To make your argument even more absurd, I'll throw this in: Mozy and other online services require that you have a broadband connection. My neck has a kink from trying to see your stretch. You're reaaaallllly streeettccchhhhing here. What online storage service offers 1 TB of storage for less than $100 per year? This is assuming I throw away my 1 TB drives and buy new ones every year (not likely). So my $100 one time cost is somehow more expensive than paying an on-line service to store 1 TB of data for me? Please, show me how that can be done. Which I WOULD HAVE ANYWAY to store various things any how, big freaking deal. So I spent $100 on a couple of portable drives. me REPEAT what I said - most of the costs I incurred would have happened EVEN IF I HAD AN ONLINE SERVICE.īecause I happen to have a fire vault for my other valuables ANYWAY, there was no added cost.īecause I had Acronis True Image for PC cloning ANYWAY, there was no added cost. I can pay an online service for 3-4 years before I hit your startup costs. You're *easily* at $300 for your backup solution and that's before any of your drives fail and need to be replaced. And then you have your nice fire vault - how many hundreds did that cost? And then you have the software, a single license of which is $50. What difference does that make? By your own admission you've had to buy hard drives, some of which cost $100 some of which cost $50. ![]() This can be done by a kid, extremely easy to set up. I'm just someone who enjoys getting the most for my money, the most value and the most control. On top of that, they (which means YOU) have to pay for marketing costs, employees, all costs that I don't have to pay for with my set up. Think that fire protection somehow comes magically free with no cost with an online service? Guess who's paying for the fire protection at your online provider? You are paying for it, out of the monthly fees. If there's a fire at your house, there could be a fire at your online data provider. you have done is convinced us that your solution is great for an IT type. Maybe *you* would don't assume the rest of us would. I do? Why? I can get a full backup and image directly from Mozy.Įxactly. As such you need to purchase some method of making your data safe from fire. And the fact of the matter is that your solution is susceptible to fire. ![]() This is a complete side-step of the issue and you're wrong.
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