You have a point in the way that it can all be a bit faster. However, you set it up once and then you are good to go. The money you will safe, if we should trust the figures given, is a lot. Easily 5 to 10 times cheaper a TB. You can check the figures in a comment under the article i wrote about Sia today.
RE: Sia Coin Decentralized cloud storage. Question regarding difficulty acquiring coins for the average person.