Item: Dropbox
Rating: 7
Author: nathan miles

Overall Satisfaction with Dropbox

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pretty good, not the best, but the more you pay, the more you get. I have NO use for "signatures," I need a FAST "cloud" storage to share with my colleagues. It would be nice to get it for cheape,r as it's NOT as "fast" as it should be. There are some interface issues that I don't like. It's a "decent" solution, but could be WAY better, faster, and EASIER to use in my opinion.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Large Capacity online storage.
Decent speed of downloads.
I like the "favorite" star function.

Cons

Uploads sometimes crash.
Option to download multiple files WITHOUT having to .zip them.
Upload speeds need to be faster.

Return on Investment

Saves money over other storage solutions.
Easy link sharing.
File sharing is easy.

Usability

There are a lot of decent things, but for the most part, I don't like that you have to have enough storage to download items when on a lower-tier program. If I am paying for a large storage plan, I want to share a file for download and upload it to my storage. I don't like the desktop app; it's terrible. WAY TOO intrusive in my opinion.

Key Insights

Do you think Dropbox delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with Dropbox's feature set?

Did Dropbox live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of Dropbox go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Dropbox again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Apple iCloud, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe After Effects

Likelihood to Recommend

The team's plan is good for storing a large number of files and for sorting what is only viewable to me and what I want to make accessible to other team members. The ability to keep things organized is also a big plus. Keeping large files for sharing is another benefit; limiting me to only small files won't work for me, and that's what the Teams plan allows.

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Dropbox is meh.