Apple → Re: Is .Mac worth the price?

It depends on if the services .Mac provides are of good value to you. Personally I think it's a better deal if you have more than one Mac to keep up with. Using iSync to keep my contacts, calendar entries, and bookmarks concurrent on both the iBook and the tower is a really handy feature, and probably the only reason I would get .Mac. If you don't need this ability and if you already have email, webspace, webDAV access, you may not find .Mac as useful.

But if you're on the fence, why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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They have a trial?

said by corster:

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said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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They have a trial?

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And it's free.

said by Eric:

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said by corster:

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said by rjackson:

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why not sign up for the trial and see how that goes?

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They have a trial?

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And it's free.

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Although somewhat crippled. Backup will only work with iDisk, not local drives. And your webspace / mail space is restricted.

said by Mauricio9:

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Although somewhat crippled. Backup will only work with iDisk, not local drives.

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Mmmmm....not entirely true.
A FireWire disk is local...right? Wherever it is plugged in....would be local.....I guess.....
CD-RW and DVD-RW could also be local...

I don't know if this is new with Backup 2. With Backup 1.5 and 2 beta, while I was on the free trial, I couldn't back up to local drives, just iDisk. And I never got that "Thank you for joining .mac" while I was on the trial either, just the sales pitch. Which makes sense; the trial is meant to demonstrate the capabilities, not to let you use them at 100%.

Are you sure you are on a computer with a free trial?

I'm a paid member.....
If your post was explaining free trial restrictions...then I guess that is true. I've never not had a membership. I got in on the ground floor when it wss free....(bastiges....)
From the post, it could also look like it is always restricted....

As for discounts on renewals....there are. $20 off of $20 or more in purchases at the Apple Store on-line. Thats how I got my iTrip for $19 and some change.