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acid_rain
Retired n00bfest O.G.
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:00 am Posts: 2737
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 Google Drive is here!
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/ ... eally.htmlBeats Dropbox, hands down! "Google outdoes Dropbox by giving you 5GB of capacity for free, 25GB for $2.49 a month, or 100GB for $4.99 a month -- via Google Wallet, of course. (Or, if you're feeling like pushing the envelope, there are other tiers including $50 a month for 1TB and $800 a month for 16TB.)" There's your prices! Two-and-a-half bucks for 25GB. Well-played, Google... well played.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:02 pm |
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Hito
n00bfest Council
Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:18 am Posts: 1740
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
They will buy Walmart... mark my words.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:18 pm |
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Cpt. Carrot
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Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:57 am Posts: 904
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Nice try Google, but I say: Well played Microsoft, well played... Limited time offer - you can upgrade your MS Skydrive from 7GB to 25GB for free: https://skydrive.live.com/ManageStorage?lu=1Attachment:
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:33 pm |
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acid_rain
Retired n00bfest O.G.
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:00 am Posts: 2737
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Cpt. Carrot wrote: Limited time offer Fail.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:44 pm |
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snuggle
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Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 11:00 pm Posts: 1595 Location: Calgary Alberta
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
oh look i got 25 gigs of free space from microsoft.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:50 pm |
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Falcon
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Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 5230 Location: Rogers, AR
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Am I the only one that doesn't trust cloud storage? I dont like not being in control of my data
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:33 pm |
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acid_rain
Retired n00bfest O.G.
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:00 am Posts: 2737
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
How are you not in control?
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:42 pm |
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Mindless
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 4359 Location: The Nasty Nati
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Why would I pay for data to be stored by someone else? Especially when my .0000000001mb upload speed will definitely just make me smash everything on my desk. F*CK that, six 2TB HD's FTW
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:51 pm |
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acid_rain
Retired n00bfest O.G.
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:00 am Posts: 2737
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Because paying a thousand dollars for 6 2TB drives is stupid when you could pay 2.50 a month and still not pay the same amount for like ten years?
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:46 pm |
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yay
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Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:34 pm Posts: 148 Location: Simi Valley CA
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yo man the cloud is where its at. its the future of today's tomorrow now.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:50 pm |
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Twig and Berries
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Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:19 pm Posts: 488
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
F*CK the cloud, and F*CK yay.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:43 pm |
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Kwang!
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Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 pm Posts: 4413 Location: Here.
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
The cloud is fine but it's definitely good to have certainly your most private files on your own media. Not only that, but anything sensitive.
Also, I already use SkyDrive so I might just look into this 25gb upgrade.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:50 pm |
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Cpt. Carrot
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Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:57 am Posts: 904
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
I think that acid is in love with google, and he's gonna gobble on google's doodle...
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:52 pm |
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Kwang!
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Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 pm Posts: 4413 Location: Here.
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
By comparing prices it seems that if you want more than 25gb, go with Google. If you already have SkyDrive, and need less than 25gb of storage it's fine. I might try out the Google service anyway just to see what it's like. Attachment:
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:58 pm |
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eviI-pie
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Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 2649
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
How much would it cost me if I just wanted to look at everyone else's files?
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:14 pm |
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Caniboid
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Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:24 am Posts: 2534 Location: Beaverton/Tigard/Portland Oregon
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This is F*CKING gay! I got all excited over nothing! I thought this was going to be some amazing new program blended in with google maps/earth letting you do some virtual driving shit. F*CKING storage! Woopty F*CKING do! :D
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:21 pm |
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Hooker
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Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:47 pm Posts: 2564
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
acid_rain wrote: Beats Dropbox, hands down!
I dunno. I have 24GB for free from Dropbox now. They had a thing where if you tested their beta you'd get up to like 5gb for free, plus a 5gb free for school, and then the original 3gb and adding (cheating) friends for the rest. Edit: side note on skydrive -- you pretty much have to use IE for it to work even reasonably well. We use that to store all of our FSAE data at school and IE is a pain in the F*CKING ass. Dropbox has a better UI, imo. Dunno about google.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:56 pm |
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acid_rain
Retired n00bfest O.G.
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:00 am Posts: 2737
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
Not gonna pay extra money for a prettier GUI and still shitty slow transfer speeds. I use dropbox every day for the internal NS2 builds, and it's queue system is absolutely horrible, even while I'm on a 100GB paid account.
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:09 pm |
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chinesethunda
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Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:11 am Posts: 428
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
I don't trust cloud storage trusting person, schoolwork is about as far as il go with what I upload, maybe some pics now and again lol
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| Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:37 pm |
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Kwang!
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Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 pm Posts: 4413 Location: Here.
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 Re: Google Drive is here!
chinesethunda wrote: I don't trust cloud storage trusting person, schoolwork is about as far as il go with what I upload, maybe some pics now and again lol I don't own much that is 'sensitive' but for that stuff I tend to go with a more private service. Also: WTF, not ready? Attachment:
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