Apple Time Capsule MB277LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 1 TB Storage)
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Customer Review: just like a pretty woman . . . hot, makes you wait & looks > function
Summary: 4 Stars
have been using the 1T version for awhile with the firmware update with both Leopard & Vista, here is my impression:
(+) cool design. no power brick. run silent.
(+) works well with Time Machine, wireless data streaming with "n", network printer.
(+) works very well with VISTA.
(-) can run very hot, especially if copying files & running continuously. gets hotter the longer it runs.
(-) TM back up is slow both wire & wireless. first back-up of 30G took literally more than one day. took it to Genius bar --> nothing wrong . . . . incremental back-ups are faster.
(-) TM back-up utility is questionable because: (1) slower than normal copying, (2) takes up more space, (3) who needs hourly back-up, (4) no catastrophic corruption with Leopard (or Vista for that matter).
(-) throttles internet speed.
*** because of the (-) and my network-enabled printer, i now mainly use it as a wireless back-up hard drive and for streaming video/music and only turn it on when need to.
i used Winclone & SuperDuper to back-up my newly installed Leopard & Vista partitions, transferred them to TC, then use TC as my wireless data back-up hard drive.
i know i haven't used TC's full potential. but Apple needs to maximize TC's full potential with either firmware or software upgrades.
Customer Review: Great Product- Why Apple is Better
Summary: 4 Stars
After purchasing my first iMac- after more than 15 years an five pc's- I realized just why Apple has the reputation it does- it's products do work better, easier, faster. I had a top of the line router, but wanted backup and more- so I bought the time machine- and It does everything that it is supposed to do- seamlessly and effortlessly. With little effort and minimal setup- it was set up in minutes. I am certainly no computer expert- that is why I rate it so highly- I DID NOT HVE TO BE. Plug in and there it is- a great wireless network- data backup and storage all in an excellent looking device.Customer Review: Awesome product
Summary: 4 Stars
I does what it needs to do... and yes, the first backup takes forever. I took me almost 5 days in a row to complete the first backup of 297GB (that's why is 4 stars) After that you don't even need to look at it... I also have it as a router and it works fine. I have a USB hub since it only has 1 port (also 4 stars for that) and there I connect my other external disks which are now share within my network (and you have the option of prompting for a password to open the disk) I only wish my stupid printer Lexmark X1270 was compatible with Mac.Customer Review: Please remember one thing
Summary: 4 Stars
The print server in this product works fine via Bonjour for most printers, however, if you have an all-in-one printer that relies on bi-directional communication, i.e. scanner or FAX, it will most likely not function through this product.
The work-around is to pull the USB cable out and plug it directly into your MAC/PC.
Apple is quite careful in their wording on this subject, as they only mention "printer".
Customer Review: Getting connected to Comcast was a bit challenging, but otherwise fine
Summary: 4 Stars
Getting this setup was fairly straightforward. The one challenge was getting Time Capsule to connect to the Internet using Comcast and the standard-issue Arris cable modem. If you are having similar challenges, check out the following forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6811634