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This is a good app, but Dropbox would be very expensive as a cloud platform. Wouldn't it make more sense to use Amazon or something cheaper?

wvanwazer 15y ago
I thought so too, but it's $9.99 a month for 50 GBs, which is more than iTunes Match gives you, and comparable with services like Rdio and Spotify.
- jbrennan 15y ago
  I'm just wondering if it's actually cheaper though. iTunes Match is $24.99 per year, remember. However, iTunes Match isn't everyone's cup of tea (and odds are, not available in their country. It isn't in mine).
- timerickson 15y ago
  And $99 yearly. iTunes Match is only $25 yearly, it's not billed monthly. Furthermore, iTunes Match limits at 25,000 songs. At 256kbps, thats roughly 175GB.
  - lloeki 15y ago
    But iTunes Match is US-only for now.
- gravitronic 15y ago
  I did the "dropbox referral via google adwords + $100 coupon" so I now have 10GB free on dropbox. It's an (albeit sneaky) alternative to the monthly $10.
zach 15y ago
I actually don't think so. For one thing, this argument is true of Dropbox itself, and are music files really that special? For many people, the simplicity and convenience is worth it. Plus if you have some extra space in your Dropbox (yes, there are some of us) this gives you a good use for it. Very slick. I like it. Dropbox should promote this app.
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- run4yourlives 15y ago
  Music files are special: they're relatively big. I've found Dropbox works really well for documents and such, but if you're talking 100GB music collections, that's a lot of cash. Yes, this is a Dropbox issue, not an app issue. I think the app is really neat.
  - callil 15y ago
    I think it's great for those of us who want to switch out music really fast without syncing or anything from any computer. Also solves some space issues like me filling up 8gb and needing only about 4 more...
  - lloeki 15y ago
    > Music files are special: they're relatively big. Dropbox supports delta sync (a la rsync), which means a change to music metadata translates to only a few bytes being transferred instead of the whole file. This is a killer.
phil 15y ago
That's a good point. If you have 100s of gigs of music, this might not be the best option. On the other hand, there are lots of people out there who are already have their music library in Dropbox so they can sync it between their computers, so I don't think it's fatally expensive.
checker 15y ago
I have a friend working on CloudAround for Android. They support a variety of cloud file hosting platforms. TuneBox is iOS though, so I will definitely be checking this app out since I have an iPhone!

wvanwazer 15y ago

I thought so too, but it's $9.99 a month for 50 GBs, which is more than iTunes Match gives you, and comparable with services like Rdio and Spotify.

jbrennan 15y ago
I'm just wondering if it's actually cheaper though. iTunes Match is $24.99 per year, remember. However, iTunes Match isn't everyone's cup of tea (and odds are, not available in their country. It isn't in mine).
timerickson 15y ago
And $99 yearly. iTunes Match is only $25 yearly, it's not billed monthly. Furthermore, iTunes Match limits at 25,000 songs. At 256kbps, thats roughly 175GB.
- lloeki 15y ago
  But iTunes Match is US-only for now.
gravitronic 15y ago
I did the "dropbox referral via google adwords + $100 coupon" so I now have 10GB free on dropbox. It's an (albeit sneaky) alternative to the monthly $10.

zach 15y ago

I actually don't think so. For one thing, this argument is true of Dropbox itself, and are music files really that special? For many people, the simplicity and convenience is worth it. Plus if you have some extra space in your Dropbox (yes, there are some of us) this gives you a good use for it. Very slick. I like it. Dropbox should promote this app.

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run4yourlives 15y ago
Music files are special: they're relatively big. I've found Dropbox works really well for documents and such, but if you're talking 100GB music collections, that's a lot of cash. Yes, this is a Dropbox issue, not an app issue. I think the app is really neat.
- callil 15y ago
  I think it's great for those of us who want to switch out music really fast without syncing or anything from any computer. Also solves some space issues like me filling up 8gb and needing only about 4 more...
- lloeki 15y ago
  > Music files are special: they're relatively big. Dropbox supports delta sync (a la rsync), which means a change to music metadata translates to only a few bytes being transferred instead of the whole file. This is a killer.

phil 15y ago

That's a good point. If you have 100s of gigs of music, this might not be the best option. On the other hand, there are lots of people out there who are already have their music library in Dropbox so they can sync it between their computers, so I don't think it's fatally expensive.

checker 15y ago

I have a friend working on CloudAround for Android. They support a variety of cloud file hosting platforms. TuneBox is iOS though, so I will definitely be checking this app out since I have an iPhone!