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I was just looking at using cloud storage as a third level backup for some of my files that I really don't want to loose,and I was a bit surprised how expensive it is compared to just buying another external hard drive.
For 2TB of cloud storage, I seem to be looking at $US8.- per month, in comparison, I can buy a 2TB portable USB 3.0 hard drive for $US60.-
One advantage of cloud storage is that I can access that from anywhere, but as a straight backup, that is really of no value to me.
I suppose one could argue that cloud storage itself is essentially backed up which would mean a second 2TB drive, but even then one is ahead with a purchase of two 2TB drives after 15 months.
Am I missing something here?
For 2TB of cloud storage, I seem to be looking at $US8.- per month, in comparison, I can buy a 2TB portable USB 3.0 hard drive for $US60.-
One advantage of cloud storage is that I can access that from anywhere, but as a straight backup, that is really of no value to me.
I suppose one could argue that cloud storage itself is essentially backed up which would mean a second 2TB drive, but even then one is ahead with a purchase of two 2TB drives after 15 months.
Am I missing something here?