I think you're right Just because this update has these features doesn't mean the product doesn't already I think it's more a matter of how many apple can produce and put out for consumers They have to wait for things to get to them first then assemble them, Then ship them to you it's a long process but once it's gets started it keeps going.
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I think you're right Just because this update has these features doesn't mean the product doesn't already I think it's more a matter of how many apple can produce and put out for consumers They have to wait for things to get to them first then assemble them, Then ship them to you it's a long process but once it's gets started it keeps going.
Do you think we can access files on the TC remotely? Coz I talked to a apple rep at the store and he said that i wont be able to access the TC remotely.
I guess it wont work the same way as "back to mac" feature in .mac
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Time Capsule would be better if I could access my files off the hard drive remotely! Like from school or work.
1. I actually had it. 1TB ordered Jan 23. Ships Feb 29.
2. iTunes home server. All it has to do is store the itunes library for all apple devices in the house. Make it proprietary to Apple only, I don't care! All I want to do is use 1 shared library for my 5 apple devices. I bet they come out with it later this year, and will sell it just like they are doing the Time Capsule. Say it's called "iTunes Server". You have to buy one and add it to your airport network.... and that's ok. I'm down with $499 for 1 TB of iTunes server.
3. Hope microwave ovens don't knock it out on the 2.4ghz spectrum like it does my airport extreme. I've played with all sorts of wifi over the years, and Airport Extreme was the first one I ever had complete interference with. It is the first 802.11n I'd ever tried too. That could be the issue, but still, it's 2008 and we expect consistent and strong signal strenghts at all times.
4. Expandability. I forgot what the specs said, but I hope I can throw a usb printer or external hard drive like I can with the non Time Capsule version.
5. This one is probably a stretch, but if it could have a dual wan interface for use with 2 isps, I'd consider it THE network product of the year. DSL in my area sucks. It's slow and dies when it rains hard. Cable in my area sucks. It's fast as hell, but chokes and goes out a lot. So I got both, ATT DSL and Charter Cable and use a D-Link LB604 that connects to both. I got it in 2006 and have never had a problem. The only time I'm down is when the microwave wipes out the airport signal to the apple wifi devices at our house.
Is there really any doubt about this? If you look at the information on Apple's own website it clearly states:
"Time Capsule also works great as a wireless hard drive whether you have a Mac or PC. It sets up in a snap, giving you a networked hard drive you can use for storing and sharing any kinds of files."
See the overview at http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP.../RSLID?mco=3CFDBA81&fnode=home&nplm=MB277LL/A
The poster hopes that data on the disk will be able to be accessed not only from the local LAN connection, to be able to access the disk from another location, say from work. That'll be handy for me too. Dump files to it so they are ready for when I get home.
Time Capsule would be better if I could trade in my AEBS (less then 3 mos old) old for full credit toward purchase ... considering the Airdisk feature has never worked as originally advertised.
Apple Rep's don't know much, and considering the product hasn't even reached customers I don't think they'll have had full training on it.
The Airport Extreme offers connection to AirDisk's globally, so I'd assume Time Machine would do the same for any USB-attached hard drives. As for the built-in hard drive, guess we'll have to wait and see.
Though I still haven't managed to successfully connect to my AirDisk globally yet.
Umm, both the Airport Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule can operate on either 5ghz or 2.4ghz. Switch it to 5 and you'd probably be dandy.
Don't be so sure. Remember what happened to suckers who bought Airport Extreme anticipating Leopard release and time machine backup? If anything, Apple has horrific history of making wireless connectivity products work as advertised and if by some chance Time Capsule doesn't work you are left with an expensive brick and no chance of refund.I
I went to Macworld to buy an external HDD. After seeing Time Capsule in person I ordered it that day. I'm not sure I would have ordered it had I not seen it in person, Apple has not really given much info on Time Capsule yet and it's not in the stores to view. You won't be disappointed.
remote access to files on time-machine
I have been thinking about it and a combination of port-forwarding and an FTP server should ideally do the job. I am not sure if the Airport software allows settings for port-forwarding, but i know Filezilla is an excellent freeware FTP server and I have used that before. I am not sure if there are multiple firewalls we need to burn through to get this done.
Will the combination of these two work? Effectively, you can access all the files you want, and even WRITE to those folders remotely from office, or across the world, if this works.
Anybody has an idea how to get this done?
I have been thinking about it and a combination of port-forwarding and an FTP server should ideally do the job. I am not sure if the Airport software allows settings for port-forwarding, but i know Filezilla is an excellent freeware FTP server and I have used that before. I am not sure if there are multiple firewalls we need to burn through to get this done.
Will the combination of these two work? Effectively, you can access all the files you want, and even WRITE to those folders remotely from office, or across the world, if this works.
Anybody has an idea how to get this done?
I think full credit is way too much to ask, considering you've had it for a few months already, but if Apple offered maybe ~$120 credit, they could then refurb the units and come out even, especially since it's a credit so people are turning around and buying more expensive TCs.
On a slightly different topic, when I took my AEBS in a couple weeks ago I asked if they would just give me a credit towards a TC since they were replacing my base station anyway but they wouldn't.
I have an external hard drive that I've partitioned. Part of it is used by Time Machine and the other part by EyeTV. Do you know if the Time Capsule can be partitioned? I want to limit the space TimeMachine can consume.
I was wondering the same thing.
I actually called Apple the other day and was told that the Time Capsule HD can be used as EITHER a Time Machine backup drive OR a "normal" network drive... you can't use it as both simultaneously. In order to have both, you have to attach a USB drive to serve as the "normal" storage. So I'm guessing the answer to your question is "no."
I was majorly bummed to hear this, because I want to use Time Machine, but I can't justify dedicating all 500GB or 1TB to it, when my iMac's HD is only 250GB. I'd gladly attach a smaller USB drive to dedicate to Time Machine... but... nope. Doesn't seem like it will work that way.
Back to the topic:
Time Capsule would be better if... it included a .Mac account with 500GB (or 1TB) for off-site backup.
Wow, I never knew that before. I'd just assumed from what was said and written on here that you could use it for Time Machine and also storage of files as a normal NAS.
If that's not the case then I'm not going to bother getting the 1Tb drive and will just go for a 500Gb version instead.
That's a real pain actually.
How can they possibly say that? It's essentially saying you won't be allowed to partition the HD - how can they tell you that? I seriously doubt that person knew what they were talking about.
I really hope that the guy was wrong. But that's what I heard, right from 1-800-MY-APPLE.
I even asked the guy if he was sure, and he went into the whole "you can attach a USB drive" spiel.
X.x
I think I might call again later today just to re-confirm -- I'll update if I hear otherwise.
These are the same people that told a guy in another thread that his MBA USB SuperDrive not working when plugged in to his ACD means that the display and laptop are both faulty (when anyone with any vague clue about the MBA knows the drive will only work when plugged directly in to the MBA USB port). These people are idiots, trying to clarify facts with them seems to be a complete waste of time.
