Apple Time Capsule MB276LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 500 GB Storage)
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Customer Review: Pretty white brick with a blinking light
Summary: 2 Stars
The time capsule is a great idea, and I'm very much looking forward to someone turning it into a working product. At the moment it seems that Apple has failed to do this.
First I tried to get it to back up my laptop wirelessly. So far it has not succeeded in doing this at all. It spent a lot of time copying things off my computer but didn't complete for some reason.
There was an issue of my wireless menu saying "not configured" which I resolved by going to system preferences | networking and clicking the minus button until all items went away. Then I clicked plus and added back ethernet and wireless. That fixed the wireless menu, which seems to have been broken by the installation of the Time Capsule software.
When I connected it to my cable modem it did not get the DHCP settings, so I could not use it as a wireless router. I tried holding the reset button for 5 seconds to restore factory settings, then entered my settings again but that did not work. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in while holding the reset button as suggested in the manual, but that also had no effect.
After all that, I put the Time Capsule back in its box and dug out my old Netgear WPN824 wireless router, and set it up in maybe ten minutes. It works great. Of course it doesn't back up my data, which is too bad.
I am going to return the Time Capsule for a refund. It is disappointing because I spent the extra money thinking it would save me time and help me make regular backups, but it didn't.
Customer Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
All I expected. Make sure you are not trying to use air tunes with it. For that you need an airport express.Customer Review: Very disappointing.
Summary: 2 Stars
Perhaps the Time Capsule gets along better with Leopard than with Tiger, which I'm using, but three days into owning this thing I truly regret the purchase.
1. It's not much good as a hard drive. There are frequent crashes, which have necessitated rebuilding my iTunes library. This takes forever.
2. As a wireless router, it's disappointing. It won't connect with my MacBook at login. I have to connect to the router and mount the hard drive manually each time--even when the computer wakes from sleep! I don't think this is something I'm doing wrong. I had no problem at all with the $20 Netgear router I used for the last 5 years. Should have stuck with it.
So, while I bought this in the hopes that it would simplify and speed up my computing, it did exactly the opposite. Road apple. Steer clear!
Customer Review: 2-in-1 Device: Wireless and Data Backup
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Product from Apple with features like Wireless Access , Data Backup , Compatible with both Apple and windows and Providing Security at the same time .
Some highlighted features:
1. Automatic Wireless backup for MAC
2. Compatible with PC and MAC
3. Size is 500 GB serial ATA Server Grade Hard drive
4. Full Featured AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n technology
5. Provides Wifi Security
6. Wireless protocols: Draft 802.11n, 802.11a/b/g
7. Compatibility: Interoperable with Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g and 802.11n , windows PC etc
8. Frequency bands: 2.4GHz or 5GHz (Not simultaneous)
Customer Review: Great Router
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using the Time Capsule for its NAS like features. It has been working fine so far. Although, I would like to note that it wasn't the easiest thing to get setup. The installation documentation and help menu did not provide much detail at all. I had to search the net to find info on how to correctly setup the router. I was also disappointed in the speed at which I am able to copy files to and from the device. I was able to transfer files quicker on my previous setup where I had a Windows PC sharing a USB drive. Overall, I think it does ok as a poor mans NAS.