Google Drive will offer 5GB free and up to 100GB of cloud storage, launching very soon!

Forgot69 on 24/04/2012 - 17:53

Anyone else a little giddy with excitement?

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Mod — emphasis 5GB free on the title.

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  • m0nkeycheese on 24/04/2012 - 18:00
    +2

    No :/

    • scrimshaw on 24/04/2012 - 19:50

      I have 26.5GB of Dropbox storage, and 25GB of Skydrive storage = total 100GB.

      Didn't pay a cent for it either…. so no.

  • imaximax1 on 24/04/2012 - 19:04
    -3

    only 5GB free you fool, change the title

    • Forgot69 on 24/04/2012 - 21:39
      +7

      will offer up to 100GB

      I've highlighted where "fools" might have issues reading English.

      • imaximax1 on 24/04/2012 - 23:15

        i dont understand how this would be a deal otherwise? drop box and skydrive offer more.

      • imaximax1 on 25/04/2012 - 10:13

        Better change your title to -up to 16TB

        also site up (not working yet)

        25GB - $2.49/mo
        100GB - $4.99/mo
        200GB - $9.99/mo
        400GB - $19.99/mo
        1TB - $49.99/mo
        2TB - $99.99/mo
        4TB - $199.99/mo
        8TB - $399.99/mo
        16TB - $799.99/mo

        source

  • unifex on 24/04/2012 - 19:18
    -3

    Yeah im not excited at all. Last thing I want is google digging through my data.

    • CuteBirdy on 24/04/2012 - 20:21

      Google can already do that with just about everyone having a gmail account.

      • unifex on 24/04/2012 - 20:49
        -1

        Yeah only your email and surfing. Now with google drive they can dig through your docs now.

        • scrimshaw on 24/04/2012 - 22:58

          All your data are belong to GOOGLE.
          You have no choice but to sync data.

          For great justice.

  • glitchx on 24/04/2012 - 22:25
    -1

    if your system is connected to the internet, your data is no longer secure so live with it being snooped on :)

  • Forgot69 on 24/04/2012 - 23:33

    Sorry people, I really didn't qualify why I'm interested/excited about this. To keep it simple, I'm excited about the prospects, not the product in it's current form.

    An analogy for those that used Android 1.6 on a G1 or HTC Magic. Android was a tedious to horrid experience generalising but now…. oh now, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 is a beauty to behold by comparison.

    Can nobody think of the many ways online storage could be better?

    • scrimshaw on 25/04/2012 - 02:54
      +1

      You're excited because the product is coming from Google, and not, say Microsoft?

      True, google makes fairly innovative products but IMO 5GB of free storage isn't much to sing about at the moment. If anything I believe Skydrive would have the edge because its going to integrated into future releases of Windows, not to mention its also awarding it's current users with 25GB of storage right from the start.

      • Forgot69 on 26/04/2012 - 12:46

        HELL YES! Given Google's fantastic track record, I'm exceptional excited to see where this leads. Compared to MS Skydrive which, let's be honest now, only just recently became competitive, interesting, useful. IMO.

        Let's short list some of the Google achievements:

        • Gmail - started with 1GB, now 10GB storage
        • YouTube - Unlimited video storage
        • Picasa/Google+ - Unlimited photo storage

        After having a quick play with Google Drive now it's out I've noticed:

        • You can view ZIP archive contents and download individual files within an archive
        • Apps running/linking within the Drive eg. Aviary for photos
        • File association management for said apps
        • Public or individual links to any file (only now just introduced by Dropbox)

        It would be 'foolish' (word of the week apparently) to think this is where Google will stop.

  • Coops1 on 25/04/2012 - 19:45

    Heres a bit more….good website for techy things as well…
    http://www.techspot.com/news/48327-google-drive-released-off…

  • cheec on 26/04/2012 - 09:21

    Here's a site which describes a few alternatives for cloud storage

    http://xtechnotes.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/online-storage.htm…

    Dropbox is the most popular but is not the best for everyone. Some alternatives, as listed in the blog, offer more space and technically better.

  • _Bruce_ on 26/04/2012 - 13:46

    For me the biggest issue is the lack of an API. I currently use amazon and was hoping this would compete for a cheaper service (or result in amazon lowering their prices), but it clearly isn't meant for the likes of me.

    Very much targetting simple end use applications.

    • Forgot69 on 26/04/2012 - 14:02
      +1

      What, this API?

      • _Bruce_ on 26/04/2012 - 14:06

        Very limitted and for 'web' applications only - you have to auth your app.

        Yes it is an API, but it is very clear that Google don't want this being used as a general purpose low level storage tool.

  • [Deactivated] on 27/04/2012 - 09:19

    I recently paid $5/yr for 20gb of Google storage for my Google account.
    But this is $2.50/mth for 25Gb….weird pricing.

    • MrLeE on 29/04/2012 - 21:55

      yeah same here. It saids mine will expire if i change plans after the 30th of april. will it remove itself after 30th april or will it just stay on that plan? I only need 20gb. No need for 25gb for 2.50 per month.

      • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2012 - 11:03

        I now wish I'd gotten more space…it looks like they're keeping the legacy plan so it'll be $5/yr for us lucky ducks!

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