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Boston Globe: Apple’s Time Capsule provides easy data backups for Mac users

Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 12:47 PM EST

"Nearly every computer part is electronic, and therefore doesn't wear out. But the hard drive is full of moving parts; like your car, it's bound to break down someday. About two disk drives in 100 will fail in the first year of use, according to a study last year from Google Inc., and the number goes up as the drives age. You can gamble that your drive will last till you buy a new computer, but you'll pay a high price if you lose," Hiawatha Bray reports for The Boston Globe.

"But data backup is easy for devotees of Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers. Last year's big upgrade to the Mac operating system featured Time Machine, a program that automates the backup process. Without bothering the user, Time Machine preserves all the data on your computer, constantly updating any changes to your files. If your hard drive dies, just replace it, fire up Time Machine, and everything is put back exactly as it was before the disaster," Bray reports. "But Time Machine isn't much use without a safe place to store all that backed-up data. And here it is - Time Capsule, Apple's new external hard drive."

Bray reports, "Time Capsule comes in a $299 version with 500 gigabytes of storage, or a $499 version with a full terabyte. That's rather pricey for external drives; you can get a terabyte's worth at Best Buy for under $250 these days. But rival products hook up to your computer through a USB port or Ethernet connection. The Time Capsule gets along well with Ethernet, but it has also got Wi-Fi, so you can link it wirelessly to the rest of your network."

Bray reports, "In fact, you can unplug your old wireless access point, because Time Capsule has one of its own, based on the fast new Wi-Fi N standard."

Bray reports, "A company spokesman told me that Apple built Time Capsule with just one goal - easy data backups for Mac users. Mission accomplished."

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Apr 10, 08 - 11:54 am Comment from: Ampar

"But data backup is easy for devotees of Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers."

They just can't resist hinting at a cult-like mentality. It's beyond hackneyed. "Buyers" works but the writer or editor can't get past the urge to make Mac users seem hypnotized or brain-washed. Enough!

Apr 10, 08 - 12:09 pm Comment from: DLMeyer

Bray often says nice things about the Mac. Less often about Mac users. It seems whenever his response is less than whole-hearted, the Mac Fanatics rain fire and brimstone down upon his (e)mail box. Does he hear from them when he IS solidly behind the product? Of COURSE not!
You think, maybe, he feels entitled to be just a bit snippy about some overly-sensitive Mac users? Especially when he's saying nice things bout the product? Can't understand why ... he's so restrained!

Apr 10, 08 - 12:13 pm Comment from: Ray

The LaCie 2Big NAS got 5 out of 5 in Mac Life........

Apr 10, 08 - 12:15 pm Comment from: dd

But what if both your drive and the back-up drive used for Time Machine are the 2 in 100 drives?

Apr 10, 08 - 12:25 pm Comment from: Nescit Cedere

"You think, maybe, he feels entitled to be just a bit snippy about some overly-sensitive Mac users?"

That hardly justifies an inaccurate generalization about an entire group of consumers numbering in the millions. He's still perpetuating a stereotype miffed or not at a few fanatics.

Apr 10, 08 - 12:35 pm Comment from: Beryllium

@dd

Maybe some math savvy among us can state the probability of this happening. I suspect it's fairly low.

Apr 10, 08 - 02:40 pm Comment from: DLMeyer

Beryllium, about one in 5,000 - roughly. Much less, if you consider the timing issues. One in 500,000 that you would lose both within a few days of each other. You are going to lose one then not replace it? Replacing one or the other every other week would be frustrating, but you wouldn't actually lose anything.

Nescit Cedere, the word was "devotees", "advocates or adherents" are equivalents. As I said ... he was "restrained". I hardly think many of us here would not be considered "advocates", nor would we even consider that term to be an insult. I'm devoted to my Mac - a devotee - though my e-mails to those who belittle Macs (or Apple) unfairly are level-headed and informative (not flames).

Apr 10, 08 - 03:57 pm Comment from: Logan

Apple: "AirPort Extreme + External HDD + Time Machine provides easy data backups for Mac users... er... wait... just kidding. Did I say that? Say what? I don't know what you're talking about."
*fingers in ears*
"Lalalalalalaaaaaa! BUY A TIME CAPSULE! Lalalalaaaaa! TIME CAPSULE! Hooray!"

...ok so I have some baggage... sorry.

Apr 10, 08 - 05:31 pm Comment from: Ampar

Not to fixate on the acquisition of Phthiraptera but . . .
devotee • a strong believer in a particular religion or god : e.g., devotees of Krishna | devotees thronged the temple.

I guess it depends on how you are accustomed to the usage. Religious follower popped into my head right away.

Apr 10, 08 - 05:40 pm Comment from: Ferf Muckmeyer

Well, Logan, you are correct, and I am a fool. That external USB drive and Airport Extreme thing doesn't work, so I bought into the craze and got a Time Capsule. And guess what? It's slower than the ext HD+Airport Extreme (when that combo was working). But it is nice to have a file server that appears to work.

And to all, who cares about Bray already! He's a dork anyway. Besides, you can call anyone a "devotee", as in "moronic PC devotees".

Apr 10, 08 - 11:23 pm Comment from: Michael Cheung

Has anyone bought the Time Capsule and actually used it to restore a full Mac to operational status?
I really like the idea, and of course, would use the Ethernet cable to do the restoring rather than via wifi. However, how long would that take, and would it be better to use a seperate firewire drive to keep a clone on SuperDuper/CarbonCopyCloner? I'm starting to develop a hatred for wires, and would be glad to avoid having the firewire clone drive connected.

Apr 11, 08 - 09:36 am Comment from: JSinDC

1 - I'm a huge Apple fan and user and stockholder.

2 - I bought a Time Capsule to use at my all-Mac office.

3 - In a week of trying we haven't been able to use it consistently to back up anything: access to the TC frequently disconnects.

4 - Same with an external USB drive connected to the TC: frequent disconnects.

I've been on the phone with Apple support, who have been nice but haven't produced an answer.

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