Arcane WIzard wrote:lol @ newegg
yeah, newegg isn't my usual source for computer parts, but looking up DVDRW's on pricewatch just gives you a bunch of the bad brands, that'll be lucky if they only have a 50% coaster rate. And newegg's prices are usually fairly reasonable. Their cpu prices are generally good, and sometimes the lowest.
Arcane WIzard wrote:Why dont carbonite's harddrives fail?
They do. But unlike when your hard drive fails, Carbonite doesn't charge you extra if one of their hard drives fail. They replace it themselves. Therefore, cost to the user stays the same, and it really doesn't matter.
Arcane WIzard wrote:Why don't you get harddrives that last longer than 6 years for your silly price?
if you want to get higher quality hard drives, they cost more. More expensive to start with, and probably still more expensive in the long run.
Arcane WIzard wrote:Why don't you count interweb changes into your estimate future?
How would that make a difference?
Arcane WIzard wrote:Always gonna be uploading at lots of mbps?
why not? It's not like I'm planning to go back to dial-up. And chances are, internet connections will get faster and faster. I'm sure that in 6 years, 10 or even 100mb(or probably more) connections will be much more available in the US.
And anyway, after the initial backup, needed upload bandwidth decreases. It's not like I'm going to be adding gigabytes of stuff to my hard drive every day.
Arcane WIzard wrote:Will carbonite.com even excist in 6 years? Will their prices change?
There's no way of knowing if they will exist in 6 years. However, if they close up, I can always just use some other alternative. Perhaps in that time some other websites will start offering a similar service. I don't know, and, no one does. But if they close, I just will use that money to do some other backup.
Arcane WIzard wrote:What if your connection fails during an overnight backup?
You don't seem to understand how Carbonite works. their backup program automatically backs up all new and changed files continuously, using your unused internet bandwidth. Disconnecting from the internet only means that it will have to wait until a connection is re-established before it can continue keeping the online backup current. You can turn off your computer any time you want.
Arcane WIzard wrote:What if it fails while you need your backed up data?
Then, when your internet connection comes back up, you can restore your data then. Time Warner's usually pretty fast about fixing it, and it really doesn't fail very often.
Arcane WIzard wrote:Do you even know what an SLA is and why they exist?
What aspect of the service level agreement are you referring to?
Arcane WIzard wrote:Also, I can still manage fine with 20 GB, that I have more simply means I will use more, not that I need more. Still easily fits OS, software, current projects, and some music. Learn2usestoragemediums.
Yes, I know you can get on fine with 20gb, but it's very limiting, and the fact is, while it's possible, that's not what happens. Like you said, you use more. Do you absolutely need that extra space? No, but still, you spend money expanding your storage. Just like almost everyone else who uses a computer. And soon 20gb really will be obsolete. Soon it will be like the 20mg hard drives of times past. Fact is, you will need to upgrade your hard drive space at some point, or never install new software again.
And is it really neccesary to decend to the personal insults? Do you ever see me doing that? I've been in many arguments, and fought with reasoning and facts. Insults don't play any good part in an argument.