Apple Time Capsule

[Just_Me_D]

How many of you use the Apple Time Capsule as your wireless router? Do any of you use it solely as either a Wi-Fi router or an external drive? Personally, I use mine for both and I take full advantage of its dual-band capabilities. My iPhone 5, MacBook and iPad 2 connect to it via the 5 GHz band whereas my wireless printer, Blu-ray player, my kids' iPhones and my e-book reader connects via the 2.5 GHz band. I love it.

 

[kch50428]

Use mine as a second wifi hotspot... and my back-up for my macbook... and have an external drive connected to it that I keep a lot of my video files for my iTunes library on.

 

[Fausty82]

How many of you use the Apple Time Capsule as your wireless router? Do any of you use it solely as either a Wi-Fi router or an external drive? Personally, I use mine for both and I take full advantage of its dual-band capabilities. My iPhone 5, MacBook and iPad 2 connect to it via the 5 GHz band whereas my wireless printer, Blu-ray player, my kids' iPhones and my e-book reader connects via the 2.5 GHz band. I love it.

I have several Apple routers... the TimeCapsule is my primary router and I utilize the internal hard drive for Time Machine backups. I also have a couple of Airport Express routers that I use to extend my network through the house... One of them has a USB printer connected.

 

[Just_Me_D]

I have several Apple routers... the TimeCapsule is my primary router and I utilize the internal hard drive for Time Machine backups. I also have a couple of Airport Express routers that I use to extend my network through the house... One of them has a USB printer connected.

I rarely use the time machine backup function any more because a lot of my files are saved in the cloud or on the time capsule itself. If my MacBook ever needs restoring, I'll just wipe it clean. I have all of the DVDs it came with and I don't mind spending a day downloading and installing the updates.

 

[Fausty82]

I rarely use the time machine backup function any more because a lot of my files are saved in the cloud or on the time capsule itself. If my MacBook ever needs restoring, I'll just wipe it clean. I have all of the DVDs it came with and I don't mind spending a day downloading and installing the updates.

I understand that position... but why put yourself through that? Simply set up Time Machine and don’t give it another thought... I have backups back for over 18 months... occasionally I need to go back and restore a file - not often, but it’s nice - when I need it, it’s there.

 

[Dryland]

I have an AirPort Extreme with a 2TB NAS attached via Ethernet and a 2TB external drive attached via USB. The external is used for time machine backups and some storage. The NAS is media storage, and a backup of my time machine backup. I don't think I would buy a time capsule because it can be a single point of failure which would be a disaster.

 

[Just_Me_D]

I understand that position... but why put yourself through that? Simply set up Time Machine and don?t give it another thought... I have backups back for over 18 months... occasionally I need to go back and restore a file - not often, but it?s nice - when I need it, it?s there.

I used to set it and forget it and I have restored a file that I needed but that was when I used to store everything on my MacBook's hard drive, but that is not the case any more. Still, I agree that I should start using it again, regardless.

 

[Jaguarr40]

Intresting that you bring this up as i just posted a thread under the MBP sub-forum where I just got back from looking at the sale best Buy has on all MBPs. I found one I like alot and the girl who was Aple trained mentioned to me that by getting a time capsule and hook it up to my current Netgear router I can then use it wireless to move any files over from the MacBook to the time capsule much like I do with my 1TB external drive I do now with my PC (yeh I know) Old habits. Anyway the only thing was the price of I think she said $399.00 for a 2TB. At the Price of the MBP it almost warranted it but I would only use it for storage and not the router. Anyway I am still considering all of this.

 

[jclisenby]

I never saw a need for the Apple routers or storage products. I use a D-Link router that I got for half the price of an Airport.

For my Time Machine backups, I use a Lacie Rugged Extreme hard drive. I like the quality and durability that Lacie and Seagate provide. I just plug it in every few days and it backs up in a few minutes.

I just can't justify the additional cost for Apple routers and storage when there are cheaper alternatives that work as well, maybe even better.


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[kch50428]

The plus side of the TimeCapsule is it is seamless for backups on the Mac OSX TimeMachine.

 

[Fausty82]

I never saw a need for the Apple routers or storage products. I use a D-Link router that I got for half the price of an Airport.

For my Time Machine backups, I use a Lacie Rugged Extreme hard drive. I like the quality and durability that Lacie and Seagate provide. I just plug it in every few days and it backs up in a few minutes.

I just can't justify the additional cost for Apple routers and storage when there are cheaper alternatives that work as well, maybe even better.


Tappin and Talkin from my iPhone 5

After blowing through routers from Linksys (Cisco), Netgear, Belkin and D-Link over the years for myself and my family - none lasting more than a year, if that... I picked up an Apple TimeCapsule... it has served me very well - going on 2.5 years... certainly falls in line with the Apple tagline "it just works". I have never had a router last this long and never give me a moments problem... #justsaying #YMMV

 

[Just_Me_D]

After blowing through routers from Linksys (Cisco), Netgear, Belkin and D-Link over the years for myself and my family - none lasting more than a year, if that... I picked up an Apple TimeCapsule... it has served me very well - going on 2.5 years... certainly falls in line with the Apple tagline "it just works". I have never had a router last this long and never give me a moments problem... #justsaying #YMMV

Same here. I've used all of the manufacturers you mentioned above and the TimeCapsule is the one I don't recall ever having problems with. I have more than got my money's worth out it.