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If the prices are anything like what their current storage options are, it will be the best option available. Dropbox - Current options 50 GB ($99.00 USD per

by pitzips 15y ago

If the prices are anything like what their current storage options are, it will be the best option available. Dropbox - Current options 50 GB ($99.00 USD per year) - 100 GB ($199.00 USD per year) Google Storage - Current Options 20 GB ($5.00 USD per year) - 80 GB ($20.00 USD per year) - 200 GB ($50.00 USD per year) - 400 GB ($100.00 USD per year) - 1 TB ($256.00 USD per year) -

jerrya 15y ago
Yes, I'm very happy with the storage I pay for at Google. Hard to beat $5 for 20Gb. I hope their prices stay that low. That said, with Dropbox's versioning of files, I can see Dropbox arguing each Gb you have there can really be much many more Gbs than what you seem to pay for. It will be interesting to see Google's features. What I value most from dropbox is the versioning and the relatively seamless integration into the operating system.
- abraham 15y ago
  Any of the files in Google Docs format (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, etc) already support versioning and history. I don't know how that effects the total storage however.
  - jerrya 15y ago
    You're right about that, and I had forgotten that. The interface seems different, the dropbox versioning appears to part of its file system, the google versioning as part of the application. So for me, dropbox versions some blobs (truecrypt volumes) that it's not clear that google could version, unless they add a different interface to google drive (and I sure hope they do.)
  - lukebaker 15y ago
    Files in the Google Docs format do not count against your quota. Files not in Google Docs format also support revisions, but each revision counts against your quota.
- jonknee 15y ago
  But with how Dropbox stores files (de-duped), there can really much fewer GBs than what you seem to pay for. I'd say that it more than evens out, especially since large binaries are much more likely to be already stored and not versioned.
huggyface 15y ago
I'm calculating much higher Google Storage prices (similar to yours, but per month).
- rryan 15y ago
  https://accounts.google.com/b/0/PurchaseStorage https://accounts.google.com/b/0/PurchaseStorage It's $0.33 per GB-month for all the Google storage tiers. This is the best you'll find pretty much anywhere on the Internet.
  - huggyface 15y ago
    Ah. Sorry I was looking at the Google Cloud Storage rather than the consumer pricing (which was my mistake given that the context was Dropbox).
replax 15y ago
I am surprised that you left out Microsoft SkyDrive, which provides you with 25 GB for free to start with. Not to mention that it has the office capability (arguably better from my POV), too.

by pitzips 15y ago

jerrya 15y ago

Yes, I'm very happy with the storage I pay for at Google. Hard to beat $5 for 20Gb. I hope their prices stay that low. That said, with Dropbox's versioning of files, I can see Dropbox arguing each Gb you have there can really be much many more Gbs than what you seem to pay for. It will be interesting to see Google's features. What I value most from dropbox is the versioning and the relatively seamless integration into the operating system.

abraham 15y ago
Any of the files in Google Docs format (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, etc) already support versioning and history. I don't know how that effects the total storage however.
- jerrya 15y ago
  You're right about that, and I had forgotten that. The interface seems different, the dropbox versioning appears to part of its file system, the google versioning as part of the application. So for me, dropbox versions some blobs (truecrypt volumes) that it's not clear that google could version, unless they add a different interface to google drive (and I sure hope they do.)
- lukebaker 15y ago
  Files in the Google Docs format do not count against your quota. Files not in Google Docs format also support revisions, but each revision counts against your quota.
jonknee 15y ago
But with how Dropbox stores files (de-duped), there can really much fewer GBs than what you seem to pay for. I'd say that it more than evens out, especially since large binaries are much more likely to be already stored and not versioned.

huggyface 15y ago

I'm calculating much higher Google Storage prices (similar to yours, but per month).

rryan 15y ago
https://accounts.google.com/b/0/PurchaseStorage https://accounts.google.com/b/0/PurchaseStorage It's $0.33 per GB-month for all the Google storage tiers. This is the best you'll find pretty much anywhere on the Internet.
- huggyface 15y ago
  Ah. Sorry I was looking at the Google Cloud Storage rather than the consumer pricing (which was my mistake given that the context was Dropbox).

replax 15y ago

I am surprised that you left out Microsoft SkyDrive, which provides you with 25 GB for free to start with. Not to mention that it has the office capability (arguably better from my POV), too.