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TMO at MWSF - Apple Intros Time Capsule Backup Appliance [UPDATED]
by , 12:20 PM EST, January 15th, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- During his Macworld Expo keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced Time Capsule, a wireless backup appliance for Time Machine that includes an AirPort Extreme 802.11n base station and a hard drive. Shipping next month, the package will come with a 500GB hard drive for US$299 or a 1TB hard drive for $499.
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Time Capsule allows up to 50 computers on a network to take advantage of everything Time Machine offers, including hourly backups of all changed files and the ability to restore an entire system in the event of a hard drive crash or other calamity. Time Capsule also allows other users to print wirelessly to a USB printer.
Time Capsule includes dual-band antennas for 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequencies, three Gigabit LAN ports, one Gigabit Ethernet WAN port, one USB 2.0 port, Wi-Fi Protected access with 128-bit WEP encryption, and a built-in NAT firewall.
Observer Comments
Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:02 pm Subject: Very impressive
Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:21 pm Subject: This may be my next Apple purchase
Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:32 pm Subject: I did this piecemeal
Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:34 pm Subject: Re: I did this piecemeal
QuoteSloan Ranger wrote:
I have an AEBS plus a hard drive, but it's far from seamless and time machine won't recognize. I may have to sell and upgrade. I'm assuming you can still connect a hard drive to the USB port for future expansions...?
I'm planning on doing the exact same thing, this is a must (although you have to wonder what you will do when it's hard drive fails!).
Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:41 pm Subject: Re: The best announcement
QuoteAnonymous wrote:
Everything else is OK -- just OK (A notebook with 1 usb, no firewire and no PC card slot?).
Usually I would agree, but with 802.11n, bluetooth, 5 hour battery life, wireless bonjour optical drives and Leopard, I think the bases are covered. Of course it depends how you wish to use the machine, but that's why there is still a MB and a MBP out there. Awesome machine for a wireless existence, which is what it's made for. I will be expanding my road-warrior horizons with one that's for sure.
QuoteGuest wrote:
and now you know... why Apple disabled network backups for Time Machine...so you have to buy this product to do it...
They disabled it because they couldn't get it working in time for Leopard's release.
We'll have to see if they now re-enable it with software updates.
I don't know if they will or not. Do you know if they will? You sure act like you do.
Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:14 pm Subject: Oerfect solution
I have been using a 1Tb drive hooked to my AirPort to back up the machines at my house. This is a perfect solution! Now even my son in college will have a back up. All he will have to do is come for the weekend and bring his MacBook and the system will do it for him. For my forgetful wife and daughter, this is a life saver.
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