Time Capsule - 1 TB
Back up a lifetime's worth of memories with the all-new Time Capsule, a wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. It’s also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station with simultaneous dual-band support.1 Choose from 500GB and 1TB models2.
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Overview
Wireless backup for Mac OS X Leopard.
Automatic backup with Time Machine.
Time Capsule works automatically with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard to create the perfect no-hassle backup solution. There are no cables, and you can back up all the computers in your home to a central _aw_location.
Server-grade storage.
The massive 500GB or 1TB server-grade hard drive2 gives you all the capacity and safety you need for backing up all your Mac computers.
Easy wireless networking.
Connect your DSL or cable modem to Time Capsule, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, which is included for both Mac OS X and Windows. Within minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Mac computers or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos, and more — without wires.3
Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi. 
For maximum range and compatibility, Time Capsule works simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allowing all the devices on the network to use the most efficient band automatically. And Time Capsule uses the latest 802.11n wireless technology so you can enjoy up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks.4
Guest networking.
Now you can set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for your visitors. Simply enable the new guest networking feature, and your guests can use the Internet but can’t access other parts of your private network, such as your computers, printers, and attached hard drives.
Wireless drive sharing.
Time Capsule also works great as a wireless hard drive, whether you have a Mac or a PC. It sets up in a snap, giving you a networked hard drive you can use for storing and sharing all kinds of files. If you're a MobileMe member using a Mac with Mac OS X Leopard, you can even access the files on the drive over the Internet.5
Print without wires.
Print documents, photos, and more from any room in your home or office to a central printer connected to Time Capsule via USB. (See system requirements.)
Strong security and access controls.
Protect yourself with the built-in firewall and industry-standard encryption technologies including WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP.
Works with iPhone, Apple TV and more.
Time Capsule works with Mac computers, PCs, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV, and virtually all 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless devices — all at the same time.1
Most Recent Reviews
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Beware
Written by FG from San Diego
Apr 20, 2009
I have been a huge Apple fan since my first Mac SE, but this product was a total waste of money. Has never worked, at all. You sho…Read moreuld also be aware that Apple has deleted all sorts of negative reviews on the Time Capsule. Very unethical. So buy this piece of junk at your own risk. I believe most, if not all, of the positive reviews here are plants from Apple employees.
(32 of 59 people found this review useful)
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Slow data transfer
Written by DB from Brooklyn
Apr 19, 2009
Having owned an Airport Extreme base station and used Firewire external hard drives to store my iTunes and photo content in the pa…Read morest, I figured it would be a step up to go for the Time Capsule 1 TB.
After copying my 300 GB iTunes library on to the Time Capsule, it seems to choke every once in a while. Video is choppy and constantly buffering. Music drops in and out, especially if a back-up is running.
If you want to stream your media wirelessly, this product is not the most reliable based on my experience. My media played perfectly when connected to my Mac via Firewire, but the wireless media transfer speed on this unit seems to be insufficient. How disappointing! Especially for the price. This should be a premium product.
On the positive front, the wireless back-ups are ultra convenient. Set up was easy. In fact I was able to create a wireless network comprised of my Time Capsule, Airport Extreme and Airport Express without any trouble.(28 of 35 people found this review useful)
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Apple's worst product ever!
Written by TO from Draper
Apr 18, 2009
I replaced a lowly Microsoft-branded base station with this 1TB Time Capsule and have had nothing but trouble. Everything worked p…Read moreerfectly before: AirPort Express connected to my stereo for flawless AirTunes, MacBook Pro, iMac, PowerBook G4, PC running XP, 2 iPhone 3Gs, PS3 and an HP printer connected via Ethernet. Now with the TIme Capsule, NOTHING WILL STAY CONNECTED TO IT. It is constantly dropping connections, requiring re-entry of passwords, extremely SLOW file transfers, and screeching/glitching iTunes playback. I have wasted hours of reconfiguring and hours on the phone with Apple Specialists who constantly contradict each other. This product is severely flawed. My first clue was when copying a 2 GB file took over 40 hours. If you google Time Capsule, you'll find thousands of people have the same sorts of trouble-- especially if they're running Leopard. And you'll also find that Apple has been utterly unresponsive in getting fixes out or even acknowledging the problems. They will just make you feel like it's your fault that this product doesn't work for you, when Wi-Fi products you can buy for $50 now work perfectly in the most complex of networks. Mine is going back to the Apple Store this week-- the Time Capsule is a severely flawed product.
(37 of 43 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Now the best of BOTH worlds!
Written by AP from Cincinnati
Mar 4, 2009
I just picked mine up today from the Apple Store 5th Avenue!
I must say the new feature of creating both a personal network an…Read mored a guest network was something that Apple really needed to integrate. Now you can securely allow friends to connect without feeling guilty about handing out your sensitive password.
The best part about the Time Capsule which is overlooked is the ability to PARTITION the drive. Get a 1 TB, partition for 200GB of storage and Viola! now you have a wireless hard drive AND a way to back everything up. This is especially useful if you have a large iTunes folder... and if you have HD videos you know why space is so precious!(261 of 289 people found this review useful)
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Product Review
Written by RC from Capistrano Beach
Mar 6, 2009
Apple can only make devices as simple as they are. This device is an wireless access point, a shared hard drive, a usb printer sha…Read morere, and a Time machine backup device.
Also rememeber, internal hard drives on the newer systems are bigger and when you perform your first backup, please plug in a network cable, then after the first wired backup, you can do the incrementals wireless. if you are a power user and manipulate files that are large and change daily get ready to wait if your connection is wireless.
I have setup 1,000's of these and like all products from any manufacturer, some are bad. If you experience intermittent behavior from the begining, take it to the Apple Store and trade it in for a new one or get the Genius to look at it.(194 of 222 people found this review useful)
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Time Capsule - 1 TB
Awesome
Written by RH from Henderson
Mar 7, 2009
I have a Mac Pro with 4TB and then two laptops - one with a 320 gig HD and the other with a 160 gig. I used the 500 TB to back up…Read more both laptops with out any hitch. The dual band rocks and works perfect for the mac's in the house and now i'm also able to hook up the WII and other devices with out any problems. This works perfect. I got the 1 tb at first and realized that there is no way my wife and I are going to use the 1TB back storage and changed it out to change to the 500 to save some money.
Also have a 4 TB EXT for the Mac Pro - that hooks directly too it. I would not want to have to try and restore that through wi-fi.
It works as promised and with the new mobile me addition to the account, it is the perfect afp ;).(168 of 206 people found this review useful)
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