1GB is nothing.
Dropbox (i am evil for putting its
referral link in my signature... but everyone should try it out if they are looking for an online backup service!) is much more convenient and they give you 2GB for free accounts.
Microsoft I read gives around 25GB for free on their SkyDrive...
I cannot really backup much on a 1GB drive. And I was just reading some reviews online... It does not let you store MP3 files! I have not tested it myself because this feature is not yet activated on my account.
ever since i bought my HD Camcorder... I have been looking for a cheap solution for online storage...
Amazon S3 is too expensive if you are looking to store gigabytes of data... I was considering getting an additional 1TB drive on this server (USD 35 per month extra)... But it still turns out to be an expensive deal. I guess I would just have to get more 1TB+ drives for my desktop... It can handle 4... Not sure what i would do after that.
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essentially i need a flickr type service for videos... flickr stores and provide access to the original photo that you have uploaded. youtube allows 10GB file uploads but you do not get access to the original file that was uploaded. you can only download one of the three converted formats (SD, HQ and HD)... the HD version is pretty good for offline viewing but still not comparison to the original source file...
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flickr costs me 25 USD per month... Unlimited Uploads. YouTube is of course free...
The cheapest option I have found is services like BackBlaze or Mozy... They would backup unlimited data for USD 5 per month... BUT... The biggest problem is that they sync data from your computer... So you cannot really use them for storing data that you want to remove from your own computer...
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so the alternative is...
get a bunch of 1TB drives... get a subscription to BackBlaze... And backup all the data. I still have not figured out... How i would get it back if the drives go bad.
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