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Title: Apple Lowers iCloud Storage Prices
Post by: kimmer on September 16, 2015, 01:12:11 PM
http://tidbits.com/e/15920

I've never used iCloud storage, so I don't know how reliable it is, nor anything about its speed (one commenter said it's 'glacial in NL'); but the pricing looks great.
Title: Apple Lowers iCloud Storage Prices
Post by: Xairbusdriver on September 17, 2015, 11:20:11 AM
Pricing now matches Amazon and a few others. They dropped the 500GB level, however. I just don't use the "cloud" for many kinds of serious backups. However, they should be* more reliable than local Hds since they should be* making automatic recovery and multiple hardware devices. Speed will always be dependent on your local connection. Access will always be dependent on your local connection. You can buy a lot of HD for $240 (1 year of 1 TB at iCloud) and have much faster access speeds, but when the HD fails, the speed will drop significantly! laughhard.gif

* There should be a law against using these two words together! We already know what should be, unfortunately, it is too often assumed to be and too often not to be (as Hamlet once sort of said)! wallbash.gif
Title: Apple Lowers iCloud Storage Prices
Post by: kimmer on September 17, 2015, 04:31:49 PM
I like having some things backed up in dropbox simply so that I can use it on my laptop, iMac and iPhone. Otherwise, I also prefer having a couple of external drives right here at home. I can always grab them and run if need be. wink.gif
Title: Apple Lowers iCloud Storage Prices
Post by: Xairbusdriver on September 17, 2015, 07:00:38 PM
You should be careful when running with drives! eek2.gif
Title: Apple Lowers iCloud Storage Prices
Post by: kimmer on September 17, 2015, 08:13:03 PM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Sep 17 2015, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You should be careful when running with drives! eek2.gif

Only if I have scissors in my other hand.  Devilish2.gif