Here on groovyPost, we talk about Dropbox a lot. But about two years ago, we featured one of Dropbox’s most worthy challengers — SugarSync. In our Dropbox vs. SugarSync comparison, we noted that both cloud storage / file sharing apps sported awesome desktop and mobile apps, groovy public file sharing capabilities and attractive pricing and referral bonuses. SugarSync had a leg up on Dropbox for its streaming music player, generous free space (5 GB with a free account) and its simplicity when it comes to sharing any folder on your computer without moving it to a special sync folder. In spite of these advantages, I chose to favor Dropbox during my 2010 review, mostly out of preference. Some of you groovyReaders agreed. But since that review, SugarSync has made several improvements that just might change your mind. @tkfmnet, @DarcyToombsRE, and @Kadae. Send me (@jackbusch) your email address via a Twitter direct message and I’ll deliver your free 30 GB SugarSync account promo code Did you miss the giveaway? Bummer. Maybe if you subscribe to our email newsletter you won’t miss the next one. ;-) Thanks again to all the fine folks at SugarSync for making this giveaway possible! We’ll get into what’s new with SugarSync in a bit. But if this post does convince you to give SugarSync a try, then you’re in luck. This week we’re giving away three free 30 GB SugarSync accounts. These promo codes give you a year’s worth of SugarSync with a 30 GB account (a $49.99 value). Read on to find out how to win.
What’s New in SugarSync?
All of the advantages we highlighted in our earlier review remain pluses on the SugarSync side. But there are some new developments as well: A few other items worth mentioning: when I signed up for my account, there was virtually no cap on how much referral bonuses you could rack up. Thanks to the popularity of our SugarSync vs. Dropbox review, I now have about 284 GB of free storage. If you are just opening your account, you won’t be able to get as lucky, however. The maximum amount of free space you can get through referrals with a free account is 32 GB total. There is no cap for referral bonuses with a paid account. (Dropbox lets you get 16 GB of referral bonus, which gets added to your normal 2 GB of free space and any other non-referral bonuses, like adding camera upload. I haven’t done the math, but I think that comes out to a little over 20 GB of potentially free Dropbox space.) Also, one thing that I like about Dropbox is the LAN Sync capability, which makes syncing files between computers on the same local area network faster by skipping the Internet and going straight through your LAN. SugarSync doesn’t have this, but it’s on the roadmap. Per a SugarSync rep: “We do not currently have LAN Sync functionality, but this is currently on our product development roadmap, so we will have it in the future. We do not have a firm date of availability for this feature yet, though.” Ready to give SugarSync a try? Here’s how to win:
Enter the Free 30 GB SugarSync Account Giveaway!
Winning a free 30 GB SugarSync account is easy. Just follow these steps:
- Finish Step 1 before August 26th, 5:00PM PDT. We’ll choose three winners at random from the eligible entries.
- Check this post again on Monday, August 27th to see if you’re a winner. We’ll announce the three winners and give instructions for redeeming your prize in an update to this post. Comment Name * Email *
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