Wifi: fast enough for media?

[dellavoce]

So I'm thinking about getting the time capsule for my new mac mini. I would like to upgrade from my g series wifi router to n. Also, as I have a mini with a 160gb hard drive, I keep my large collection of mp3 and video files on an external hard drive connected via USB. I was thinking that the time capsule would upgrade my router and free up a USB plug but I'm wondering if the read speed on it is fast enough to view videos and listen to music directly from the time capsule?

 

[mstrze]

Yes.

Never had problems on my AppleTV viewing files via wifi hosted on my Mini but stored on a USB 2.0 connected external drive.

 

[spinnerlys]

Yes, the practical throughput should be around 6 MB/s.

Unless you have media with a that high bit rate, you'll be fine.

.mp3 files usually have 128-320 Kbit/s (16 - 40 KB/s), video files have around 1 to 7 Mbit/s (125KB/s to 875KB/s).

 

[reebzor]

I only ever had problems streaming 1080p content. Why not just keep the harddrive plugged into the mini?

 

[dellavoce]

For a couple reasons. First to free up a USB. Second to make media available to other computers in my home. Which brings me to my next question: can a pc also access stuff on the time capsule?

 

[srexy]

For a couple reasons. First to free up a USB. Second to make media available to other computers in my home. Which brings me to my next question: can a pc also access stuff on the time capsule?

I can stream 720p HD content from my Mini to the kids iMac + Plex no problem over the AEBS n network.