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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Is Skydrive or Google Drive the Better Cloud Storage?

As far as cloud storage goes, I use Google Drive. This is simply because it is convenient. I already have an account with Google. However, which one should I be using? Which one has the better features?

Google Drive

Pros:


  • Media streams without having to download it.
  • Drive has better compatibility than Office
  • Google Docs user interface is very clean.
  • Google Docs can be saved in various formats.
  • You can decide which items you want synced, and on what devices they go on.
  • When you upgrade to any paid account within Google you get an addition 25GB of Gmail storage.

Cons:


  • You start out with only 5GB of free storage.
  • It is $60 for an additional 100GB of storage per year.
  • You can't earn free space by referring friends






Skydrive

Pros:

  • You start out with 7GB of free storage.
  • It is $50 a year to get 100GB of additional storage.
  • The office web application looks VERY similar to that on the desktop version.
  • You can use Office for free online, and it allows you to move back and forth between online and offline editing if you have Office installed

Cons:

  • Putting the entire ribbon from Office online is clutter and chaos.
  • Office documents are just that, no other formats can be used.
  • Skydrive prefers to stick with Office formats.
  • Must download media to view.
  • You can't select, drag, and drop items.

1 comment:

  1. The offices are flawless and well lit which was vital for me. I would like to head off to some dirty place where I couldn't see who was around the corner. They are proficient and cordial and the best part - they offered crisply heated treats!! Now who doesn't cherish treats?

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