Is Time Capsule worth the money? I know you can get allot of External Hard Drive for allot less money. It seems the biggest benefit is the ability to backup wirelessly and that it can act as a wireless router. Also, can I use Time Capsule as a wireless router connecting my PC to the router via an Ethernet cable.
Thanks
Short answer, Yes, it is worth it.
Long answer - If certain conditions apply. Conditions being:
- You need/want a wireless router
- You need/want backup space for
multiple macs
- You have the money to afford it
You can access the internet from your PC wirelessly through the AEBS - it is not computer specific. You do, however, need to set up the wireless to run in a range that your PC will read, which it should be by default. Most PC wireless cards that I have found only run in the 2.4GHz range of wireless N, which, in my experience, limits bandwidth to 130MB/sec, which is better than a 10/100 wired connection, good enough for internet browsing. But if you can get a card for the PC that will run in the 5GHz range, then you can have speeds up to 300MB/sec. You won't notice the speed change if you just use it for internet with the PC, but backing up from you Mac wirelessly to the time capsule will be noticeably faster if you can run it in the 5GHz range. (BTW - All (that i have come across) of the recent wireless cards put out by Apple can run in the 5GHz range.)
Anyways, I do not know if this helps or if it is just too much info and a bore, but I hope you can use it.
