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April 2008
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The editors liked
Small form
Fits neatly in an Apple showroom. Makes Time Machine even more convenient.
Convenient network storage and router
Easy to set up and use
Designed for Time Machine (but works with other backup systems
Too)
Supports multiple Macs
Works with PCs
Builtin AirPort base station with 802.11n wireless capabilities
Servergrade hard drive
Wireless-n at 2.4 or 5 GHz. Flawless operation with networked Time Machine backups
As well as with USB hard drive and printer sharing. Good price.
Very fast network drive
Excellent integration with Time Machine
Good router throughput and range
Easy to setup. Works flawlessly with Time Machine. Supports 802.11a/b/g/draft n standards. USB port sharing.
Clean design
Good deal for Draft-N router and 500GB or 1TB of storage
Low maintenance data backup for Mac users
Extensibility via USB port.
Great backup software for Macs
High-speed N WiFi
Very quiet
Very good wireless range
Easy to set up
1TB of storage
Operates on dual bands
Works seamlessly with Mac OS X 10.5
Particularly Time Machine backup application
Allows both internal and USB-connected drive Time Machine backups for Leopard users
Includes all AirPort Extreme features
Archive option for simplified off-site backups
Houses drive
Power supply in one tidy case.
The editors didn't like
Still pricey. Two great tastes
But do they taste great together? Feature-limited compared to competitors? NILLSlightModeratePalpableExtreme
No built-in ADSL modem
Hard drive is not easily user replaceable
Less expensive NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices are available
No external antenna options
Lacks home media-serving features. Printer sharing but no print server. No hardware redundancy. No easy upgrade path.
No remote access
No media streaming
Requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 for Time Machine functionality. Unable to upgrade the hard disk. Does not support media streaming.
Only average networking performance
Few advanced storage features beyond backup capabilities
And those only for Mac users.
No backup for PCs
Setup issues
Expensive
Lacks Web-based administration
No Windows backup software included
No media-server capabilities
Can’t swap internal drive
Time Machine’s hourly backups are too often for networked system.
Wireless-n at 2.4 or 5 GHz. Flawless operation with networked Time Machine backups, as well as with USB hard drive and printer sharing. Good price.
Lacks home media-serving features. Printer sharing but no print server. No hardware redundancy. No easy upgrade path.
Apple has done a fine job of building an easy way for Leopard users to perform Time Machine backups over the network, but dont expect advanced NAS features....
Very good wireless range; easy to set up; 1TB of storage; operates on dual bands; works seamlessly with Mac OS X 10.5, particularly Time Machine backup application
Lacks Web-based administration; no Windows backup software included; no media-server capabilities
Part wireless router and part backup drive, Apples Time Capsule will appeal to home users, especially those using the Mac OS X Time Machine backup utility. As a router, it performed admirably, but if youre looking for full NAS functionality, there ar...
Abstract: Apples new Time Capsule is a wireless base station with a built-in hard drive. Designed to integrate with the Time Machine backup system introduced in Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard," it provides a hard drive for backups, as well as AirPort Extreme functi...
Abstract: Data backup falls resolutely at the dreary end of the tech-task scale; periodically market researchers release stats showing how few people take the time to safely copy their accumulated files, usually prompting a guilty DVD burning session which never...
Abstract: With its new Leopard operating system, Apple tried to solve one of the most nagging problems faced by home-computer users: how to regularly back up their computers completely and painlessly. Leopard includes a feature called Time Machine that automatic...
Clean design; good deal for Draft-N router and 500GB or 1TB of storage; low maintenance data backup for Mac users; extensibility via USB port.
Only average networking performance; few advanced storage features beyond backup capabilities, and those only for Mac users.
Apples hybrid 802.11n wireless router/networked hard drive offers some powerful data backup features for Mac owners, as well as Apples typical pleasing design. Windows users and anyone who demands speed from their 802.11n network will be disappointed.
Clean design; good deal for Draft-N router and 500GB or 1TB of storage; low maintenance data backup for Mac users; extensibility via USB port.
Only average networking performance; few advanced storage features beyond backup capabilities, and those only for Mac users.
Apples hybrid 802.11n wireless router/networked hard drive offers some powerful data backup features for Mac owners, as well as Apples typical pleasing design. Windows users and anyone who demands speed from their 802.11n network will be disappointed.
Abstract: Time Capsule is a Wi-Fi router and a network storage device to be used with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard’s Time Machine. THE FACTS In the overarching Apple mission to pamper us with ease-of-use, Time Capsule takes the onerous elements of data back-up out...
Small form, fits neatly in an Apple showroom. Makes Time Machine even more convenient.
Still pricey. Two great tastes, but do they taste great together? Feature-limited compared to competitors? NILLSlightModeratePalpableExtreme
The Apple Time Capsule isnt such an exciting product in and of itself, but paired with Tigers new Time Machine backup feature, it becomes a convenient addition. Basically, its an Airport Extreme with a hard disk drive built in. Were skeptical of ...
