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Originally Posted by kjk
Love Dropbox. I actually have iDisk, SugarSync, and Box.net, but Dropbox is just the easiest, most convenient system for me, by far.
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Dropbox is a fantastic way to make files available locally on more than one PC. But, for storage of large files and backups it is quite expensive. Dropbox is basically where I keep the stuff I would keep in "My Documents" so I have it on all my PCs (and Mac's which is a PC).
Of course the irony is that Dropbox uses Amazon S3 storage in the background and it one of their biggest customers. If you notice the price of space for Amazon Cloud Drive is 50% of dropbox's prices. The Cloud Drive storage price is about 33% less than even S3 storage prices, assuming you are using the full capacity of what you are paying for on your Cloud Drive since you only pay for what you store on S3. Also, S3 has transfer costs while Cloud Drive doesn't.
The best storage/cost ratio I have found is with CrashPlan+... unlimited storage for up to 10 computers on their family plan for about $6 a month (if you pay for 4years up front).
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