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Time Capsule - 500GB
Back up a lifetime’s worth of memories with the all-new Time Capsule, a wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. It’s also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. Connect your DSL or cable modem to Time Capsule and quickly create a new wireless network or extend an existing AirPort-based network using the easy-to-use AirPort Utility for Mac and PC. Time Capsule uses next-generation 802.11n wireless technology to deliver up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks. Time Capsule works flawlessly with Apple TV, iPhone, iPod touch, and all your other Wi-Fi devices that use the 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n draft 2.0 wireless standards.
Time Capsule also works great as a wireless hard drive whether you have a Mac or PC. It sets up in a snap, giving you a networked hard drive you can use for storing and sharing any kinds of files. Print documents, photos, and more from any room in the home or office to a central printer connected to Time Capsule via USB. Protect yourself with the built-in firewall and industry-standard encryption technologies including WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP.
Average Customer Rating:
4.5 out of 5
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6 of 6 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Time Capsule - 500GB
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Great Purchase
Date: May 20, 2009
Written By:
AlexisFrom: Miami, FL
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: Easy to Setup/Install, easy to use, high capacity, reliable, Highly Compatible
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB Excellent product. Quick, easy transaction and exceptionally fast and free shipping.
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Review 2 for Time Capsule - 500GB
Top 100 Contributor
Mac Enthusiast
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
35
Know Time Capsule's Capabilities and Limitations
Date: March 28, 2009
Written By:
doocracyFrom: denver,colorado
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Average
Pros: high capacity, quiet, reliable Cons: Difficult to Install
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB I had lots of problems setting the Time Capsule up,although most of the problems were my own misunderstanding of the Time Capsule's capabilities.
First,my DSL router from my ISP(Qwest) was getting in the way and not allowing the Time Capsule to set up...Apple phone support identified the problem and we changed some settings in Airport Utility and I was on line.
Second,T.C. could not see my printer through USB connection.........Apple phone support found the needed drivers for my printer,sent them to me and now I've got the printer working,but........
Third,the printer works fine but it's an all in one and it won't scan.....Apple phone support concludes that scanning from an all in one is not possible with any brand printer,but I need that capability so I hard wired the printer to the computer.........
Forth,I plug an external hard drive into the USB outlet on Time Capsule in hope of using it to wirelessly back up my Macbook Pro,but the external can't be seen by my iMac or the Macbook Pro.......Apple phone support claim that some hard drives won't work with Time Capsule........... I can't except this so I book a session at the genius bar at the local Apple store and within a few minutes the genius concludes that the existing Time Machine backup of the Mackook Pro won't work and the external needs to be erased and backed up with Time Machine through the Time Capsule.This worked and the Apple phone support was wrong.You see a back up on the time capsule creates a backup called a sparebundle which is a password protected network backup not found when you connect an external to the computer the regular wired way.I hope from reading this you will have a better understanding of the difference between a wired and wireless backup. Now the iMac is backed up through Time Capsule and the Macbook Pro is backed up through the external that is connected to the Time Capsule.I deducted one star from my rating because of the inability to scan from an all in one printer.
So,even with all that I would recommend it because I was able to add the storage I needed and it is all done wirelessly and eliminating wires is always a good thing to me.
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Review 3 for Time Capsule - 500GB
Top 100 Contributor
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
55
typlical apple elegant solution
Date: March 7, 2009
Written By:
lurkingthesiteFrom: Kentucky
Owned this Product for:
0-3 Months
Level of Expertise:
Good
Pros: simple and elegant Cons: gets warm!
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB I guess it took all of about ten minutes or less to start the full back up of my wife's iMac. So much easier than similar projects with our Windows based systems.
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Review 4 for Time Capsule - 500GB
Overall Rating:
45
Performance:
45
Ease of Use:
55
Time capsule
Date: September 16, 2008
Written By:
captainjFrom: CO
Pros: easy setup, looks cool Cons: runs warm
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB Easy setup of both network and hard disk. Runs a little warm so consider location when installing. Had to restart once but the restart was uneventful. Looks good.
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Review 5 for Time Capsule - 500GB
Top 250 Contributor
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
45
Amazing technology
Date: July 8, 2008
Written By:
ComputerloverFrom: San Diego area
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB I was doubtful I could make the unit work. Thanks to Apple technical support, it's up and running. There were issues with my Internet service provider, not the Apple product. The backup feature works in the background and is fantastic. The wireless Wi-Fi features are incredible.
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Review 6 for Time Capsule - 500GB
Overall Rating:
55
Performance:
55
Ease of Use:
55
Seamless Integration
Date: July 8, 2008
Written By:
TKGraphicsFrom: Atlanta, GA
Reviews & Ratings for Time Capsule - 500GB The Time Capsule integrates seamlessly and easily with Leopard for automatic backups. You don't have to do anything, it handles everything for you! I hope never to need it, but it's wonderful to have multiple backups of your computer for those just in case instances!
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