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I didn't pay the extra dollar, I got the $5 droplet - but the backups are $1/mo extra

kbenson 6y ago
Ah, interesting. Was it offered at the time and you didn't choose it, or is it an older droplet that didn't have the choice? I've had a lot of different droplets of different sizes over the last 6-7 years. Recently when I created a new one for a new project, I noticed that option and chose it. I'm not sure I would if buying a larger droplet, or a lot of small ones (I've done that for certain projects), but $1/mo is the point where it feels like nothing.
- slimsag 6y ago
  Well, it's only $1/mo difference for the smallest droplet. As you go up in tiers: $2, $3, $4, $8, $16 dollar differences. I think it's a little scummy that they go out of their way to hide it and make the more expensive options the default, though: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3173176/115132649-e5036000-9fb6-11eb-93ee-69ce89415d9e.png https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3173176/115132649-... DigitalOcean is going downhill fast after the layoffs, I'm not optimistic about them in the long term. I'd love to know what they burn on marketing, because their video ads on YouTube are crazy.
  - nojs 6y ago
    A while ago I noticed they set the default droplet to a more expensive one and moved the $5 option off the screen to the left so you have to scroll to see it, but it all lines up so it looks like there’s no more options. Minor change but a sneaky one.
  - kbenson 6y ago
    > I think it's a little scummy that they go out of their way to hide it and make the more expensive options the default Eh, I wouldn't call that hiding it so much as making the current market default the one they default to. If you're looking for the lowest end droplet, then yeah, it makes sense you would want the lower end Intel without SSD, but if you're buying something more expensive at all, there's more of a choice to be made. Also, I'm not going to fault them for putting forth the option that allows them to more easily decommission what are probably older hardware and disks for newer offerings, especially when the "hiding" is just a radio button above the droplets. It's not that hidden. I suspect eventually the newer gen Intel/AMD offerings will lower in price and replace the current default. > I'd love to know what they burn on marketing, because their video ads on YouTube are crazy. That's interesting. I remember seeing some like 6-12 months ago on youtube for the first time, but I haven't seen any for a long while. I must have just been flagged as not part of their target audience (or Google has determined I already use them).

Ah, interesting. Was it offered at the time and you didn't choose it, or is it an older droplet that didn't have the choice? I've had a lot of different droplets of different sizes over the last 6-7 years. Recently when I created a new one for a new project, I noticed that option and chose it. I'm not sure I would if buying a larger droplet, or a lot of small ones (I've done that for certain projects), but $1/mo is the point where it feels like nothing.

slimsag 6y ago
Well, it's only $1/mo difference for the smallest droplet. As you go up in tiers: $2, $3, $4, $8, $16 dollar differences. I think it's a little scummy that they go out of their way to hide it and make the more expensive options the default, though: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3173176/115132649-e5036000-9fb6-11eb-93ee-69ce89415d9e.png https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3173176/115132649-... DigitalOcean is going downhill fast after the layoffs, I'm not optimistic about them in the long term. I'd love to know what they burn on marketing, because their video ads on YouTube are crazy.
- nojs 6y ago
  A while ago I noticed they set the default droplet to a more expensive one and moved the $5 option off the screen to the left so you have to scroll to see it, but it all lines up so it looks like there’s no more options. Minor change but a sneaky one.
- kbenson 6y ago
  > I think it's a little scummy that they go out of their way to hide it and make the more expensive options the default Eh, I wouldn't call that hiding it so much as making the current market default the one they default to. If you're looking for the lowest end droplet, then yeah, it makes sense you would want the lower end Intel without SSD, but if you're buying something more expensive at all, there's more of a choice to be made. Also, I'm not going to fault them for putting forth the option that allows them to more easily decommission what are probably older hardware and disks for newer offerings, especially when the "hiding" is just a radio button above the droplets. It's not that hidden. I suspect eventually the newer gen Intel/AMD offerings will lower in price and replace the current default. > I'd love to know what they burn on marketing, because their video ads on YouTube are crazy. That's interesting. I remember seeing some like 6-12 months ago on youtube for the first time, but I haven't seen any for a long while. I must have just been flagged as not part of their target audience (or Google has determined I already use them).