![]() ![]() Generally, I opted not to upload images and videos while I was away from home, as the original quality meant a single picture could run me around 10MB, while a minute-long video is hundreds of megabytes. ![]() Check back here to view the current status of the services listed below. The synchronization process is usually fast, though that'd depend on your network equipment when you're at home and your max upload speed when you're out and about. This page provides status information on the services that are part of Google Cloud. ![]() The only thing I really miss are the Google Photos-style Memories that remind you of past moments, but that's just a minor qualm. Geotags and EXIF data are also present here. It also has both a camera roll and a folder view, allowing you to change the timescale and see all of your photos simultaneously. Most importantly, it natively supports the iPhone's Live Photos so it allows me to relive those precious moments that are otherwise lost. It's in beta, currently, but to me it feels like an excellent alternative to Google Photos and other similar cloud galleries. With all that talk about Photos, I guess Synology's up and coming Photos app deserves a mention. Whereas a physical hard drive can fail or become corrupted, cloud storage servers are. What’s more, a recent newborn addition to the family almost certainly meant that my own data is only about to grow in size - and importance. Google Photos is a one-stop-shop for photo storage and syncing. Add to that my local collection of nearly 120GB of photos and videos that I’ve taken with my mirrorless camera and you get a pretty decent chunk of data that’s both irreplaceable and hard to move around that easily. My Google Photos came in at 92.97GB, which comprises around 6 years’ worth of photos and videos I’ve mostly taken with various phones. Admittedly, the stark price difference in comparison with the seemingly cheap cloud storage is definitely there, but hear me out - the positives outweigh the sticker price shock. The grand total for the whole shebang? Around $500, give or take. It Ultimately, the overall interface and software suite of Synology’s DSM operating system tipped the scales in its favor. After a brief research of the current state of the market and a chance encounter with a killer deal on a pair of 4TB Seagate IronWolfs, I ponied up and got myself an entry-level Synology DS218play, though it should be noted that I was almost settled on a QNAP NAS to the last moment. ![]()
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