want to buy a time capsule...

[xboxmookie]

I am really interested in buying a time capsule but the price is holding me back.
1. do the time capsules at apple ever go on sale?
2. are the refurbished time capsules dual band?
3. does anyone know of any cheaper alternative that will work seamlessly with time machine?

thanks

 

[Phatpat]

Another option might be an Airport Extreme plus your own external hard drive.

It's not clear if the refurb Time Capsules are Simultaneous Dual Band. My guess is they are not. If that is an important feature, the AE + external HDD might be the best option for you.

 

[ZenWLH]

I like the Time Capsule since it can act as a router as well.

http://www.powermax.com/search/search_pmax.php?search=time+capsule&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

This site has some Time Capsules...They also say whether it's dual band or not.

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

I am really interested in buying a time capsule but the price is holding me back.
1. do the time capsules at apple ever go on sale?
2. are the refurbished time capsules dual band?
3. does anyone know of any cheaper alternative that will work seamlessly with time machine?

thanks

1. No, nothing Apple ever goes on sale, with the exception of Black Friday '08.

3. An alternative (if you don't need a router) is to get a plain external HDD. All that is required is a reformat to HFS+, and doing that is simple. If you go this route, don't get on that is labeled with Mac compatible, because they all are after a reformat.

 

[Tomorrow]

3. An alternative (if you don't need a router) is to get a plain external HDD

This also assumes the OP doesn't want a NAS. Another valuable feature of TC.