I use also Dropbox ... And iCloud. And Google Drive. And SkyDrive ... Some for the platform specific syncs and some for interoperability.
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Apple's New iCloud Storage Plans Go Live, Monthly Prices at $0.99 for 20GB, $19.99 for 1TB
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I think those prices are reasonable, if they would have been annual instead of monthly. I don't understand why they're charging so much when I have 1 TB free from Box sync, another 1 TB from Flickr, and whatever Dropbox and minus.com are giving me for free.
Because 5 GB is a throwback to 2004 ?
It's not a service that Apple relies on to make them live you know... it's a service that helps them make hardware sales.
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Storage should be tied to your idevice by default. If you pay for a 128gb iPad, you should get 128gb to back it up (or use as storage), with the ability to buy a TB extra for $10/mo, like dropbox. Anything less is halfarsing it.
Storage should be tied to your idevice by default. If you pay for a 128gb iPad, you should get 128gb to back it up (or use as storage), with the ability to buy a TB extra for $10/mo, like dropbox. Anything less is halfarsing it.
Get acquainted with a German and you'll figure out why pretty quickly.
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Until other services are able to hook into ios to the point where one can easily have device backups, iCloud will be the sole service that users can turn to. And unless that happens, apple has no incentive to really be competitive in this area.
Dipping the waters with the 20 gb option. Now I have enough storage to back up all my photos and a splattering of other files. For me, the degree of integration iCloud has with iOS apps is a key advantage that other cloud storage apps like Dropbox can't match.
I will still use Dropbox to get files onto my iPad, but iCloud's the way to go for me with regards to keeping those files synced across all my Apple devices.
I will still use Dropbox to get files onto my iPad, but iCloud's the way to go for me with regards to keeping those files synced across all my Apple devices.
yeah this bums me out, but from a money making standpoint they get more cash as it family member who needs more iCloud backup has to purchase their own.
As big of an Apple lover I am, I feel that they dropped the ball on the pricing. Dropbox announced $99/year for 1TB of storage (which I ended up purchasing yesterday after seeing Apple's pricing
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Let's see:
Dropbox: 1TB for $99/year
iCloud: 1TB for $19.99/month = $239.88 (plus I believe they charge you tax)
AND Dropbox can sync your camera roll AND (apparently this is new for Pro users?) it can also sync your entire iPhoto library with events separated in different folders. Talk about saving your memories (I guess I should use iPhoto again )
I'll be getting either the 20GB iCloud Drive just to hold data for my iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone or get the 200GB to have another backup of all photos/videos as well. Haven't decided yet, but will probably just go with the 20GB.
Let's see:
Dropbox: 1TB for $99/year
iCloud: 1TB for $19.99/month = $239.88 (plus I believe they charge you tax)
AND Dropbox can sync your camera roll AND (apparently this is new for Pro users?) it can also sync your entire iPhoto library with events separated in different folders. Talk about saving your memories (I guess I should use iPhoto again )
I'll be getting either the 20GB iCloud Drive just to hold data for my iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone or get the 200GB to have another backup of all photos/videos as well. Haven't decided yet, but will probably just go with the 20GB.
You're paying too much for coffee.200GB of integrated cloud storage at the price of a coffee every month is a nectar sweet deal for me!
No choice...
Looks like it doesn't matter, they upgraded me to the 20GB plan for $10.99 automatically.
This actually saves me 89 cents a year, but does not have the option for the 99 cents a month option (it's not an option in regular list or in the downgrade list).
They really need some $1.99 and $2.99 a month options. I really don't need the $3.99 month plan and I'm sure that's true for others too.
Gary
Looks like it doesn't matter, they upgraded me to the 20GB plan for $10.99 automatically.
This actually saves me 89 cents a year, but does not have the option for the 99 cents a month option (it's not an option in regular list or in the downgrade list).
They really need some $1.99 and $2.99 a month options. I really don't need the $3.99 month plan and I'm sure that's true for others too.
Gary
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Dropbox didn't even offer 1TB (maybe on their business plans which are quite a bit more expensive?) until a couple weeks ago. It was capped at 100GB plus any extra earned space (I had about 146GB or so). So it's not like Apple is that far behind. Their solution is a lot more integrated as well, but admittedly that's their fault for blocking APIs. I think in iOS 8 you can choose to use other cloud storage partners for saving in various apps (using extensions?), but I don't think it works with camera roll stuff. At least not automatically. Google was and is still ahead on pricing, but then you have to deal with it being Google which makes some of us uncomfortable. That and Google prices stuff near cost because they make up for everything with advertising. Like I've mentioned before, I think $15/mo is more reasonable for 1TB of iCloud storage. 50% increase for the Apple Tax, but that gets you an extremely integrated solution. Also all of this is betting on Apple's solution actually working. I just hope it's not painfully slow like it was back in the iDrive days. That was a nightmare!
Am I missing something? The pricing for iCloud storage is no where near reasonable. OneDrive storage can be had by subscribing to Office 365 at the awesome price of about $120/year, and that includes 1 TB of online space for each person associated to the subscription (up to 5 people). Also, you get a total of 5 desktop installs of Office and 5 tablet installs on the subscription.
Or... you can opt for an Office Personal subscription at $84/year which includes 1 TB OneDrive, 1 desktop Office install, and 1 tablet install of Office.
Or... you can opt for an Office Personal subscription at $84/year which includes 1 TB OneDrive, 1 desktop Office install, and 1 tablet install of Office.
Sorry for sounding like such a tool. I mean I'm familiar with that aspect, but it felt like when they premiered the revamped iCloud Drive things were gonna be different. He even mentions about how you can browse all your files, maybe they only meant for OS X.
neat..
although i think Drop-box is winning this race in the price rage for 1TB.
iCloud drive would be good for not only 10.10 either, i'm sure Apple will make this available for older OS's who do not want to upgrade..
It is cloud storage.. so its not tied to any OS. It can be done. *rubs in hands with glee*
However, after this attack i don't know how much i trust Apple anymore with anything. although i do use Cloud services currently. u'r really locked in if you wish to sync to other Apple devices..
although i think Drop-box is winning this race in the price rage for 1TB.
iCloud drive would be good for not only 10.10 either, i'm sure Apple will make this available for older OS's who do not want to upgrade..
It is cloud storage.. so its not tied to any OS. It can be done. *rubs in hands with glee*
However, after this attack i don't know how much i trust Apple anymore with anything. although i do use Cloud services currently. u'r really locked in if you wish to sync to other Apple devices..
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Google can afford to do that... and more, because their model is entirely different to Apple's. Google makes up for it in advertising.
It's a pain (specially being a student) I have to bear on my back. Europe is (sometimes) expensive.
All this cloud stuff is great and I use it for some backups. However, I suggest also having some type of local storage and backup options for your stuff. Like a good old hard drive or something like that. Those are even cheaper and you buy them once. None of this monthly or yearly payment plan stuff.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Hi, just reading your response to my response and I now see that my sentence can be interpreted in two ways. Just to clarify, what I am saying is that your iCloud Drive "folder" will be backed up BY time machine; but time machine probably can't backup your whole computer TO iCloud drive - is that what you're trying to do? The two things complement each other well, but iCloud drive is more like a master copy/working directory and time machine is your own backup of this should anything go wrong with the cloud.