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adamrice
03/16/09

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If you have an AirPort Extreme, you can plug in a USB disk to the port on it for Time Capsule backups.

I was under the impression that you could not use a disk plugged into an Airport Extreme as a Time Machine target (at least not without a hack, and somehow backup hacks sound like a bad idea). Is this no longer the case?
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Kaiser-Machead
03/16/09

@adamrice: Recent update added Airdisk to the Airport Extreme.
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madog
03/16/09

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I've been searching for an answer but might as well ask here. Theorhetocally of sounds plausible, but could you use seperate APExpress, one old b/g and one newer n to extend each signal by themselves? Or does one just extend both?
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KBeat
03/16/09

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I've been really tempted to get one of these since I can never get my wife to hook her MacBook up to the little firewire hard drive I got her for TimeMachine backups. At the moment we have an AEBS connected to a 1 TB drive we use for a media server for our AppleTV and other Macs around the house. I assume the new TimeMachine can do that as well, but I'm concerned with the automated backups interfering with, say, wirelessly streaming an HD movie/show. Anyone have experience with such a setup?
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discounteggroll
03/16/09

@KBeat:

you can always just temporarily "turn off" your TM backup in times when bandwidth need to be prioritized to something else. just make sure you turn it back on afterwards.
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MIKEAWESOME
03/16/09

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I think you're underestimating the Guest feature.

As a college student who roams from friend's house to friend's house, pulling out his iPod Touch to check a few scores online or grabbing his laptop to show a few people a video or something online, etc. the one thing that annoys me the most is having to ask people for their Network name and password. I almost feel like I'm infringing on their privacy.

I know that I plan on getting one of these just because it will be much easier to just say, "Just log-in to 'Airport Guest' with '___'". But that's definitely a high price for the sake of convenience. Hah!
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aural
03/16/09

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how do you set it up for multiple macs to back-up to it? If my wife and I both have an iMac and I also have a MacBook Pro, could I just partition the Time Capsule into 3 333GB sections and have them each do their thing?
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Mayor McRib
03/16/09

@aural: You don't even have to partition. It keeps a separate file system for each machine. I back up mine and my wifes Macs on it with no problems at all.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/16/09

@aural: Depending on how much data each computer has, just over 300 gigabytes for each system may be insufficient. Even with lots of exceptions to keep superfluous folders/files out of your system, if the drive partitions are equal to or lower than the internal drives' capacities, you're going to run out of room very quickly.
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aural
03/16/09

@Kaiser-Machead: well we keep all of our music/video/picture files on a dedicated redundant NAS so the time capsule would be for system backup only... 300GB each should be okay for just that purpose, no?
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Kaiser-Machead
03/16/09

@aural: If that's the case, then you should be good to go.
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beamin445
03/16/09

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this may be a n00b ? but when you back up with time machine, does it just overwrite the old backups? or does it just keep using up HD space until you run out?
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Mayor McRib
03/16/09

@beamin445: Just keeps using up HD space until it runs out and then starts deleting the earlier ones to make room for the new backups.
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acemannw
03/16/09

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I am a big fan of backing up files! I lost everything once and swore to myself never again. I now use a NAS storage that is mounted in my 700lb gun safe. I do like the idea of this airport it would be sweet to combine everything into one unit.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
03/16/09

@acemannw: How does it get enough airflow to stay cool?
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Nick
03/16/09

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anything i want to keep forever i etch in a stone tablet. my most important work consists of a list of ten, but i won't bore you with that. everything else i expect to lose eventually.

great write up, though.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/16/09

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Really tempting piece of hardware. For me, the price is not as much a deterrent as drive accessibility. From the looks of it, it's probably not that hard to get into, but there's some very nice network boxes out there with easy-to-swap drive bays. I've been exploring non-firewire options, so I'll keep this in mind.

A personal note on Time Machine. I found that, even with lots of exceptions to keep unwanted folder contents from filling the external drive, it really does gobble up a great deal of space. At the same time, archiving files to the external and removing from the native drive can eventually mean total loss of those files if the drive nears full capacity, which drove me to get a supplemental drive for manual backups of key files. Nifty app, however, but I could never use it on its own for backing up. I found that even with the nice time warp interface, going back to manually backed up folders is hard to beat in some instances. But that's just me.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
03/16/09

@Kaiser-Machead: When it comes to external drives I have what I call "Live" and "As Needed" classifications. I have one large capacity drive for periodic major backups that I keep offline, powered down, hidden away.

I've lost entirely too much data due to drives going bad and/or outright theft. (I've had 6 machines stolen since 1999.)

The current machines now report their locations to me via IP upon boot. I've just become that damn paranoid and sick of scrounging about for bits of lost data.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/16/09

@Lite: is laughing at the Lazytown/Lil Jon remix: Wow, I probably would've rigged them to explode by now if it was that many. Had one stolen from our place. Thankfully, it was dead as a doornail and didn't have any sensitive info on it.
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OMG! Ponies!
03/16/09

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No more Apple merch for me.
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lpranal
03/16/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Still shopping for that digital camera I see. Can I interest you in a fancy new TV?
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OMG! Ponies!
03/16/09

@lpranal: Well I've been hanging around CL looking for a slightly used G10 for cheap. And I'm waiting for a good deal on the 46" XBR from Sony. But I won't buy a new TV until I sell my old one.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
03/16/09

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How long till it's revealed you have to have the line "Apple is great" or something like it in each file for it to be backed up by Time Capsule, a la the chip in the headphones.
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Homerjay is utterly alone.
03/16/09

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I'd like to see support for an external antenna.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
03/16/09

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But will it...Er, no.

How fast will it run...Er, no not that either.

How fast was it at accessing the drive in general for backup functionality?
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Homerjay is utterly alone.
03/16/09

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HMm... Really cool but really pricy.

And now we play the waiting game.
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Eavangel
03/16/09

@Homerjay loves stars. :): You could buy my last-gen AirPort Extreme off me. New Condition, never had to power cycle it.

These are really great routers and i think people greatly underestimate what one can do with one of these.
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Fusion
03/16/09

@Eavangel: I agree totally. I've installed them for all kinds of uses, even without Apple computers involved. They really are nice little wireless routers.
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Homerjay is utterly alone.
03/16/09

@Eavangel: How much?
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