That might actually make the 5.0GHz @ 40Hz range really, really good. I haven't seen any other 3x3 stream 5GHz router close to those numbers.
I hope this change is also included in the new Time Capsule?
Yes, of course!
That might actually make the 5.0GHz @ 40Hz range really, really good. I haven't seen any other 3x3 stream 5GHz router close to those numbers.
I hope this change is also included in the new Time Capsule?
Hey, it no longer says "NEW" next to "High Performance". They took that away!
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
If MacRumors hadn't reported on the update, you wouldn't have ever even known. So how can it be a disappointment? If there's any important new tech going down, you can be sure that Apple will let you know with a big fanfare.
I figured Apple must be working toward giving us some sort of home media server. I have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, AppleTV, and a Time Capsule. All of my main media is on my Time Capsule. To get my media to my home theater, I have to turn on my MacBook Pro (just to run iTunes!) and use my AppleTV with my Time Capsule. THREE DEVICES. That's insane. It makes sense that if my media is on my Time Capsule, I should be able to retrieve it from my AppleTV and play it through my home theater.
So it's not just MacRumors that has me wanting this update, it's my whole entertainment system begging for me to cut the cord with my MacBook Pro!
You can't really compare Time Capsule to a regular external hard drive for obvious reasons.
First of all Time Capsule has a built in Dual-Band router, one of very few that manages 3x3 stream wireless.
Secondly using Carbon Copy or TimeMachine to and external hard drive isn't really comparable to using Time Capsule as it would do automatic backups for you WIRELESSLY instead of you having to manually go and grab your external hard drive and hook it up in order to get the job done.
If you don't see the difference between automatic wireless backup which you don't really need to worry about as it's done wirelessly without you needing to do anything for it to work. With an external hard drive you don't only have
to actually attach the device upfront, but you also got the whole hassle with the hard drive needed to be connected while TimeMachine (or Carbon Copy) does the backup. Compare to Time Capsule whereas you don't really need to think about having a hard drive attached limiting your portability and everything it's quite a huge difference if you ask me.
Like you can read in this thread I'm one of those really disappointed about how little Apple did with the Time Capsule this time around so I'm by no means a Apple bloodsucker but still I understand that you can't simply compare a regular external hard drive and Time Capsule as they are quite different solutions.
Hi there.
Does anyone know if the 2 tb model has had any changes at all or if it is just the "old" model being sold to a cheaper price?
Hmmm I also wonder this. - I've just ordered the 2TB time capsule at the new price, and the part number (in the UK) is MD032B/A. - Not sure how this compares to the old 2TB part number. Any ideas?
I've got a dual-band router from Netgear. It works beautifully since the last firmware update (zero problems in 4 months now of 24/7 operation). It also support UPnP and DLNA. Just plug in any external USB2 hard drive and you have an instant poor man's NSA solution. Sadly, AppleTV has no support for accessing any kind of NSA-like device directly unless you hack it to run XBMC and use that instead. There is no excuse for this. Apple could have added UPnP support OR created their own server solution for the Time Capsule. They've chosen to just ignore it all and make users dedicate a full time computer to run their full media libraries on AppleTV. That's kind of sad, really.
Dual-Band router from Netgear? Are you talking about the WNDR3700 / WNDR37AV or something else?
Nevertheless the WNDR3700 isn't a bad router, but the firmware is a bit clunky and the antenna coverage is pretty directional making it hard to place in the middle of a house
and you can't seriously talk about adding USB-drives to the WNDR3700 as a alternative to Time Capsule as you are getting so darn slow speeds of the WNDR3700, like you do with all routers when adding external hard drive using the USB-port. You normally talk like 5-20mbps whereas with Time Capsule and a steady 3x3 link you would normally talk 75-110mbps.
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WTH??? Just went to local Apple store to pick up 2TB as I was planning to pull the trigger on an AEBS and figured at that price, might aaa well throw the hard drive in too. But... zero in stock!?! Is thy weird? Don't they usually ship new hardware for announcements?
Dual-Band router from Netgear? Are you talking about the WNDR3700 / WNDR37AV or something else? Unless you are talking about the brand new WNDR4000 (which you obviously doesn't since you are talking about 4months old firmware for your router) you don't have 3x3 steam support in the first place which is a major advantage for Time Capsule / AirPort Extreme for those of us who own MacBook Pros running 3x3 stream capable wireless NIC's, we are talking about quite a noticeable performance boost here.
Nevertheless the WNDR3700 isn't a bad router, but the firmware is a bit clunky and the antenna coverage is pretty directional making it hard to place in the middle of a house and you can't seriously talk about adding USB-drives to the WNDR3700 as a alternative to Time Capsule as you are getting so darn slow speeds of the WNDR3700, like you do with all routers when adding external hard drive using the USB-port. You normally talk like 5-20mbps whereas with Time Capsule and a steady 3x3 link you would normally talk 75-110mbps.
I have to agree that wireless backup is darn slow, but as long as it's running in the background not nagging you it doesn't really matter and you could always use ethernet when doing the heaviest backup and you would see greater speeds compared to using USB2.0 anyways.
Is there a difference between the capabilities of an Airport Extreme + USB-HDD Config and a Time-Capsule (beside minor Speed differences caused by the USB bottleneck)?
All the other capabilities are the same.
AEBS is just a TC without a hard drive inside.
Also, it will be much cheaper to buy AEBS + External drive rather than a TC![]()