Let me first start with an explanation. I've been trying to unclutter my desk of wires and components so I'm redoing my entire storage situation as that is what seems to take up the most room. I'm looking for a solution that will work for, hopefully, a few years. I'd also like it to have as few components as possible and, if possible, have them placed somewhere other than my desk (ie wireless). Cost is also an issue but if I can find a good solution that will last I'm willing to finance it.
My current situation is kind of fractured and the result of just adding things over the last few years. I have an 80GB HD in my MBP (but I just bought a 250GB to replace it), an 80GB external for TM, and a 320GB external for storage (contains a lot of audio and video, I don't do any professional work that requires a scratch disc or anything). This is plenty of space, I'll upgrade it for the sake of future-proofing but I certainly do not need any more than 1TB of space, total. For wireless I have an Airport Extreme Base Station.
What I was thinking of doing is just switching to a setup with a 250GB internal HD and a 500GB Time Capsule. This would provide a wireless setup for TM and file access as well as giving me plenty of internal storage. I was also going to make an external of my old internal drive so I'd have portable storage as well. One thing I'm curious about, is there any way to set up the TC so I can access it remotely via the internet? Or if not, can I connect a HD to it via USB/ethernet to access over the internet?
But, I was just thinking of getting an NAS and just plugging it into my AEBS. This would give me wireless storage but not wireless TM. I'm also unsure of how well the Airdisk feature works with ethernet.
So I guess my real question is, what's a good solution to my problem of storage and clutter?
PS. Sorry this is so long.
My current situation is kind of fractured and the result of just adding things over the last few years. I have an 80GB HD in my MBP (but I just bought a 250GB to replace it), an 80GB external for TM, and a 320GB external for storage (contains a lot of audio and video, I don't do any professional work that requires a scratch disc or anything). This is plenty of space, I'll upgrade it for the sake of future-proofing but I certainly do not need any more than 1TB of space, total. For wireless I have an Airport Extreme Base Station.
What I was thinking of doing is just switching to a setup with a 250GB internal HD and a 500GB Time Capsule. This would provide a wireless setup for TM and file access as well as giving me plenty of internal storage. I was also going to make an external of my old internal drive so I'd have portable storage as well. One thing I'm curious about, is there any way to set up the TC so I can access it remotely via the internet? Or if not, can I connect a HD to it via USB/ethernet to access over the internet?
But, I was just thinking of getting an NAS and just plugging it into my AEBS. This would give me wireless storage but not wireless TM. I'm also unsure of how well the Airdisk feature works with ethernet.
So I guess my real question is, what's a good solution to my problem of storage and clutter?
PS. Sorry this is so long.
