2TB iDisk(cultofmac.com)
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2TB iDisk
http://www.cultofmac.com/has-anyones-idisk-been-upgraded-to-2tb/15897
5 comments
There is a difference between email space and storing files. It is hard work to store lots of emails. Particularly when gmail has a limit on size of attachments. Data storage, easy to abuse.
You're certainly right but I still think the number of power users who would even be able to fill 1TB worth of space is minimal. I mean, your average Mac is only sporting about half that. Plus, since you can't exactly stream your audio/video files of iDisk I'd imagine that would cut down on a lot of abuse (since most people want their media on hand)
It's a lot of work to store this much data too. 2TB would take weeks/months to fill up on almost everyone's internet connection (5 megabits up = 39 days).
I'm sure it's a fluke but it does raise a point: Apple is missing an opportunity to make MobileMe a really strong companion to Macs & iPods. They could build it into a comprehensive online backup/syncing tool. Buy a new Mac or iPhone, plug it in, download your data in the background (stream on demand, tie into Bonjour for first backup if both machines are on the same local network) Considering storage is cheap it seems like a no lose scenario for Apple. Some companies are getting by offering huge amounts of cloud storage for far less than the cost of MobileMe is today.
This is a bug, you occasionally get this on certain types of attached volumes (some large USB drives) and nfs/smb/webdav mounts. Sorry, buddy.
I really want to sign up for Mobile Me, but there's no SSL support for most of the web apps. I'd rather not have all my data transferred in the clear.
Stuck at 20gb so far. Would love to have 2TB!
End Result: Happier customers for almost no cost (With storage as cheap as it is the .1% who do use a lot of space will still be relatively cheap to maintain)