- Feb 25, 2021 Time Capsule's are Apple's own brand of local storage. They come in 2TB and 3TB sizes and connect using WiFi. The also work with iOS devices, Apple TV and Windows PC.
- The AirPort Time Capsule (originally named Time Capsule) is a wireless router which was sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router, and is one of Apple's AirPort products. They are, essentially, versions of the AirPort Extreme with an internal hard drive.
- So if you use just Macs at home and are also in need of a new router, at the current price of $280 (£250, AU$350) for 2TB (it's also available in 3TB) the Time Capsule is totally a decent investment.
Apple Time Capsule Troubleshooting
I have been reading about Time Capsule and that some earlier version were unreliable
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/09/my-tr...ent-backup-ap/
Some people suggested that it could be power fluctuation causing the demise of the TimeCapsules, may be attaching a UPS/Power-filter would help.
Also read in a few places about TimeMachine causing weird problems on people's Macs and the problems go away if the TM service is stopped.
Would anyone recommend using a Time Capsule as a NAS and add an external drive to its USB port as RAID to backup the content of the Time Capsule? Or would it be better to go with something like a NetGear ReadyNas with two bays with built-in mirroring?
I assume one can use Disk Utility to create a RAID mirror with the ext USB drive just as one can do with an internal drive in a MacPro?
Alternatively, am thinking of using an old PowerMac MacPro as the file server and have a second internal drive as a RAID mirror. Question is ... what is the best way to have a rotatinng off site backup? Preferrably incremental, so not having to clone the 'data' drive completely all the time.
Apple Time Capsule Documentation
Apple Time Capsule Documentation
Aug 20, 2020 In a world devoid of Apple's AirPort Time Capsule product, which made it dead simple to set up a backup solution on the Mac, using a budget Synology NAS box like the DS220j makes perfect sense. Apple AirPort Extreme If you don't have a wireless network but want one, consider Apple's Time Capsule , which combines the speedy 802.11n Wi-Fi base station capabilities of an AirPort Extreme.
