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Seagate – The case for physical storage over cloud

We live in an odd time where anyone can create terabytes worth of information with ease, but storing that information and retrieving it whenever you like can be a hassle.

The great debate of physical media versus cloud storage has been going on for years, but recent shifts and events in the world have pushed many to stop and pause before choosing an upload over a transfer.

The first of these issues is that of pricing. Almost all cloud storage services either charge month to month, in US dollars, or both.

The cost of the cloud

For South African consumers this means that the amount of money you pay to keep your data online can vary depending on the country’s exchange rate, and it could be an expense you incur multiple times over.

Compare that to buying an external hardware solution – such as one of Seagate’s line of Expansion Portable Hard Drives – and this worry no longer need exist. Buying a hard drive is a one time expense with a cost you see upfront right before the purchase. Added to this is Seagate’s two-year limited warranty, with the appeal of having all your important data or their backups on your desk or shelf becomes that much more appealing.

And in South Africa this option looks better and better every day as internet service providers and the country’s electric grid cannot provide reliable access to either. We’ve all had that important meeting or school project hiding out in the cloud somewhere with no way for us to access it because of someone else’s failure to provide a service.

With a hard drive this is never a problem. As long as you have a device such as a laptop to connect to the drive, your data is right there at an instant. With USB 3.0 on this entire line of drives that speed cannot be overlooked.

When the power or internet goes out we’re often forced to go to the nearest shop that offers free WiFi – spending time and money to get there, only to find the upload and download speeds dreadfully slow putting another roadblock in your progress.

And what about privacy?

For every service that offers cloud storage for your data, there are thousands of words that you need to read through when you get to the terms of service.

Even if you are someone who can understand the legal jargon in these agreements, they don’t count for much when there’s an inevitable data breach or some rogue agent gets their hands on your sensitive files.

But with a drive right next to you, you always know where your information is and who exactly is accessing it.

For those in South Africa and abroad, choosing a Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive for your storage needs just makes sense. They can be had in 1, 2 and 4 terabyte capacities, get working in minutes, and allow you to have complete control over what you already own.

You can request information to purchase one of Seagate’s storage solutions.

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