Storage Wars! Dropbox Vs. Google Drive
Google recently released their newest product, Google Drive. Which is very similar to Dropbox, Too Similar. So I’m here to show you which one is better.
Round 1 – Paid Storage Costs
Dropbox currently offers:
| Storage | Monthly Rate |
| 50 GB | $9.99 |
| 100 GB | $19.99 |
| +200GB | $200 |
| 1 TB | $795(per year) |
However Google Drive Offers:
| Storage | Monthly Rate |
| 25 GB | $2.49 |
| 100 GB | $4.99 |
| 200 GB | $9.99 |
| 400 GB | $19.99 |
| 1 TB | $49.99 |
| 2 TB | $99.99 |
| 4 TB | $199.99 |
| 8 TB | $399.99 |
| 16 TB | $799.99 |
Google Drive gives you much more flexibility at a cheaper rate, So for this round Google Drive wins.
Round 2 – Free Storage
| Dropbox | Google Drive |
| 2GB* | 5GB |
*Dropbox provides users with 2 GB of free storage space just for signing up. Users can get more by referring friends to the service, 500MB per referral, up to a limit of 16 GB.
The winner of this round is Google Drive since you don’t have to do anything to receive your FREE storage. So so far
Round 3 – Access to your storage
Google Drive is available on Android, Mac OS X, and Windows. iOS apps are on the way.
Dropbox is available for iOS, Blackberry, Android, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows.
So Dropbox wins this round!
Round 4 – Searching for you data
Google is know for search. It uses that expert knowledge in Google Drive and it shows. Search is simple, easy, and quick because the search bar is always with you. Google Drive can even recognize objects in your images and text in scanned documents.
Navigating away from the Dropbox home page takes the search bar away and you have to go back home to find it. Search is not inscribed into every page of Dropbox.
So The search giant, Google wins again.
Round 5 – Security
Making sure your files are secure and not susceptible to unwanted access is very important.
Dropbox enlists bank-level security for your files. Its site says, “Your files are actually safer while stored in your Dropbox than on your computer in some cases.”
Google Drive links directly to your existing Google Account, allowing you to enable two-step authentication and the security features you may already be familiar with. Two-step authentication gives you an added layer because even if someone has your username and password, they still will not be able to access your files.
If someone wants to access your Dropbox account, they just need your username and password. So Google Drive wins once again.
Round 6 – Deleted Files
What happens if you delete an item by mistake? Dropbox keeps a one-month history of your work. Any changes can be undone, so files can be restored after deletion, Which is a great lifesaver. Google Drive tracks every change you make. When you hit the save button, a new revision is saved. You can look back as far as 30 days automatically, or choose a revision to save forever.
Google Drive is a better choice, the saving forever option is awesome because it’s… forever(Hopefully =D).
Round 7 – Offline Availability
As long as you have the Dropbox app installed on your computer, files can be accessed when offline from the folder that lives on your desktop. You always have your files, whether or not you have a connection without having to do anything.
Google Drive works the same way, so this one is a tie.
Round 8 – Syncin’
When adding a file to your Dropbox from your computer it’s as simple as dragging and dropping. One Dropbox issue is when syncing, the original file is removed from your computer’s hard drive and is only accessible in Dropbox.
When you upload a document to Google Drive it gives you the option to convert that file to Google Docs for easy sharing and collaboration. The process is simple and fast. In addition, the ability to open over 30 file types right in your browser. Simply Amazing.
Google Drive wins Again.
Round 9 – Sharing
Google Drive allows you to create a document and work on it at the same time with a colleague. You choose who has access and who can edit or make changes. The changes then appear instantly so everyone can stay in sync.
Dropbox prides itself on simplicity. Instead of just inviting someone to change a document you can invite someone to view a folder and all of its contents. Dropbox says, “it’s as if the folder is saved directly to the other person’s computer.” Dropbox wins in this round
Round 10 – Support
Google Drive gives links to many FAQs however there isn’t any forums or any “live” help . If you have a specific issue, then you may be out of luck. Dropbox support includes, a detailed tour of the entire product, community forums, and the ability to submit a help request where the support team will get back to you on your problem.
The ability to receive a response from a real person is much better.So again Dropbox wins again.
Results
It was a great fight. Dropbox offers some excellent features and benefits that really make the App stand out. Its ability to be accessed from virtually every mobile and desktop platform is crucial. Many people will still favor Dropbox, since they’re solely a storage company.
Google Drive is declared the winner. Google’s flexible storage plans, deep search integration, security, and ability to open more than 30 different file formats from a web browser helped them secure the title.
Ending Scoreboard:
Google Drive: 7
Dropbox: 4
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The fine could amount to more than $10 million dollars, said the person, who declined to be identified because the talks are confidential.The Safari breach was first identified by Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer, who published a blog on his discoveries Feb. 16.
The cookies allowed Google to bypass Safari’s built-in privacy protections to aim targeted advertising at Safari users. Google said at the time it “didn’t anticipate this would happen” and that it was removing the files since discovering the slip and cooperating with officials investigating the matter.
The FTC has the authority to levy fines for violations of its consent decrees of up to $16,000 per day per violation. Do you think it was fair of Google to do that? If so should they get fined? Let me know in the comments!
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Anandtech received this new revised version of the iPad 2 and ran some benchmarking test. They found that the new 32nm chip improves battery life 15-30% over the previous iPad 2 16GB Wi-Fi model.
Anandtech measured a 15% increase in the web browsing battery life, a nearly 30% increase in gaming battery life and an 18% increase in video playback battery life. Although Apple hasn’t revised its battery life specs, the iPad 2,4 definitely lasts longer on a single charge than the original iPad 2.
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Today’s gift is PhotoAlbums+ for iPhone and iPad, what iOS should have had!
Spirit of Logic has recently updated their PhotoAlbums+ tweak to be compatible with iOS 5.1 and brings a handful of features to be used with PhotoStream.
PhotoAlbums+ is a tweak that allows you to manage photo albums on your device without iTunes.
Features:
- iOS5: MOVE photos instead of just copying them between Albums
- iOS5: Private Albums tab with one password protecting all Private Albums
- Add Photo Albums from stock Photos app
- Move Photos and Videos between Albums
- Delete Photo Albums
- Password-protect your private Photo Albums (per-album-password)
- Copy the Album Folders to your PC via USB
The highlights for this release include:
- Disabling automatic uploads of photos taken with the camera
- Specifically select and upload any picture to PhotoStream.
The changelog for this release:
- Added: iOS 5.1 support for both iPhone and iPad
- Added: Option to Add photos to PhotoStream. Any photos in your library! (currently only on iPhone, iPad will follow)
- Added: Setting to prevent photos taken with camera to automatically appear in PhotoStream (for privacy)
- Added: Photostream options for iPad
- Bugfix: Fixed installer scripts to correctly remove launch daemon entries (This has caused USB connection issues under certain install conditions)
- Bugfix: Photo browser in Messages app did not show images
- Bugfix: On iPad photos in private albums sometimes appeared in bad image quality
- Bugfix: Renaming private albums deleted individual password
- Bugfix: When leaving Photos app while in private album view it would hide private albums tab but not close private album. This could circumvented the individual password for that private album when opening private albums tab again
- Bugfix: 5.1 several bugs and crashes due to many framework changes by Apple
- Bugfix: Under certain conditions Move to existant album option was missing
- Bugfix: Moving a video on iPad to private album would not hide it from Photos tab
- Bugfix: Fixed possible crash on iPad iOS 5.1 when moving pictures
GIVEAWAY:
We have 10 Licenses for PhotoAlbums+ to giveaway.
To Enter: Tweet about this review on Twitter and Mention and Follow @LEiPhone and @iRealSMS. This will last until Friday the 11th, then 10 randomly chosen mentions will be picked
Have fun and Good Luck
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