Why I buy this one ?
- A revolutionary backup device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard
- Time Capsule can back up and store files for each Leopard-based Mac on your wireless network
- 500 GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA server-grade hard drive gives you all the capacity and safety you need
- More than just a wireless hard drive, Time Capsule is also a full-featured AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n technology
- Works with Mac and PC

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What our customer's say!

"Pretty good", Not bad. Integrates nicely with OS X and good support for multiple external USB hard drives. The only thing I would like to see is to have the option to automount the external hard drives "on demand" just as the internal hard drive is mounted in OS X. Other than that, no problems thus far!

"Lousy instructions, no cables", Needless to say, it requires cables that are not included. This is wireless? It also requires you to know whether you are using a "Static IP address" or "PPP" for your internet service. What the hell do these mean?

"Learning the hard way", I've been a user of Mac osx for 5 years. I bought a Time Capsule recently, and am sharing this experience to save others pain. The device is good; but the user's manual is seriously deficient. Some tech writers are simply too close to the product to be able to see it with new eyes. They assume basics on behalf of a new user which simply are not there. I spent major portions of two days undoing the results of poor communications in the owner's guide for this device.

I bought the machine at the Apple Store in Buffalo, and they helped me set it up. So it seemed it should be a simple matter of taking it home and running it. Well, life is complicated. It turns out that my Intego firewall software was conflicting with the hardware firewall which comprises this device. So back to the store I went. (This was not Apple's fault; but I spent 2.5 hours at the store working with a guy at the genius bar. They're well named.) Nevertheless, the overlap of the firewalls could have been mentioned in the manual. After the genius solved the conflict issue, I went home assuming I would simply be able to plug in the device and live happily ever after.

Not So! And here's where the poor assumptions of the tech writers are to blame. Nowhere in the owner's guide is there a basic startup procedure. (Think of a new car buyer not being told in writing to put the key in the ignition, put your foot on the brake, start it up and put it in gear, before attempting to go anywhere.) These basic operating instructions were entirely missing. As a result, I tried to start up the device in a clumsy fashion, and ran it off the road -- only to have to take it back to the store for another hour of resetting the gizmo's preferences. I'm not a Mac novice. This all could have been avoided with the most basic of instructions. The Time Capsule seems like a great device; but the basics could be covered better. In retrospect, I should have insisted that the genius shut down the entire rig, and let me (no genius) take it out for a spin. This would have saved us both considerable time and effort. We both would have noticed that I had no license to operate this hotrod. Instead, I had to come back the next day to have said genius do his work over.

HINT: start the device from the uppermost toolbar along the top of your screen. (The icon spins slowly.) But first click on the banded arcs shaped as a slice of pie (the airport icon). Select the network to connect to, named during set up -- or found at a local hotspot. Beginning at the beginning is tremendously helpful! (Tinkering with panes that appear on the desktop is not. That's not were the ignition switch will be found.)

~eric.

"Just what I needed", Easy to setup, works great, no problems so far. I have a laptop so this works great for a backup. I won't use it as my only backup device, but it is great for daily backups

"Great product, easy to set up, works great.", Great product, 5 stars. Set up was easy, it works with no issues. I had Linksys before and it was on and off all the time. Apple Time Capsule is running with no issues, adding new computer to my home wifi network is easy, backup works great. I love it. Great job Apple!

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"Keep looking", If you are looking for a reliable router, keep looking.

3 days after the 90 day warranty (phone support) the TC started overheating and slowing my connection. The Apple support guy was a real tool. He wanted me to pay to talk to him. Appalling.

After insisting to speak to a supervisor and 1 week later, I finally convinced Apple to replace my TC.

As soon as I got it, it was on Ebay. Avoid this unit like the plague.

Buy Dlink or Linksys, a product that's reasonably priced and well supported.


"great for apple computers but, hard drive is very slow", I purchased this product expecting to have wireless hard drive and printer set up. I attached hard drive and printer to time capsule. Printer works fine and hard drive is very slow. it is only adequeate for document server purpose Also time machine takes forever!

"gets a tad hot ...", got this to (sorta) replace a lacie 2big nas that is a bit too noisy & has a few other issues:
pros: really quiet. the 11n radio is very powerful. typical attractive (imho) apple design.
cons: gets really really hot, then kills its server, which forces a disconnect; kinda inconvenient when attempting a backup (i'm not using time machine to this device). a power reset is then required.

caveat: i swapped its 500gb drive for a wd green 1tb drive. but that supposedly runs cooler ...

"Time Capsule", Had difficult making connection from my Macbook. After making connections, it works great. Love how I can add a hub for extra USB hookups. Make sure your hub has a power adapter or you will not be able to see all of your hookups. I dislike when I reboot my computer, I have to reconnect the internet. My airport in my Macbook doesn't just reconnect without a little help. All in all, I would recommend it.

"Best Wireless Router Backup Drive Available", I replaced my old wireless router with the Apple Time Capsule. Installation and setup was easy and straightforward. I had everything up and running in about 30 minutes. We have a PC desktop and Mac laptop which both work seamlessly with the time capsule. At first look the time capsule appears expensive, but remember that it includes a 500GB backup drive which will automatically backup and sync with the Mac Time Machine. You can also Drag and Drop from the PC or use Drive image software and copy an image onto the drive. The wireless modem is extremely fast and covers all three floors of my house.