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in the review link<br />
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<a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413556,00.asp" rel="ugc">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413556,00.asp</a><br />
i drive seems to offer the most yet the cheapest.. do you see any downside to it that is not obvious in this comparison?<br />
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thanks for any input on evaluating between providers. (the need is for home usage to backup PC, laptop and 2 smartphone data and sync to online daily ).
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in the review link
 
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413556,00.asp
i drive seems to offer the most yet the cheapest.. do you see any downside to it that is not obvious in this comparison?

thanks for any input on evaluating between providers. (the need is for home usage to backup PC, laptop and 2 smartphone data and sync to online daily ).

idrive- review.. (what factors to think through to compare to others)

Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing where shared resources and information are provided to computers and other devices. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Cloud computing and storage solutions provide users and enterprises with various capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers, relying on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale.

Cloud Computing

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.