It pays to have more than one backup strategy in case your primary backup ever fails. I supplement the Time Machine backups with cloned copies of my hard drives using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!.
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Apple to Launch Cheaper AirPort Extreme, 3TB Time Capsule
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It pays to have more than one backup strategy in case your primary backup ever fails. I supplement the Time Machine backups with cloned copies of my hard drives using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!.
It is officially supported by Apple when using Apple devices such as Airport Extreme. The AirPort Utility explicitly offers the option and Apples statement about not supporting it specifically refers to the use of third party devices.
I find the Airports to actually actually take more time to configure, and it is annoying as !$@# to have to restart them to apply most changes. Nevertheless - I like them; When configured, they work.
If the Extreme had four LAN ports, I'm sure the people needing five would be very vocal.
But yeah, more LAN ports wouldn't hurt. Shouldn't add much to the cost or be a downside for people needing fewer. I'm currently fine with three ports however, so I don't really care, I'm more interested in added functionality.
****. I paid £145 for an Airport Extreme about six weeks ago It now seems as though there'll be an improved version at a lower costs. At the time I bought it I told myself it would make more sense to wait until I've moved (end of July). Patience!
It now seems as though there'll be an improved version at a lower costs. At the time I bought it I told myself it would make more sense to wait until I've moved (end of July). Patience!
Wow!
If Apple keeps going like this it won't be to long until they can have a single massive event where they update all their hardware products.
MacBook
MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
Displays
Mac Mini
Mac Pro
iPods
iPod Touch
Airport/Time Cap.
iPhone
What else?
That only leaves off iPad and iMac that have been recently updated...
If Apple keeps going like this it won't be to long until they can have a single massive event where they update all their hardware products.
MacBook
MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
Displays
Mac Mini
Mac Pro
iPods
iPod Touch
Airport/Time Cap.
iPhone
What else?
That only leaves off iPad and iMac that have been recently updated...
This may sound like a weird question but: What day is "today"?
The article said they may launch as early as tuesday, but what day is it now from macrumors time? I live in Australia and it's tuesday night here.
The article said they may launch as early as tuesday, but what day is it now from macrumors time? I live in Australia and it's tuesday night here.
It's funny, because it's Tuesday here now in the states and even the article was time stamped 12:50am Tuesday. I thought it was a bit confusing too. So basically, we'll see in a couple of hours if these products launch or not.
Hehe!
Seems like Apple consistently does this with products! Love the Mac Pro for that reason (why I go to the Apple Store for no other reason on a cold day in winter!!!)However, it can get REALLY hot in summer, hence why I have not got a Mac Pro or an AirPort extreme!
Having said that,
3TB!?!? GO APPLE!
No, it isn't officially supported by Apple even though it works perfectly fine for most people.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html
I find the Airports to actually actually take more time to configure, and it is annoying as !$@# to have to restart them to apply most changes. Nevertheless - I like them; When configured, they work.
If the Extreme had four LAN ports, I'm sure the people needing five would be very vocal.
But yeah, more LAN ports wouldn't hurt. Shouldn't add much to the cost or be a downside for people needing fewer. I'm currently fine with three ports however, so I don't really care, I'm more interested in added functionality.
For some reason, I can never get routers up and running the first time I mess with the settings. I know what information I need to fill in where, but it only ends up working after 20 minutes of frustration... for some reason. It's only a once in a every couple of years deal, so it's still not worth my $170 bucks. My $50 Netgear router (which is now only $30
) is still kicking after 3 years. I also can take advantage of my full internet bandwidth (2MB/s down - 25Mb/s) all the way on the other side of my house over WiFi. Basically what I'm saying is that a price drop is welcomed for AEBS. A lot of people, like myself, can't really justify a price tag of $170.
Welcome news!! I have wanted a magic caching smart device that will serve as my backup and middle man between Apple (now iCloud, i guess). Maybe this will be it. Updating all my hardware when I walk into the house...without having to lift my finger. Cuz I am lazy! Not an groundbreaking idea, but something practical all Apple users can use and will likely want. Definitely safer too! With all these cloud services susceptible to hacks.
Not an groundbreaking idea, but something practical all Apple users can use and will likely want. Definitely safer too! With all these cloud services susceptible to hacks.
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I don't want a 10 hour keynote, and the
stores would have a queue miles long as they already have LONG delays for the iPhone and / or iPads!However, i still agree with this:
NAS should not be used as a single data store. You should use it as a backup only. So you have a copy of your data on your computer, and a backup copy, therefore if one goes you have another copy somewhere else. So even if the NAS dies you still have your computer copy to work from, then back that up when your new NAS box comes.
2 copies of data on two different devices as a minimum.
2 copies of data on two different devices as a minimum.
First of all, how much do you need an additional port? The only things I have are the DSL modem going in and a cable going out to a device that allows me to connect to my Dish Network receivers. Anything worth a damn has WiFi for *most* home users.
As far as the extra 10 minutes setting it up, OH if it were only so simple. First of all, the last Linksys router I bough took 10 minutes to NOT set up, and then maybe another 10 to actually set it up. Anything with a "wizard" involved is evil. Secondly, it's not the setup that worries me. It's the "I need to change this" later on. I was able to pretty simply set up my AEBS for use with a remote desktop app. Everything else seems so much more like managing a device instead of launching a rocket through a Web browser. My DSL modem has one of those browser-based setup things, and I so hate it.
I'm still having trouble figuring out why my AEBS doesn't exactly seem to route stuff well, but I think I may have messed around with the wrong thing. When one device is highly active on the Internet, every other device pretty much has a dial-up connection if anything. Maybe the pipe coming into my house is doing that, but you think a 6Mbps connection would route properly. But I digress.
I love these things and only wish they were cheaper. People see the cheaper routers and automatically leap at 'em. The two I have had saved me plenty of headaches compared to the two Linksys routers.
Video/Audio iTunes server would make my month ... I currently have Mac Mini doing that and it'd be a smaller / cheaper replacement.
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I used my iPad to set up my dlink router wirelessly and it took all of 5 minutes. The 5 minutes was setting up the ADSL connection. It cost under a $100 too. I can set up port forwarding or restart my router through the interface, on my iPad! Having a browser interface is so useful I can't see why it could possibly be a negative.
Maybe you should learn to use it?
That would be GREAT. I just installed the server app on Mac OS Lion hoping their would be some sort of iTunes server thing, but there was nothing. Having my TC be the server would be fantastic!
It is, I replaced the 500GB drive in my original TC with a 3TB Drive a couple of weeks ago, it works perfectly. It's a very easy job to do:
http://www.hardmac.com/articles/79/page1
Some people have reported the later model TC's don't show the full capacity of the new drive.
Aha, I see. Thanks!
Sure thing
The current third generation seemed to have remedied much of the failure rate that plagued the previous generations before it. It ran quieter and cooler. I've had mine since it last refreshed now....doing great still. Really can't wait to see how much more efficient the 4th gen models will be. These new models should most definitely be very stable. Heck, they've had 4 generations to improve it, so I'd be very confident to buy.