http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/ Engadget Comments for Time Capsule: everything you wanted to know http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
After a weekend of use, would you say that it is equal to, better, or worse than similar devices? Is the "apple-ness" of the Time Capsule make it a better network backup/storage device, or would an apple/pc user be better off buying another option that is more capable/compatible in both directions (mac - pc)? ]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Are you talking about ben's comment on the porn or the later one? Because I sure hope it's the latter.


NOBODY DISSES PORN.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
I'm sure this thing is great for houses with several people who each have a laptop, though. As great as, say, a Lacie that's exactly the same size for half the price? "Meh."

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154170
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Though I will concede my mother would have an easier time with the time capsule than my setup.

So I guess design, nicer interface, and ease of use = $250. Unless I'm missing something here.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/1. Instantaneous.
2. Doesn't tie up network resources.

I don't store any media or documents on my laptop, and the extent of restoring my laptop would be reinstalling the OS and programs. Maybe if you store media/documents on a laptop (I don't, a laptop is far more likely to be stolen than a desktop), you could find use in this.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
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Time Capsule itself is absolutely usable as NAS, both on Mac and on Windows. And has been pointed out, your La Cie Big Disk example is not even close to being the same thing as Time Capsule. Time Capsule is NAS *AND* it's a WAP *AND* it's a wireless B/G/N router *AND* it's a 3 port switch! Comparing it to a Big Disk is just missing the point. And again, yes you can get faster speeds with a RAID 1 array and yes a standalone NAS unit by itself is cheaper. But neither of those things give you a wireless router/switch or the capability to connect to your storage wirelessly. It's about the entire widget, not just a part of it. If you don't need a wireless router, then you probably don't need Time Capsule. It's as simple as that.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Isn't the Lacie half the hardware too?? I haven't found a wireless router than can match the range of the Extreme Base Station.

I would think, the hourly backup would effectively distribute the size of the backup into smaller more manageable backups.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
I think the major complaints about the device are the lack of streaming content and the hit OS X takes when syncing a backup. THey said this thing is essentially the AirPort Extreme w/ a built-in HDD, so why put in CPU/RAM/Bus speeds? Can you hack your APE to do something more? If so, then you can probably do the same with this. If you have an existing NAS, then you don't need this device, although this one might have something better built-in, which brings me to this particular thread...

You guys have absolutely no idea what you're talking about when refering to RAID1. To begin with, RAID1 has no, I repeat, no impact on the speed of data transfers, let alone the boosting of system performance. The only way you would see a perf incrs would be if you were doing a soft-RAID and then upgraded to a dedicated hardware configuration, and then speed would still be limited to the single-drive speed. You're confusing this with RAID0, which stripes data across multiple drives and does, in fact, improve performace at the loss of redundancy. Yes, it sucks that the TC doesn't have built-in RAID support, but that would have cost Apple a bit more to implement, probably a whole architecture change and they couldn't use existing APE's (it appears Apple's motto is "Why bother designing something new when people are clearly not tired of throwing cash at existing products!").

The whole point of a good backuup scheme is to protect your data, hence the need for RAID1. Why wouldn't you want your backup data being saved on two different disks at the same time? That way if one, perchance, should take a dump the other will still be safely holding your data? They could have thrown in a RAID card and let users choose what configuration they want to use, but again with would have been money out of their pockets and since they wouldn't be able to move the device for any more than what they're asking now (and $300 is still a bit much for a 500GB router/HDD combo), why bother?

RAID5 would be best, but then you have to make sure you have same-size drives handy for when one craps out and hope you don't lose more than one at a time. Of course this would increase the size, not to mention cost, of the device.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
1. There's only a need for an external backup if a.) you plan on lighting your case on fire or doing something similarly destructive, b.) live in a bad neighborhood (but then again, TC is probably easier to steal than a computer), c.) like to download lots of .exes (doesn't really apply to Macs?).

2. Microsoft's Desktop operating systems don't even have software RAID1, and setting up a hardware RAID1 isn't difficult]]>Mar 3rd 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Zak, you win. Again.

Now, for the other people..

jacob said "I would think, the hourly backup would effectively distribute the size of the backup into smaller more manageable backups." - I don't want my backups spread out into smaller more manageable backups. I want them done either on the hardware level via RAID, or all at once very early in the morning when I'm not using my computer. I simply don't see the sense in backing up every hour wasting CPU / HD bandwidth / network bandwidth unless it's VERY important data.

ben said: "Anybody using RAID 1 as a backup is a complete moron. If it is software based RAID 1 you are a complete moron x2." So what happens when your single-disk desktop's hard drive crashes (hardware failure) and time capsule is your only backup? Good luck booting off of it champ. RAID 1 is for redundancy in event of a critical hardware failure when you only have the money for two hard drives. Hard drive 1 dies, hard drive 2 in RAID 1 is bootable and you never stopped using your computer.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Then you are stuck with 2 copies of garbage data. Or 2 empty spaces where your file used to be.

RAID 1 = redundancy
Redundancy != backup

In happy good time fantasy land redundancy might be enough. In the real world you need a real backup.

If you feel safe with RAID 1, fine. But stop trying to spread your ill-conceived notions. Because if somebody is stupid and listens to you they might lose something valuable.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/First thing is name change.

From Engadget to AppleGadger

Always show the negative about everyone other than apple.

Meizu's M8 was a no show at CES and CeBIT. You neglected to mention that Apple is suing them.

I expected there to be backlas against apple this year, I didn't think Engadget to sparket it with there pro apple pointless news if you can call these blogs news.

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and no its not an all news site other wise it wouldnt be called a blog...]]>Mar 3rd 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Apple claims "server grade" hard drives on their web site. You look up the hard drive on the Hitachi site and it is NOT a server grade model.

How long until Apple gets sued for their lies? ...honestly, it's not marketing if you just lie.

Of course, if you just use half truths (like the Mac vs. PC ads) then it's just good showmanship...]]>Mar 3rd 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
They even failed to mention the drawbacks of this Router/Backup thing.

Almost all the top class routers are configurable (via wireless or ethernet) by a web page (with some default IP address). But with TC (and also AEBS), you have to install on all the Mac's/PC's the Airport Utility to really use them. Isn't it sick? Common Engadget, make people aware of this facts. You guys are really sick of Apple products. Get a break.

Again, as someone later pointed out, Apple in their site had mentioned about the Hard Drives as Server Grade but they actually are not! It's not that, LYING to customers is new to Apple but.....

Engadget, please be unbiased in your news articles. It's not that I am complaining too much but AGAIN, please try to be unbiased.

Finally Nilay Patel, it would be great, if you can change the title of the article to something more apt..... What you have covered in here is NOWHERE near to "Everything" as you said!]]>Mar 3rd 2008 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
"The included USB port is great for sharing a printer throughout your wireless network. Time Capsule and the Bonjour networking technology let everyone in the house or office — Mac and PC users alike — take advantage of one centrally located printer."]]>Mar 3rd 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
Gizmodo's review said that they tried and and Time Capsul recognized the printer right away, but they ran into a snag with actually getting proper print job sent and processed.

http://gizmodo.com/362391/time-capsule-initial-verdict-smooth-sailing-no-surprises ]]>Mar 3rd 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/wireless.html

"And if you want to share both a printer and an additional hard drive, you can. Just connect a USB hub to Time Capsule. "]]>Mar 3rd 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/If you have the new Airport Utility installed, connect an external hard drive to an older Airport Extreme Base Station (gigabit). Would you then be able to use Time Machine to back up to that drive?]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/
If you set up Time Machine to backup over LAN (which is very easy -- you just type one line into Terminal to change a config file, sorry can't remember what it is!); Time Machine will think that the packet was successfully written to your NAS when your router responds with 'success'. Of course, this is not necessarily true, since your router has not tried forwarding the packet to your NAS yet, and your NAS hasn't tried storing the data.

The chances of missing data are remote, but realistic enough for Apple to pull the default functionality from Time Machine.

I suspect that Time Capsule will ensure that the data is written to the disc before the Airport router responds with success back to your Mac and Time Machine.

So, maybe we'll see some future firmware update for the Airport Extreme assuming the drive needs no tighter integration with the router than can be provided by USB.]]>Mar 4th 2008 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/time-capsule-everything-you-wanted-to-know/Mar 3rd 2008 11:56AM