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hmmm...more space...I like.
It drives me nuts to hear people compare .mac with things like g-mail. In my opinion, you need to compare apples with apples. Sure, .Mac only provides you with 250 mb of webspace, but the functionality that I get with .Mac (posting pictures, movies, journals) and the ease of use (making webpages has never been easier in my opinion). I could find cheaper alternatives but those alternatives usually involves a little bit more elbow grease to get things running.
And honestly...what am I going to do with 1000MB of webspace that I can't do with 250 MB? OOO...I know...I'll upload a DVD rip of Nemo...
It drives me nuts to hear people compare .mac with things like g-mail. In my opinion, you need to compare apples with apples. Sure, .Mac only provides you with 250 mb of webspace, but the functionality that I get with .Mac (posting pictures, movies, journals) and the ease of use (making webpages has never been easier in my opinion). I could find cheaper alternatives but those alternatives usually involves a little bit more elbow grease to get things running.
And honestly...what am I going to do with 1000MB of webspace that I can't do with 250 MB? OOO...I know...I'll upload a DVD rip of Nemo...
psxndc said:
How is it not integrated? It's all at one website with a nice sidebar to pick the function you want. Also, most of the features are integrated into the appropriate app on your computer - iPhoto, Backup, Mail, Finder, etc.
Plus, Apple has said that it intends on further integrating .Mac into Tiger.
Just my $0.02
-- Ben
.mac
I use .mac and find the integration with the many apple programs nice. One thing I really wish they would increase is the size of emails allowed. They have this capped below 4meg per email and it sucks becasue you can't send a high res photo. I have inquired about increasing the amount and they don't offer any options there. I am still a subscriber and will remain so but as nice as the storage increase is I wish they would have addressed this issue.
I use .mac and find the integration with the many apple programs nice. One thing I really wish they would increase is the size of emails allowed. They have this capped below 4meg per email and it sucks becasue you can't send a high res photo. I have inquired about increasing the amount and they don't offer any options there. I am still a subscriber and will remain so but as nice as the storage increase is I wish they would have addressed this issue.
Elan0204
macrumors 65816
It's interesting that this announcement came right after the big September renewal period. From reading through this thread, it looks like a few of you decided not to renew. Maybe Apple was losing a lot of .Mac subscribers, so they made this quick increase in storage as a way to hopefully slow the bleeding.
the better deal
A much better thing then a .mac account is just buying your own hosting.
This is one of many cheap hosts out there. and for a mere $6.95/mo (host) + 8.95/yr (domain) you can get all of the following
Thats just a start, you also get spam assassin, and of course a much larger number of options for your website hosting.
This seems like the answer? Sure it doesn't do everything, but most of the key features of .mac are there.
A much better thing then a .mac account is just buying your own hosting.
This is one of many cheap hosts out there. and for a mere $6.95/mo (host) + 8.95/yr (domain) you can get all of the following
- Your own Domain. lastname.com if you like
- not 1 but 1000 pop3 or imap email addresses @lastname.com
- 2 gig of space, that you can FTP to, and even setup a folder in OSX to link and connect automaticaly
Thats just a start, you also get spam assassin, and of course a much larger number of options for your website hosting.
This seems like the answer? Sure it doesn't do everything, but most of the key features of .mac are there.
True, but what justifies spending $100 more on .Mac
Apple has to realize that we're not going to give them our money simply because they're apple. Sure we love apple, and love our macs, but Apple still has to offer me something of value and that is competetive in order for me to shell out my money. As I said before, its somewhat of an insult to their customers because it is so overpriced for what you are actually getting.
True. You're right in that it is a monthly charge. However, $516 per year gets me internet access and 7x the online storage space. You've got to have internet access anyway to use .Mac. Given the features my ISP provides as part of their regular internet access, would I tack on an extra $100 (or $8.25/month) for .Mac?MacPhreak said:
Apple has to realize that we're not going to give them our money simply because they're apple. Sure we love apple, and love our macs, but Apple still has to offer me something of value and that is competetive in order for me to shell out my money. As I said before, its somewhat of an insult to their customers because it is so overpriced for what you are actually getting.
wrldwzrd89
macrumors G5
I actually went ahead and upgraded my account to 1024 MB total storage. I allocated 15 MB to email and 1009 MB to iDisk. I did this because I like .Mac so much and I was waiting for the 1024 MB upgrade to become cheaper.
pgwalsh said:
He's paying $516/year for broadband & webspace & I'll give him $75/year for the .mac disk space. I'm docking the $25 because you don't get sync, backup, iApp integration, which is definately worth $25/year; probably more like $50, but I digress...
$516-75=$441/year for broadband only, or $36.75/mo.
If you must:
$516-100=$416/year, or $34.67/mo.
But as I said, I don't think this is a fair calculation, since you are giving up a bunch of .mac functionality.
Personally, I think if your broadband is more than $30-35/mo, you're paying too much. My 1mb down/256k up DSL is $25/mo. Typical cable here is 2mb down/256k up & is $26/month for the first 6 months, then to $35/mo IIRC. Faster cable is available...for a price.
BornAgainMac
macrumors 604
For everyone who is saying that Apple should have 1GB of storage because everyone has it:
Google and other mails services can offer 1GB of storage because they compress everything. 1GB of email text can be compressed to a ridiculously small amount.
The iDisk is for files which cannot be practically compressed. It is 250mb of REAL storage accessible via the finder. It can not be compared to gmail storage.
The only difference I want to see with .Mac is the price cut 50% and the webmail interface improved. It is very slow and graphic heavy.
Google and other mails services can offer 1GB of storage because they compress everything. 1GB of email text can be compressed to a ridiculously small amount.
The iDisk is for files which cannot be practically compressed. It is 250mb of REAL storage accessible via the finder. It can not be compared to gmail storage.
The only difference I want to see with .Mac is the price cut 50% and the webmail interface improved. It is very slow and graphic heavy.
Oh and another thing: My .Mac account expires this week and I have no plans to renew it. Spotty email access, slow iDisk access and $100 a year doesn't do it for me. Owning a mac is far too expensive (yearly iLife updates, OS X updates, .Mac) for me.
j_maddison
macrumors 6502a
Ho Train said:
Seeing as you like to compare Apples to Apples, just thought I'd help keep you being a nut! joke 🙂
Spymac offer 3Gig of e mail storage and many of the sync functions of isync, you also get 250mb of online storage as standard (idisk type service),and you get blogging (personally not a fan of blogging, but some people like it). So pretty much the only thing you lose is the ability to publish a .mac website (which doesnt interest me in the slightest), and for me being a uk person, i dont get so annoyed all the USA only offers that Apple are keen to advertise on their .mac homepage 🙂 OH and it costs an extortionate $39.99 a year! Now how do you like them Apples 😛
jay
narco
macrumors 65816
I've been a .mac subscriber since the beginning, mostly because when it was still iTools and FREE, I made my .mac address my default one. The only reason I hadn't transfered it to a different address is for two reasons:
a) Too much hassle.
b) Having an @mac.com address flaunts my OS of choice.
250MB is good, but I need better. .Mac has been getting better with the email servers being down, but I need:
The ability to send LARGER file attachments.
I'm sure most will agree with me. What is it now, 3MB? Pshh!
Also, I'd like to be able to use my own design programs for my homepage.mac.com space. Whenever I put an index.html file in the right directory, it says "file not found". Anyone know why?
.narco
a) Too much hassle.
b) Having an @mac.com address flaunts my OS of choice.
250MB is good, but I need better. .Mac has been getting better with the email servers being down, but I need:
The ability to send LARGER file attachments.
I'm sure most will agree with me. What is it now, 3MB? Pshh!
Also, I'd like to be able to use my own design programs for my homepage.mac.com space. Whenever I put an index.html file in the right directory, it says "file not found". Anyone know why?
.narco
Steven1621
macrumors 6502a
Fukui said:
gmail's GB is certainly nice, but essentially overkill in the end. most emails are 2-4k each. 250 MB is more than enough for users...
narco
macrumors 65816
j_maddison said:
Sounds great, when it actually WORKS. Plus, having an @spymac.com name isn't the same. The word "spy" just bugs me, and it's not a good word to throw around on the internet.
Plus, honestly, who needs 3 GIGS of email? I've saved every email since '98, and I get a lot of PDF, TIFF, JPG attachments every day from my work and I have barely broken the 3gig mark. They might as well offer a terabyte of storage because they know the average user isn't going to use all of that.
.narco
t300
macrumors 6502a
I wish .Mac was more of a community than a service. I wish there were message boards, more specials and discounts, FREE things, Apple Store exlusives for members, etc. I really wish that there were exclusive .Mac gatherings at Apple Stores. THAT would be the coolest. Anyone else like that idea?