Online Storage VS External Hard Disk (advantages and disadvantages)

[Dieselman]

There is no debate when you look into longevity. Lets look over the course of 5 years.
Purchase price of an external 500GB HDD = $50
5 years later = $0
Dropbox for ONLY 100GB = $19/month
5 years later = $1200

You do the math.

Online/Cloud storage was designed to share documents,picture, exe. amongst family,friends,co-workers or other devices. Cloud storage/online main purpose is not to keep a safe heaven for everything.An external HDD was.

[win7holic]

you repeat the statement in my thread.

Quote:4. Suitable for small documents - Task school, stories, anything with small files.

first post.

[Dieselman]

And show me where you talked about price over time or elaborated on the actual design intent? Saying its suitable is not explaining to other forum members of what the main purpose of online/cloud storage is.

[win7holic]

4. Suitable for small documents - Task school, stories, anything with small files...?
that's it?

[Dieselman]

What is a task school? I have no idea what a task school is so how can I understand it? I do know what a school task is though. Also where did you talk about price over time? Where did you discuss what the main purpose of it is? Saying its good for small files,etc means both. If you want to make a point about something stop speaking in generalizations and elaborate your topics.

[win7holic]

school is same task like homework.

Quote: Currently affordable prices External Hard disk

I told about this time, NOT the future. and, one can think about it too.
a few years ago, an external hard disk is very expensive from now, then the price is getting cheaper.
so, what about the next few years? will be more and more expensive than now.
the theory of the business.

[Umbra Polaris]

my ExHDD fall down 6 month ago 1TB of Datas lost...

[Dieselman]

Have had a Seagate Free Agent for 4 years now and no trouble. Computers fail. Hard drivers fail. People die. Its part of life.

[Dieselman]

(11-10-2011 02:52 PM)umbrapolaris wrote:  my ExHDD fall down 6 month ago 1TB of Datas lost...

How did it fall down? Like down a flight of stairs?

[Umbra Polaris]

it was a seagate free agent... 1st time it fell, flatly from 30cm high..., dead, i must wait to be back in France for sending it to repair.