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[ronito]

Damn, with that app and that price I might just get rid of carbonite

 

[pinsomniac]

What exactly do you use Google Drive for that you need so much data? I just use it for documents...

Still on Dropbox with a little under 100gb used. Primarily for project syncing. With multiple desktops/laptops, the fact that I can save and work without worrying about which machine I'm on is absolutely worth the cost to me.

 

[cbox]

Man dropbox's 2gb is seems pretty bad right now.

 

[Timeless]

Because it's for absolutely massive data. Normal consumers expect some amount of performance from a backup and probably isn't storing many terabytes. If you are, you are a power user who probably needs to go with Glacier.

There's no reason it has to be for massive data. I could back up 40 GB* of family photos, and never need to download the backup again unless there was a local hard drive failure. And when I did need to download them again, I would be fine with waiting for a few hours.

*Overestimate

 

[qizah]

$1.99/mo for 100GB is incredible. Easy to ditch Dropbox completely now.

 

[saelz8]

So, is it safe to say that Dropbox has no choice but to follow suit? This is way too cheap for them to ignore. Good Scheiße.

 

[terrisus]

Storage space is now measured in Selfies/day?

 

[supergiz]

Can you stream videos to your phone / tablet that's on this storage?

 

[Big Chief Crazy Cone]

You can store media on Drive and play it via Plex right?

That would be worth it for sure

 

[SimleuqiR]

Can you stream videos to your phone / tablet that's on this storage?

Yes. At least Mp4 files stream without issue on my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

I hope Dropbox can be more competitive against the giants. Even if it's a dollar more, I'd rather pay Dropbox than Google.

 

[Maninthemirror]

Don't think Dropbox can compete with that price. On scalability, they are competing with Google...

 

[pestul]

100GB plan it is!

 

[Like the hat?]

Shit. Switching from Dropbox.
Sorry db, I love your service but I can't argue with five times the space for the same price

My 208gb is almost full of photo and home movie backups.

 

[magenta]

Does anybody know if Google reserves the right to datamine anything that is stored on an account?

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Does anybody know if Google reserves the right to datamine anything that is stored on an account?

Of course they do.

 

[inm8num2]

Now those are some cheap prices for cloud storage.

 

[Zantetsuken]

I hardly use Drive, except for a few documents, but it seems too good to pass up.

 

[Somnid]

Google Drive has allowed for that for awhile now (public folder and hosted web apps) but maybe it's not quite as robust as what Dropbox provides, not sure. I think there's CORS support.

I last tried when they announced the feature and it was a major pain in the ass to get working and they didn't have CORS support for their API. I might try again but it was a really bad experience compared to just editing and refreshing like I do with Dropbox.

 

[NoTacos]

I got a free 30gb account through my school email account (my school switched to google mail a few years ago) more than enough space for me. Google is just making everything more convenient.

 

[terrisus]

Does anybody know if Google reserves the right to datamine anything that is stored on an account?

What a silly question.
Of course they do.

 

[Auron_Kale]

Hmm... $1.99 a month or $9.99 a month...

Trying to decide what would be best for me.

 

[Cipherr]

That 1.99 a month... You can probably pay about half of that using the credit they give you for that google rewards app.

Im trying to recall how often I get those little surveys. They give you generally anywhere from a quarter to a buck for answering questions every now and then. I might stop ignoring them if I can pay for some cloud storage with it. Assuming of course Play credit can be used to buy this storage space.

 

[SimleuqiR]

That 1.99 a month... You can probably pay about half of that using the credit they give you for that google rewards app.



Im trying to recall how often I get those little surveys. They give you generally anywhere from a quarter to a buck for answering questions every now and then. I might stop ignoring them if I can pay for some cloud storage with it. Assuming of course Play credit can be used to buy this storage space.

It takes seconds to answer them why would you ignore them? I mean if you are not willing to answer them just uninstall the app.

I was able to buy Pocketcast with the money I made out of those surveys.

This was probably my favorite one

 

[terrisus]

That 1.99 a month... You can probably pay about half of that using the credit they give you for that google rewards app.

I didn't even know about this.
Nifty.

 

[Dany]

Can Drive to what dropbox can do?

 

[yogloo]

Wow. Does the google drive for windows have similar functionalities as dropbox?

 

[tirminyl]

That 1.99 a month... You can probably pay about half of that using the credit they give you for that google rewards app.

Ha. That's exactly what I was thinking. I just bought an app and rented a movie with some of those survey proceeds :-D

 

[Auron_Kale]

I have an iPhone so no Google Rewards for me. Still, I'll probably sleep on it and decide.

Right now, biggest files I have on my Drive are music and some video files though I foresee adding more pictures to it to take advantage of the storage. I also have Drive connected to my rMBP so I might do a future HDD backup to it one day...

 

[Timedog]

Once I can store my entire music collection for 2 dollars (encrypted using my own proprietary fractal-based encryption scheme, or course) then I'll jump in. I'm sure that's like 6-8 years off.

 

[ThaiGrocer]

That 1.99 a month... You can probably pay about half of that using the credit they give you for that google rewards app.



Im trying to recall how often I get those little surveys. They give you generally anywhere from a quarter to a buck for answering questions every now and then. I might stop ignoring them if I can pay for some cloud storage with it. Assuming of course Play credit can be used to buy this storage space.

I can't seem to buy space with my Google play credits. My only options with wallet are credit cards. So no then?

 

[SRG01]

How is the Google Drive desktop client? DB has been good to me and matches my workflow, so I don't see a reason to switch just yet...

 

[Ripclawe]

Amazon to drop prices starting in April

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/amazoncom-cloud-idUSL1N0MN2A420140326