should copy important data to the most current data memory system at that time.
