| Apple Time Capsule MB276LL/A 802.11n 500 GB Network Backup Hard Drive | 
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| List Price: $299.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 59 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1177
Category: CE
Publisher: Apple Computer
Studio: Apple Computer
Brand: Apple
Label: Apple Computer
Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Electronics
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Memorabilia: 0
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.1
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 8000
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 11.5 x 5.7
MPN: MB276LL/A
Model: MB276LL/A
UPC: 885909192700
EAN: 0885909192700
ASIN: B0012JJOQO
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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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Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 54 more reviews...
 Works well with Time Machine - should be easy to partition September 3, 2008
I tried to set Time Capsule up quickly in my niece's dorm, but ran out of time. She called 1-800-my-apple and got the wireless router going, but not the printer. I came back a week later and got the printer and an external drive (via a USB hub) going through Time Capsule and Time Machine backing up to Time Capsule. It runs well. Do not hesitate to call Apple Care. Write down your passwords.
I saw that it was possible (using a disc image) to partition the Time Capsule into something other than one giant 500 GB drive. But I was concerned that nobody else would understand what I did, so I did not attempt it. But we are using the 500 GB drive just to back up a Mac Air (80 GB) and a WD Passport external hard drive (150 GB capacity, 30GB used so far), so there is going to be a lot of unused space on the Time Capsule drive for a long time. I guess better too much space than too little. It is an expensive but excellent way to back up a student's Mac Air and external drive.
I wish that Apple made it easy to partition the Time Capsule drive during the installation process.
The Time Capsule drive and the external hard drive attached to it show up under the name of the Time Capsule in the Finder panel on the left side of the screen (in Finder press Go/Computer to see them). They do not automatically appear as icons on the desktop like other drives plugged into the USB port (and, on other Macs, into the firewire ports). The drives do not appear in the panel, only the router name. When you click on the router name, the hard drives attached to the Time Capsule appear. I wish that those hard drives appeared under the router name, like subsidiaries of the router. I suppose that you could make an Alias (which I guess is like a Shortcut in Windows) to put an icon for the drive on the desktop, and I will try that next time I am in that dorm.
The instructions to the Time Capsule are basic. When they let you down, call Apple Care or go online, where there are many threads about the Time Capsule.
To get the printer going, I plugged the printer into the USB hub (that I ran to the USB port on the Time Capsule) and started the whole Time Capsule install process over. It is not a hassle, because the install program remembers all of your passwords and other inputs from the last time you used the install program. Then the printer worked. (Well, I had a hard time finding a driver for an HP LasetJet P1006, but the drive for another 1000 series seemed to work OK. This is after installing the CD that came with the new printer and also downloading a later driver (for OSX) from the HP website. Kinda frustrating...) After pressing Print, the basic HP LaserJet took more time to start printing over the Time Capsule than it took attached directly to the USB port of the Mac Air, but it was not a painfully long time. On the computer in System Preferences/Printers and Faxes you also have to install a new printer (the one attached via Time Capsule) (press the plus sign), even if the same physical printer was already installed when it was attached directly to the Mac Air USB port. You might keep the old printer in System Preferences in case you need to plug the printer back into the computer's USB port some day.
works as advertised August 16, 2008
I purchased this to work with my Macbook Pro, which dual boots to Vista. I used it for time machine backup, sharing files between OSX and Vista, and sharing a printer over the network. Everything works just fine once I installed Airport on Vista.
I messed up my OSX account recently, so I booted from a Leopard CD and was able to restore the computer to a previous working state after connecting it to the Time Capsule via a Ethernet cable.
The only downside so far for me as a windows user is it does not support NTFS formated external USB harddrives, which I have many.
Great product August 14, 2008
Worked out of the box. Easy to install. I'm using it as an external hard drive since I'm still running on Tiger, but copies work well.
The fact that it's a wireless router as well, which can wireless-enable your printer is just icing on the cake.
Easy Installation, Fast and Reliable August 13, 2008
The Installation of the time capsule was just very easy steps without any trouble, and once it was up and running the network is Very fast and realiable and the time machine backup runs flawlessly.
 Not Ready for Prime Time August 8, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The concept is great and, given Apple's history, I'm sure that eventually this product will perform as promised but right now it does not live up to expectations. The wireless network works great. The printer server works well, but not perfectly. The real problem is the backup hard drive combined with Time Machine which is a disaster. If you buy this product you should expect to have your computer taken over frequently by buggy software (it will freeze). You should expect to have to use the hard shut-down to reclaim your computer on a regular basis. It does work sometimes. You can get backups made if you are persistent. You can retrieve files that were erased by mistake. But, the hassle factor is very very high. Buying an external hard drive and using some third-party software like Super Duper is really a better option for backup. I have two friends who also purchased a Time Capsule and both have given up on using the built-in hard drive.
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