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If your Apple Mac runs the latest version of Mac OS X, you will unlock the Time Machine feature by adding the Time Capsule to the mix. It will automatically take care of your backups and will even allow you to share a printer or external hard drive on your network.
No one can argue that Apple products are not the sexiest around. Even this, a mere backup device, looks like the type of thing you want to show off on your desk.
It’s about the size of the Mac mini and under its sexy Apple-white exterior sits a hard drive and all the inner workings of the Apple Airport Extreme, Apple’s 802.11n wireless router. Essentially, it’s designed to work with the Time Machine feature in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Looking at the back of the Time Capsule, you will see a series of ports, neatly labelled from right to left: Power, USB, WAN, Ethernet (there are three) and there is also a security slot. As with almost every bit of Apple technology I have worked with in the past, the Time Capsule is straightforward to set up, and even if you are not technically orientated, the operating system will guide you through the process.
Once powered and connected to your network, all you need to do to activate the Time Capsule is to open System Preferences in Mac OS X 10.5 and slide the software switch on the screen.
From there, the Time Capsule will take on a life of its own and start to back up the data on your Apple Mac. The initial backup will take a couple of hours, but thereafter the Time Capsule only backs up file changes, meaning that incremental backups occur without you noticing it.
What I really liked about this device was that I could back up my MacBook Pro via the 802.11n wireless network of the Time Capsule. If you have more than one Apple Mac in your house, then you will be pleased to hear that the Time Capsule can back up each one independently.
Considering that this is just an Airport Extreme base station with a hard drive built in, you will still be able to share external hard drives via the USB port on the device. The WAN port can be used to connect to your ADSL router or even your iBurst modem, and you can also connect a USB printer to the Time Capsule to share it on your wired or wireless network.
If you have a shared Windows/Mac office or home environment, you will appreciate the fact that the Time Capsule is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista, but obviously the Mac-specific Time Machine feature is not supported on those platforms.
As a backup device, the Time Capsule offers solid performance. It’s not the best backup device on the market, but considering its ease of use, superb Mac interoperability and Windows compatibility, this product will have a large fan base.
No one can argue that Apple products are not the sexiest around. Even this, a mere backup device, looks like the type of thing you want to show off on your desk.
It’s about the size of the Mac mini and under its sexy Apple-white exterior sits a hard drive and all the inner workings of the Apple Airport Extreme, Apple’s 802.11n wireless router. Essentially, it’s designed to work with the Time Machine feature in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Looking at the back of the Time Capsule, you will see a series of ports, neatly labelled from right to left: Power, USB, WAN, Ethernet (there are three) and there is also a security slot. As with almost every bit of Apple technology I have worked with in the past, the Time Capsule is straightforward to set up, and even if you are not technically orientated, the operating system will guide you through the process.
Once powered and connected to your network, all you need to do to activate the Time Capsule is to open System Preferences in Mac OS X 10.5 and slide the software switch on the screen.
From there, the Time Capsule will take on a life of its own and start to back up the data on your Apple Mac. The initial backup will take a couple of hours, but thereafter the Time Capsule only backs up file changes, meaning that incremental backups occur without you noticing it.
What I really liked about this device was that I could back up my MacBook Pro via the 802.11n wireless network of the Time Capsule. If you have more than one Apple Mac in your house, then you will be pleased to hear that the Time Capsule can back up each one independently.
Considering that this is just an Airport Extreme base station with a hard drive built in, you will still be able to share external hard drives via the USB port on the device. The WAN port can be used to connect to your ADSL router or even your iBurst modem, and you can also connect a USB printer to the Time Capsule to share it on your wired or wireless network.
If you have a shared Windows/Mac office or home environment, you will appreciate the fact that the Time Capsule is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista, but obviously the Mac-specific Time Machine feature is not supported on those platforms.
As a backup device, the Time Capsule offers solid performance. It’s not the best backup device on the market, but considering its ease of use, superb Mac interoperability and Windows compatibility, this product will have a large fan base.