Uh Oh. Time Capsule offers USB drives to Time Machine

[jeremy.king]

AEBS owners (like me) won't like this. Seems you can use USB drives connected to a Time Capsule for Time Machine backups.

http://gizmodo.com/362391/time-capsule-initial-verdict-smooth-sailing-no-surprises

Here's to hoping a firmware update is in our future.

 

[Sesshi]

Yes, but Time Capsule is a NAS. The AEx is a wireless access point with some limited USB functionality. You have to be clear about what you're buying.

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

Yes, but Time Capsule is a NAS. The AEx is a wireless access point with some limited USB functionality. You have to be clear about what you're buying.

The thing is, AEx was supposed to be able to do this same functionality. It was even advertised to be able to do so.

 

[Sesshi]

Oh really? I didn't know that. Mind you, I can understand why it would have been pulled - throughput is dire. My personal preference for performance reasons is the Windows way - DAS for nearline backups like Time Machine, NAS/Offline storage for standalone backups with Superduper carried out outside working times.

 

[jeremy.king]

Also, the reality is you can't use any non-TC NAS or network storage for reliable Time Machine backups...

Didn't they give some BS excuse about they can't control the availability of the USB device because a user could disconnect it at anytime, yet now they offer the USB devices ONLY with the TC?

 

[FJ218700]

The thing is, AEx was supposed to be able to do this same functionality. It was even advertised to be able to do so.

exactly, I got rid of a perfect good graphite airport last March and bought a new AEBS and a 500 GB ext drive in anticipation of a June Leopard release. I could have bought a mini instead.

while I dealt with the Leopard delay, I'm not doing as well regarding the purposeful crippling of the AEBS / external time machine situation.