Why do we need hard drives if we can just store everything on the cloud?

Question

Why do we need hard drives if we can just store everything on the cloud?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Cloud storage is slow and expensive if you need to store large amounts of data, plus there is the risk you may not have an internet connection when you need to access data.

Answer 2

Ping times to your own computer are 0, you need some storage anyway just to hold an operating system, and if you have your own hard drive, you always have instant access to at least some files even without an internet connection.