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Mar 02, 09 - 05:39 pm Comment from: Connor MacBook

Been holding out for a 2TB model for a bit more future-proofing. Bring 'em on!!

Iove the new MDN on my iPhone. No ads!!!
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Much easier to read and use!!!

THANK YOU MDN

Mar 02, 09 - 05:49 pm Comment from: ericdano

Can the US Gov buy this for me? As part of a bailout maybe?

Mar 02, 09 - 06:04 pm Comment from: thethirdshoe

I got yer bailout right here...

Everybody knows you purchase a Time Capsule so you may bail yourself out . . .

Mar 02, 09 - 06:25 pm Comment from: _Bill_

The enterprise-class HD is great and all, but a RAID, maybe a 1TB RAID 1 would be nice for serious data protection. Of course, they'd have to make it bigger... Although, if you use Time Capsule just for time machine, your computer holds the first copy.

Mar 02, 09 - 06:33 pm Comment from: DreamTheEndless

@Connor MacBook -

Just a note - It's very easy to do this yourself. Buy the 500gb model and put in a 2TB western digital from NewEgg (or your favorite electronics retailer.)

There are clear instructions online.

Mar 02, 09 - 06:35 pm Comment from: ken1w

I'll just add a bigger hard drive to my original square AirPort Extreme (802.11n) base station as I need more space.

It works quite well with an USB 2.0 external drive, as long as you don't try to connect it through a USB hub (or use an enclosure with a built-in USB hub).

Mar 02, 09 - 06:36 pm Comment from: Mr. Reeee

Bill... Absolutely, RAID is the way to go for a serious backup!

Just get one of the LaCie 2big RAID drives to use with Time Machine. I have one and it's great!

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=11140
http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=10953

Mar 02, 09 - 06:43 pm Comment from: Connor MacBook

@DreamTheEndless

Thanks for the tip! Still, if they bring out a 2TB model for around the same price as the 1TB, I'm there.

Mar 02, 09 - 08:07 pm Comment from: anaknipedro

With all of these cloud backup services cropping up, I really don't see the need for time capsule anymore. I see the value in Apple's Airport extreme, but not the time capsule.

Mar 02, 09 - 08:50 pm Comment from: Ray

I wish they would stop microsofting time machine and allow it to work with non-Apple NAS drives.

Just my $0.02

@Ray

Tutorial on using Time Machine over SMB or NFS:
http://rajeev.name/blog/2007/11/03/time-machine-with-smb-and-nfs-shares/

The site loads much faster on my iPhone. Thanks guys

Good thing I didn't break open that 1 TB Time Machine I purchased last week!!!!

I bought it for my wife's backup. I use a Drobo "stand alone" RAID for my major data storage and another for my Time Machine backups to backup both my MB Pro and the first Drobo.

Yes, it is costly... but what I do entails sitting at a computer all day.

How costly would it be to lose all my work? Way more than having a proper backup in place!

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