@kk@pennytucker.social
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Finally, a wireless Time Machine.
Now, I just need to get a new notebook to take advantage of this. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: UK
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I just hope this is mirrored with an update to let me use my AP Extreme with Time Machine.
I got it and another external HD in preparation for Leopard coming out. I'll be mighty pissed off if I still can't use it! |
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Banging the Bottom End
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Supposedly it's an AP Extreme with a "server quality" HDD grafted on.
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No kidding. The tech almost made it to Leopard for third party HDs to work this way. Apparently, there was a fairly major last-minute discovery of a security glitch. I assume with this, it's been fixed. Hate to see Apple not play nice with third parties.
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This I could use, but I also quite like the idea of being able to attach a third-party disk to an AE to use for Time Machine or just as a NAS, so hopefully that' still there. But I doubt it, now that Apple has a custom thing. The USB port might still stay though - for printers and stuff.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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I like this product and it's very tempting... I've been looking for remote storage for awhile now. This is a solid price too.
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"I'm learnding!"
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@kk@pennytucker.social
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I'm debating on whether to throw this in with my MBA.
I really do want it. Do you guys think it's worth it? |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Texas
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kieran, I am ABSOLUTELY getting one of these. This has been my biggest complaint about Leopard (no wireless backups). And the price is actually pretty damn good.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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Even the 1TB option seems like a good deal in comparison to the 500 GB option.
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Join Date: May 2004
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@kk@pennytucker.social
Join Date: Jan 2005
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It's $479 on the Edu store.
Maybe I'll wait until I get my tax return back and spring for it. it does look like a good deal, especially the 1TB. That's crazy. No more Twitter. It's Mastodon now. |
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Hates the Infotainment
Join Date: May 2004
Location: NSA Archives
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IMO, this was the best product announced today. Minimal cost for Apple to design and manufacture it; I bet they sell a shitload of them. I'll buy one with my next Mac Pro most likely.
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Agreed, Moogs. This, to me, is the best news of the day.
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Wait what
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: El Dorado County, California
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Ooo, I forgot about the tax return thing! I may end up investing in one of these myself...though I wonder if you can use it as anything other than just a Time Machine drive (i.e., could I use it as a regular AirPort Disk, since it includes that software in the package?).
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Got to agree with Moogs, this was something that, although I wasn't expecting it, was a great move on Apple's part. I recall thinking a few months ago that Apple might do something of the sort, but didn't think it would appear as it has.
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It's got 3 LAN ports? I need 2 for my HDHomerun and 360 + 1 for my mini since my LAN speeds seem to be pretty slow. Maybe this will do better. I can take my netgear router back to Costco and pick this up. It'd be nice to have a place for my MBP backups...
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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This is cool, but I am going to be stewing mad if they don't release a software update to Leopard that enables this functionality with current AirPort Extreme base stations using a USB drive. I bought one of those just a few weeks prior to the release of Leopard expressly for that purpose, because it was a prominently documented feature until right up before the release. I can see absolutely NO reason (outside of marketing) why they shouldn't let you do this with existing AirPort Extremes as well.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Clayton, NC
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: NSA Archives
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You mean connect a USB drive to the Aiport Extreme? Didn't even realize they had a USB port...
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AirPort base stations have had USB ports for a long time (even the AirPort Express does), though initially for printer sharing. The 802.11n AirPort Extreme of early 2007 added AirPort Disk, which essentially adds NAS-like functionality. Apple originally intended to ship Leopard with a version of Time Machine that could use such a network drive directly.
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Thunderbolt, fuck yeah!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
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Looks like just what I was looking for, since my AirPort Express died some time ago.
Maybe it's finally time to upgrade to Leopard. |
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OK Mr. Sunshine!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto
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Do not be oppressed by the forces of ignorance and delusion! But rise up now with resolve and courage! Entranced by ignorance, from beginningless time until now, You have had more than enough time to sleep. So do not slumber any longer, but strive after virtue with body, speech, and mind! |
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careful with axes
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
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Apple should really consider offering a NAS of some sort with 4 bays like a ReadyNAS or direct-attached Drobo. I really can't see myself happily buying an external single drive back-up solution for multiple computers.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Florida
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The average consumer won't need more than 1TB of space even if they have multiple computers. I have a single computer with only a 120 GB Time Machine drive and there are still 20 GB on there and I have backups to October. By the time a typical consumer fills up their Time Machine drive and it starts clearing out older backups, there is no need to go that far back into time. If you're a user that needs a multiple bay NAS solution, then there are options out there but it seems that Apple isn't targeting that demographic.
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Yarp
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Road Warrior
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This product is great. I didn't give a damn about Time Machine until now.
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I'm totally gonna buy this.
*looks underneath the couch for spare pennies* |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: NSA Archives
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