Apple Time Capsule MB764LL/A 500GB | 
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| Brand: Apple
Category: CE
List Price: $299.00
Buy Used: $159.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 22389
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 11.3 x 5.8
MPN: MB764LL/A
Model: MB764LL/A
UPC: 885909261499
EAN: 0885909261499
ASIN: B001UE8LU6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes Time Capsule; CD with AirPort Utility (Mac and Windows); AirPort Disk Utility for Mac OS X v10.4 and Windows, Enabler for Mac OS X v10.4 | | • | Connect your DSL or cable modem to Time Capsule, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, for both Mac OS X and Windows. | | • | For maximum range and compatibility, Time Capsule works simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. | | • | Now you can set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for your visitors. Simply enable the new guest networking feature. | | • | Print documents, photos, and more from any room in your home or office to a central printer connected to Time Capsule via USB |
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Product Description
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 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 Protect yourself with the built-in firewall and industry-standard encryption technologies including WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP System Requirements - For Time Machine backup - Mac with Mac OS X Leopard / For setup and administration - Mac computer with Mac OS X v.10.4 or later, CD drive, and Ethernet or wireless networking capability; PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista, CD drive, and Ethernet or wireless networking capability / For wireless client access - Mac with AirPort or AirPort Extreme wireless capability; PC with 802.11a/b/g/n / For shared hard drive - Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later; PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour
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 Great features, poor quality, and how I fixed it November 24, 2009
Bullwyf (Austin, Texas)
I bought this about a year ago as we have multiple macbooks and wanted the automatic back up feature. Also, the dual band is awesome - we use the 5GHz for all the macbooks, and use the normal radio for abut 10 other devices in the house, including Roku, PS3, Slingbox, a netbook, wireless printers, TV, etc. Wireless part of is great - when working. I like it now after I fixed it - and this is how.
This is the problem I had with my 500Gig Time Capsule - it'd drop the connection to all wireless clients as soon as one of the macbooks was trying to do a time machine backup wirelessly. This happened about 50% of the time, so I'd lose connection (green light on time capsule turned orange and flashed) and it'd go green and reconnect clients after a few minutes. After months of frustration, I figured maybe the problem is the hard drive - as it woke up from sleep to do the backup, it caused a surge or something which was enough to knockout the internal wireless module. I could hear the hard disk trying to wake up and then the light on TC would go orange. So, on that theory, and the fact I needed more space, I upgraded to a 1.5 TB WD Green. Now, no problems! Keeping my finger crossed - already been a few days of bliss. I had archived the existing TC disk's backups to a USB drive, which I then copied back to the new disk, and all my old backups are intact and functional. So based on this, my theory is that the problem was the hard drive electrically misbehaving enough in a tight electronic environment to cause all the problems.
Now to me it deserves a 5-star rating - but I have given 3-stars due to Apple's highly disappointing quality control on this product.
I bought the new drive from Amazon for around 110 bucks - a great deal. Now I am happy with lots of storage. I am sure my warranty is now void, although I was already past a year so it was already expired I'd think.
 How did I ever live without it? November 16, 2009
Drake Equation (Oakland, CA)
What's not to like? 500GB, remote back-up, wireless router... another beautiful product from Apple.
Time Capsule /Airport Base satation November 8, 2009
Kenneth A. Bearden (Denton, TX)
Apple has a great product, it is not cheap but is comparable in price to other brands that have similar specs. The unit is reliable and much more capable than the wireless router that I replaced, plus it has a built in hard drive and the printer that is attached usb to the time capsule is a reliable hook up unlike some of the other brands I have tried to use.
 Undependable Backup Device October 27, 2009
Fred Anonymous Smith (Central Europe)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unless I'm missing something, Apple's Time Capsule is nearly worthless as a backup device (primary reason my wife purchased it). For this thing to connect to a Mac computer, one apparently needs a fully working operating system (with Time Machine software), a fully working internet connection, and a fully working wireless connection with the latest updates - one or all of which might not be available following a serious computer crash or failure.
Even with all that, it's quite difficult to get and keep the Time Capsule operating properly. For some unknown reason, the Time Capsule will not even connect to the computer without first having direct access to a working internet connection. Thus, if that internet connection is down, forget using this device for anything whatsoever (backup, recovery, etc).
In addition, it recently took nearly five hours to get this thing working again after a power failure. No matter what we did (including a hard reset), the Time Capsule flatly refused to connect to the computer (endlessly flashing amber light). Once we finally got a green light (not really sure how), the computer refused to connect to it (incorrect password). This problem was ultimately traced to passwords which had somehow magically changed entirely on their own. Once we figured out what the changed passwords (hidden in a preference file) were, we were finally able to connect to the Time Capsule. However, Apple's Time Machine software still refused to backup to the device. Not sure how that was resolved since it really just started working on it's own (don't remember doing anything different than the many previous attempts). Once it was finally working, we didn't dare touch it again.
Sadly, that nightmare was repeated once again after a recent move to a new house. First, could do nothing until the internet was turned on in the new house. Luckily, the computer didn't crash (requiring recovery from the backup) during that period. Afterwards, the thing first refused again to connect to the computer, followed by the software on the computer refusing to connect to it. After several hours of tweaking with the various settings, we finally had everything working again.
All of this obviously doesn't bode well for using the Time Capsule as a backup device. If this thing is so difficult to get working with a fully functioning computer and operating system, I'd hate to imagine how difficult it might be with a marginal hardware and software setup following a serious problem. Even worse, I suspect a virus attack could very easily take out (corrupt or infect) the Time Capsule right along with the primary hard drive.
At this point, I really have to compare the Time Capsule to the backup solution on my PC computer. On that computer, Norton Ghost maintains both full and incremental backups on a separate internal hard drive and a second periodic full backup on an external hard drive disconnected most of the time for greater security. Even if the computer fails completely (no functioning operating system), one simply inserts the Norton Ghost CD and restores fully from the most likely reliable backup. Since the external drive is isolated (not connected) during an unlikely virus attack (and Ghost erases the primary drive before installing that backup), this method would even allow relatively easy recovery from a serious virus infection. Furthermore, both Norton Ghost and a backup external hard drive are actually far cheaper than the Time Capsule.
By the way, the Time Capsule flatly refused to work with that PC computer. Don't know why and, at this point, don't care. My wife is now researching alternative backup solutions for the Mac (something similar to Norton Ghost) and will be selling Apple's Time Capsule.
Dead after 18 Months October 7, 2009
C. Scott Barclay (greenville, nc)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My Time Capsule has died after 18 months. Apparently the power supplies overheat and die. I'm not the only one either. As of this writing there are 16 pages of complaints about dead Time Capsules in the discussions section of [...]. If you've got the money to replace this thing every year and a half, enjoy. In my case though, I definitely didn't get what I paid for and won't be replacing it.
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