Apple Time Capsule MB277LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 1 TB Storage)
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Customer Review: Go Mac and never go back
Summary: 5 Stars
I just bought the TB time capsule for my office. I am an attorney and needed a way for all the computers in my office to share files, and print to the same printer reliably. I tried setting up my Macbook to share files with my PC but it rarely worked. Decided to scrap the PC bought an IMAC and the time capsule as well as another Macbook, and everything just works. I just plugged everything in and with about 2 seconds worth of setup all 3 computers share files with each other, all access the timecapsule and all print to the same main printer. Plus the internet speed is awesome and the backup of each computer is great. It is so great to buy a product that is everything it claims to be. The adds are true Apple just works, and Leopard is fantastic. I will never waste time with a PC again.......Customer Review: Pretty Good actually
Summary: 5 Stars
It is a pretty awesome device. We have 2 macbooks(air/pro) and 5 Windows/linux based laptops in our house. we did the first backup through the ethernet(for the macs). Note that the time machine does incremental backups, which means it only records the "Changes" and hence, subsequent backups are pretty good.I use a linksys 802.11n router and my Time Capsule is connected to the linksys via Ethernet. No complaints so far. Could it have been faster, the answer is yes, but then I am not backing up gigabytes of data every day.
For the PCs, I used the only USB port available to hook up an external HDD(used by my windows/linux laptops) and am continuing to backup into the same location (using 3rd party software of course).
Customer Review: Not yet ready
Summary: 1 Stars
I love apple products. Have a MacBook Pro that works wonderfully. Same with airport extreme and airport express. Was excited to try the new time capsule but it couldn't perform. I returned it after two days. The reset switch didn't function. The drive suddenly stopped working after the initial backup and wouldn't run unless the unit was connected via ethernet (which sort of defeats the whole idea). While at the same time providing a "green light" that everything was fine. The unit also runs extremely hot,which I found is a commonly reported problem. The support for the product isn't in place either. Perhaps after this has been out for a while it may be worthwhile but it isn't ready for prime time yet.Customer Review: iDoorstop
Summary: 1 Stars
Very slow, unpredictable, dangerously hot. No, I'm not talking about my ex-girlfriend, I'm talking about the waste of money time capsule I bought that worked for a while then stopped, then worked then didn't then worked then didn't. Wireless backup sounded awesome, I just didn't realize I would be long dead before such a backup could ever complete. Even with a direct ethernet connection the backup sucked. And it is a sub-par base station that did not enhance my existing wireless network in the slightest. However if you want to fry eggs it might work because it gets incredibly hot for something that just sits there and does jack squat.
Amazing disappointment. DO NOT BUY.
Customer Review: Did not work
Summary: 1 Stars
This product is a piece of junk. DO NOT BUY USED OR OTHERWISE. I have an apple-centric household and it was impossible to get this thing to work. It wants to become the alpha wireless network in your house. If you have an existing wireless network, expect to have to go and reconfigure everything.
The initial back-up continually froze, and given the amount of time it takes to save 200gb PLUS, the computer was unavailable for about 3 days. Ultimately, we could not even get the initial back-up to work, and was eventually told by APPLE customer support it was a hard drive issue. Giving up, and trashing this expensive piece of crap. Save yourself the headache.