At this time hard disks typically had a capacity of 500 MB and cost around US$200, and so backing up with Zip disks was very economical for home users—some computer suppliers such as Dell and Apple Inc. included Iomega internal Zip drives in their machines.
Sel ajal oli kõvaketaste tüüpiline mahutavus 500 MB ja need maksid umbes 200 USD, seega oli Zip-diskidega varukoopiate tegemine kodukasutajale väga ökonoomne – mõned arvutitarnijad nagu Dell ja Apple Inc. lisasid oma arvutitesse Iomega sisesed Zip-draivid.