[kanak]

If your needs aren't met by dropbox's free plan, the cheapest plan they offer is $99 for 50 GB a year.

In comparison, amazon is offering 100 GB for the same $100 a year, and even has cheaper paid plans (e.g. $20 per year for 20 gb).

So, dropbox is currently expensive on two fronts; Amazon gives more GB/$ and also has lower-priced plans for more modest needs.

This is a big win for some users, like kunjaan and me, because we haven't been too thrilled with Dropbox's syncing abilities (tons of "conflicted copies" everywhere). Furthermore, a large portion of our data doesn't need to be synced; it simply needs to be available. This includes data like ebooks, music collection, pictures.

[nhangen]

$99/year, regardless of whether Amazon is cheaper, is not expensive.

[brianobush]

or just find a bunch of people and refer them to dropbox. I have over 10 gig just from referrals. Mind you then you become so dependent on it that once the free space is in use, you will have to upgrade. However at that point, you will gladly pony up $99.

[kunjaan]

Why?