Just Bought: Time Capsule - 500GB

[Rameses]

Only just set it up, and synced these photos (crappy iPhone for you!).

Really easy, don't even need the CD, and nor have I even looked at the documents.

Pulled out my first gen Airport Extreme and nas, replaced with above!

Peeeeeeerrrrfect.

Now I gotta leave it on because I believe Time Machine's first backup is a killer (2-3? hours or more).

It's excellent, gigabyte LAN iMac - Time Capsule/Router - 20mb Virgin.

Should give me decent transfer rates?

Anyway...

Thoughts.

 

[Rameses]

Mine *should* arrive tomorrow hopefully!!

I hummed and aahed for a while and decided it was a cracking idea...

Hopefully i'll have more to report tomorrow - hope you dont mind if i post when I've had a go!

Tom

not at all fella!

Oliver I will try to do a little sum up and proper pictures soon. We can see what itsallaboutyou thinks too.

So it is a wireless router and 500GB in one?

Can you use it for other things besides time machine? ie just a hard drive to store music/videos on for windows/osx access?

Was looking at either one of these or an Icy Box 2xSata with 2x750GB for £285

Yes, as it stands now before I launch Time Machine for the first time it simply is a HDD NAS. But as some might agree, with me having an extreme base station it didnt like other NAS's. So I decided to get this as its a router with gigabyte and a NAS built all in one.

 

[Rameses]

Well to report it has not only done the main first-time backup but has now changed to hourly etc...

Not a lot to report really, it just bloody works out of the box...

Just a query guys. Is it ok for me now to format and reinstall Leopard? and during the installation process use the T'Capsule to reinstall my stuff?

Just a second thought, it has backup'd all my iTunes, Photo's & Apps right?

Doesnt have much options in Time Machine.

Cheers.

 

[Rameses]

It's connected by ethernet EVH, so thats fine. I'm just a tad worried as to what it has backed up? I cannot risk my precious iTunes stuff.

 

[Rameses]

Typical Typical Typical

The old age problem I had with Airport Extreme has now been fixed, good timing as I have just put my old Extreme and NAS up for sale!

Doesn't matter anyway, this Time Capsule is soooooo reassuring. I'm going to reinstall a-fresh soon so I can use it during the installation process to copy over my apps/tunes etc.

Glad I bought it.

 

[Rameses]

Hey guys, just a quick update.

I decided today to give my system a clean install, as I never did one when it arrived with Tiger, and only did an upgrade when I got Leopard.

All went smoothly, if a bit slow. I got to the point where you can transfer files etc from an external source (i.e. Time Capsule). Did so, for which it took an mighty 6 hours!!

Although the long wait the system as is I left it, desktop picture, files & folders. Applications/Dock all the same.

So in that sense the machine is excellent!

Although I did see something I wasn't expecting. As well as Time Capsule I also use .Mac to sync Mail/Contacts/Bookmarks etc. All of which was transfered back once I signed into .Mac again.

But to my horror, it did not backup (Time Capsule or .Mac) my NTL mail? Only my .Mac email.

I had hundreds of emails, and some important ones? Mainly subscription details to licenses of Apps etc. Even though I cant think of any immediate effects, I'm pretty bummed out that it hasn't saved them?

Was talking to titchard on MSN, I guess I was expecting a HUGE speed increase etc, as this also came to light when I got back up running? I guess there is a slight increase, but not as he put it compared to a fresh Windows install.

All in all though, kinda glad I went through the whole process. Gone through the whole motion of Time Capsule, and even though it took 6 bloomin hours, it really shows you its importance!

Also worth pointing out too, after the first backup. The hourly and daily backups are not noticeable! Really good a keeping the system TOTALLY backed up!



Another Update!

Didn't realize I had to re-install ALL of Apple's Updates (10.5.2 etc + about 20 different updates), then I tried Time Machine keeping open MAIL, and to my surprise it HAD saved my email, you must have to restore it manually. I feel a lot better now! 1645 Emails restored!

 

[Rameses]

To be honest EVH, you're probably right now that I have gone through the motions.

There is a slight increase, and I'm not just saying that to save face.

Although not as much as I thought it would be.

Oh well, atleast its all done and I'll put it down to experience - going through the whole data recovery process (for which Time Capsule is just fantastic at, if a little slow).

Another interesting point I came across is that although I did a fresh install of Leopard, it did infact leave my Boot Camp Partition intact, not affect at all.

Although this is my next idea, to wipe and reinstall Vista 32bit. (64bit display drivers just dont cut it in my games.)

Anyhoo - Another day in the life of PAC2008's crazy idea's.