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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"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!