[X4U] Pros and Cons of Time Capsule?

[Konrad Waibel]

I'm backing up my Feb '08 MBP with TM/TC using the 500GB version  
since March.  For once I was an early adopter.  Convenient to use  
when I had to retrieve an older version of an application for my  
'touch' after I decided the newer version had too many  
advertisements.  I would call myself a casual user, not advanced, and  
I think the TC was designed for me to be comfortable backing up.  Two  
problems setting it up, one I created out of ignorance, the other was  
solved by tech service over the phone [the tech walked me thru step- 
by-step telling me what to click and type, we were on the phone for  
90 minutes] because it was an Apple glitch in the first TC's shipped.

The TC does get warm so it sits apart.  The range easily covers my  
whole house.  I had to change the channel [on the advise of the Apple  
tech] to get the best reception because most of the houses around  
were all on one channel.  I have added the firmware updates [7.3.2].   
It does seem very slow at times.

I can't think of any problems other than the initial set-up, and  
frankly that was painless, just a little annoying.

I still use a stand-alone HD for an old iMac G4 and drag/drop, easier  
for me to keep them isolated.
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On Dec 3, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:

> It's time to replace my aging 80Gb USB1 and 60Gb Firewire backup  
> drives with something a bit bigger, say a 1Tb drive. Right now my  
> backups consist of dragging important files to the USB and FW  
> drives and using Backup along with my iDisk for my personal data  
> and settings. I'd like to automate the backup process using  
> something like Time Machine. I like the fact that  Time Capsule is  
> from Apple but is it really worth looking at or am I better off  
> purchasing another brand of drive? Right now I'm backing up the  
> 250Gb HD on my iMac but I'm looking into getting a MacBook for my  
> wife that would need to be backed up as well. What are the pros and  
> cons of Time Capsule?
>
> Mark Des Cotes
>