Free Cloud Drive in the Gigabyte size from Google Drive
(15GB) to Microsoft OneDrive (15) is now the norm.
Apple's iCloud is still overpriced as noted in my MICO Wars Blog article
entitled “How
to upgrade to more Apple iCloud Storage for a lower price”.
I use a cloud drive for storing documents, but I can't trust
it, as I need the internet to access my files. When the internet is down at MICO University College, which is often,
I'm stranded, unable to access my work.
I currently have a 16GB Thumb Drive that cost me JA$1000
back in 2014 to store all my files for my Professional Diploma in Teaching
course at the MICO University College
as well as my written work published on my blogs My Thoughts on
Technology and Jamaica, MICO Wars: The Teacher Force
Awakens as well as the Geezam blog.
I'd purchased it for a deal at Royale Computer during The
Jamaica Observer's Fashion Night Out, now called TSO (Take Style Out) set to
occur on Thursday October 1st 2015 as per the flyer below.
So with TSO now on the horizon on Thursday October 1st
2015, what options exists for thumb drives in the 16GB region or higher and how
much would it now cost?
Thumb Drives with
the Storage of an External SSD – Portable Storage for your Precious information
Turns out the answer is pretty expensive based on the
article “Keychain
not included: the five highest-capacity USB flash drives for your digital life”,
published September 22, 2015 by Alex Madison, Digitaltrends.
1. US$665
for the 1TB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 USB
2. US$340
for the 512GB Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0
3. US$150
for the 256GB Patriot Super Sonic Rage 3.0
4. US$100
for the 256GB SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0
5. US$155
for the 240GB VisionTek Pocket USB SSD
Al the above Thumb drive are available at Amazon and are
worthwhile investments. So long as you don't lose them, these are basically equivalent
and cheaper than Cloud Drive.
They may be a bit pricey compared to a SSD or regular Hard-Drive,
like the US$49 Toshiba’s Canvio Basics 1TB Portable Hard Drive as detailed in
my MICO Wars blog article
entitled “US$49
Toshiba’s Canvio Basics 1TB Portable Hard Drive is a great Amazon deal” but
the convenient form factor means they'll be popular with the tech crowd that
can afford them.
Prices are gradually trending down, so expect these sizes to
become the norm by 2017. So soon, you’ll
have an external Hard-drive that can fit on your keychain or dangle around your
neck from a lanyard, convenient and ready to use anywhere, anytime.
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