I'm researching the available options for online storage and backup and found some useful resources as well as noted some things intially. I'm not looking at all at anything requiring only Windows [some still do, but fewer these days] and because the storage amount has to be around 40-50GB, I'm not interested in free or smaller storage options. http://tomuse.com/ultimate-review-list-of-best-free-online-storage-and-backup-application-services/http://tomuse.com/ultimate-review-list-of-best-free-online-storage-and-backup-application-services/
As for my initial findings:
Dot Mac opening account is $99/year and $50G for
family pack, $49 for 20G more storage [but you
can transfer up/down 200G per month]
Dropbox has 2G free then up to 50G for $10 a month; free downloads
Mozy is free to 2G, then $5 each month for
unlimited home use [Pro plan differs]
JungleDisk is software to sync data with Amazon
S3; the software is $20, the cost is 15¢ per G
up to 50TB with transfer rates [10¢ up and 17¢
down per G], with unlimited storage.
ADrive is free up to 50G [no desktop client, tho
I don't know for sure what that means] with more
features [including encryption etc.] at $69.50/yr.
SugarSync is 30G at $50/year, 60G for $100/yr.
Another review is at: TopTenReviews
- I note that the providers listed there differ from
those I saw in the 2008 review.
Right now I'm leaning toward: Mozy, JungleDisk, SugarSync, ElephantDrive and a few others....they each offer different and valuable options. My main criteria besides price and simplicity is reliability, that they'll be around and the data secure and safe....
update: I'm right now doing a free evaluation period backup via JungleDisk and may be able to report something on that in the near future.
