Google Drive

I've been following Google Drive news for the past few weeks and finally it has launched.  At least somewhere.  I don't know anyone yet using it, and I don't know when I'll be able to use it.  Going to drive.google.com tells me it's not ready yet for me. 

It might have to do with the fact I'm paying for additional storage in gmail.  Maybe they haven't figured out yet how to reconcile the old and new storage options.  Before, I only paid $5 a year for 20gb mail storage.  Now they offer 25gb for all storage for $30.  $5 to $30 seems a bit steep for now, but in the future, I think I'll definitely need more than 5GB for all the files I wanted synced.

Then, I'll also have to wait for their linux client.  I use linux for my primary computer (laptop) and just use my Windows  desktop for some development work. 

I have other choices that can work now: Dropbox and Ubuntu One.  What stopped me in Dropbox was the limited free space (though it can definitely grow with referrals).  Prices are a bit steep.  Ubuntu One used to not have a Windows client.  I guess I can go try Ubuntu One again.  They're priced similarly to Google Drive, and I would be able to use it now.

Still, there's the Google in the Google Drive.  And that's a charm I would want to try first.