Apple Time Capsule MB276LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 500 GB Storage)
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Manufacturer: Apple ComputerFormat: CD
Platform: Mac
Model: MB276LL/A
Product features:
- A revolutionary backup device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard
- Time Capsule can back up and store files for each Leopard-based Mac on your wireless network
- 500 GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA server-grade hard drive gives you all the capacity and safety you need
- More than just a wireless hard drive, Time Capsule is also a full-featured AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n technology
- Works with Mac and PC
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Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why some people says this router is difficult to install, or config, or use.
I bought it, unpack it, powered it and voila, it works!!
Of course, my network isn't a "standard" one so I had to personalize the default config to match my needs. (the supposedly hard part)
Personalization couldn't be more easy: open Airport utility and choose one of two flavors: Automatic (via an easy wizard) or manual. I think most of you will choose Automatic for easy, but Manual configuration is not hard at all neither. All it's self explanatory except 1 or 2 new concepts introduced, like expand the wireless network by 3 different ways...
The only maybe annoy someone is this router works very, very hot. But that is advertised in user manual and I personally read it in many websites. To avoid any damage to the surface this hot may cause and wireless antenna insulation (I think) all the bottom is rubberized so don't worry about the hot, in the time you put the router in a good high, forgotten but centralized spot.
I own a D-Link wireless router too (I luv this one) and I have to admit coverage with TC is a lot better and consistent. I was afraid coverage would be bad because TC has no external antenna, but "uncle Steve" had managed for this don't occur. Nevertheless I expanded my wifi area even more connecting the 2 routers via wire (the D-Link have not the "expand wireless" option or WDS) and works great, now I have FULL coverage in all spots of my house (so many thick walls).
The "Time Machine" part of TC works flawlessly with my MacBook Pro and with my G5 PPC 1.8 too. Time Machine is really nice indeed but I think it need let people tweak more things "manually" like other apps does (i.e. maximum backup size, hourly, daily, both, restore (or move) a Time Machine backup from your old TM disk to TC so you can still use it).
In Windows Vista works great the wireless disk part. The backup part does not with standard windows backup procedures. Sadly this is Microsoft related and you have to buy another backup solution if you want to use TC full options. For Windows XP it works as advertised as I read in many forums (I cannot say it for sure because I own Vista, not XP)
Obviously, you have first to install the AirPort utility (from the companion CD supplied with TC) to configure all stuff in Windows. This part maybe annoy (too) some people because is not the "normal" web config procedure of many routers out there, but trust me, it is a lot easier and "secure" because if you don't have this utility you can't mess with the router (wifi steal). This software adds support for Bonjour so you can "mount" automatically the wifi disk as a remote disk and for use any printer you plugged in TC (or another disk?)
One word of caution: my experience with TC was and still is wonderful because I used to stay up to date with my OSes. What I mean is that I own Leopard with last update, TC with the last firmware update and Windows Vista with the last-non-SP1 update. I have to make you aware of this information because I read so many threads in a lot of forums regarding TC don't work and that happens because people are not up to date with their OSes or with TC firmware. Remember Apple works in hot, they are innovating all the time, and this, unfortunately, leads to some mistakes. Gladly they correct those errors as fast they provoke them...
Please, forgive my bad english... I wish this may help you...
Description of Apple Time Capsule MB276LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 500 GB Storage)
Introducing Time Capsule. Automatic wireless backup for your Mac. Time Capsule is a revolutionary backup device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. It automatically backs up everything, so you no longer have to worry about losing your digital life. Time Capsule is also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. Every computer in your house can work off a wireless network at blazing speeds. And they can back up wirelessly to the same Time Capsule.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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