Testseek.com have collected 63 expert reviews of the Apple Time Capsule MB276 / MB277 and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Time Capsule MB276 / MB277.
April 2008
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The editors liked
Clean design
Good deal for DraftN router and 500GB or 1TB of storage
Low maintenance data backup for Mac users
Extensibility via USB port
Easy setup
Router
NAS and WAP all in one
Quiet considering it has a 3.5" hard drive in it
The editors didn't like
Only average networking performance
Few advanced storage features beyond backup capabilities
No RAID
Large backups will take overnight even at 802.11n speeds
Very fast network drive, Excellent integration with Time Machine, Good router throughput and range
No remote access, No media streaming
Other NAS drives, such as the Buffalo TeraStation, let you easily stream and remotely access files. However, the Time Capsule works better than software backup solutions because it integrates so smoothly with Apple’s Time Machine. It’s so easy...
Great backup software for Macs, High-speed N WiFi, Very quiet
No backup for PCs, Setup issues, Expensive
Once again Apple has delivered another impressive product. Its elegant integration of two things most people need in their lives – network storage and a high-speed wireless router – makes it a highly useful product for both Mac and PC use...
Great backup software for Macs, High-speed N WiFi, Very quiet
No backup for PCs, Setup issues, Expensive
Once again Apple has delivered another impressive product. Its elegant integration of two things most people need in their lives – network storage and a high-speed wireless router – makes it a highly useful product for both Mac and PC use...
Wireless-n at 2.4 or 5 GHz. Flawless operation with networked Time Machine backups, as well as with USB hard drive and printer sharing. Good price.
Lacks home media-serving features. Printer sharing but no print server. No hardware redundancy. No easy upgrade path.
Apple has done a fine job of building an easy way for Leopard users to perform Time Machine backups over the network, but dont expect advanced NAS features....
Very good wireless range; easy to set up; 1TB of storage; operates on dual bands; works seamlessly with Mac OS X 10.5, particularly Time Machine backup application
Lacks Web-based administration; no Windows backup software included; no media-server capabilities
Part wireless router and part backup drive, Apples Time Capsule will appeal to home users, especially those using the Mac OS X Time Machine backup utility. As a router, it performed admirably, but if youre looking for full NAS functionality, there ar...
Abstract: Apples new Time Capsule is a wireless base station with a built-in hard drive. Designed to integrate with the Time Machine backup system introduced in Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard," it provides a hard drive for backups, as well as AirPort Extreme functi...
Abstract: Data backup falls resolutely at the dreary end of the tech-task scale; periodically market researchers release stats showing how few people take the time to safely copy their accumulated files, usually prompting a guilty DVD burning session which never...
Abstract: With its new Leopard operating system, Apple tried to solve one of the most nagging problems faced by home-computer users: how to regularly back up their computers completely and painlessly. Leopard includes a feature called Time Machine that automatic...
