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>good value one terabyte of HDD space ≈ $12
by throwaway0x7E6 4y ago
>good value
one terabyte of HDD space ≈ $12
- rejectfinite 4y agoBut an external HDD is not going to sync to a central server or other devices. icloud/onedrive etc is not just the space but also redundancy and backup and sync bultiin.
- throwaway0x7E6 4y agosure, but still, the profit margin is such that you're getting literally milked
- davidjfelix 4y agoyou're not paying for the hard drive, otherwise they'd ship you the hard drive - you're paying for the management.
- bfung 4y agoValue here is not just the amount of storage: 1. Multiple people and devices use this one account. 2. Said multiple people are not technical - they don’t always know/remember to plug in a drive to their device for backup. 3. The mental load reduction is amazing. The iCloud keychain feature + faceID + multidevices is so convenient, I don’t understand why I ever spent effort in crazy tool and file plumbing schemes. I use the $2.99/month plan, and my time is worth a lot more than that (at least 3000 times more using paycheck…). I’d rather spend time with friends and family doing other things than debugging our collective backup schemes. That’s value.