Reviews for Time Capsule - 2 TB

I was excited to try this out and for the first 6 months it worked fine. But, the hard drive failed on me two weeks ago (which Apple replaced) but it just hasn’t been the same since. It keeps loosing memory of the printer installed and I have to go through the re-install process every time. Plus, something that has bothered me from the start, you CAN’T partition the drive! So frustrating when you are trying to use Mac and PC on the same disk.

If I were looking I would look at an AirPort Extreme and add your own external hard drive or I would look at a different manufacture. I have not been impressed with the Time Capsule.

I recently replaced an AP Extreme with a 2TB Time Capsule- dual band. Easy set up and I was online in minutes. The only problem is that the only things that can now connect to it are my newer devices i.e.: iPhone 5, 2 MacBookPros, iPad 2. It's supposed to be running dual band to allow for older devices to connect. I can no longer connect my AP Express or my iPhone 4 to my home network. I can't tell if it's a firmware issue, IOS issue or both. 1000's of people are having the same problem. Seems like it would be a simple fix but I have literally tried everything but returning the unit which is next.

If you have a mix of devices I would stick with a regular AP Extreme and use an external hard drive plugged into it for backups.

My time capsule recently died after about 4 months - just outside of the phone support window. When I bought it, I decided to ignore the numerous negative reviews about the time capsule and I ordered it for the convenience of automatice data backup. As a router, the time capsule works fine, and for automatic data backup it's extremely convenient. However, it does not always backup as scheduled (may go days without automatically backing up new files), so it is a bit finicky. This lack of predictability, coupled with the fact that it died in just 4 months lead me to say that I would not recommend this product. It's extremely convenient when it works; but, the quality is very poor.

After 2 years, power supply failed. Worked great while it worked, but some 10 cent electronic device decided enough was enough and I'm left with an unrepairable plastic box. Reverted to my Express and a $100 WD back up drive. I want to buy another Time Capsule but I can't trust the quality/longevity... Especially when I read reviews here quoting similar unreliable device stories . It might 'just works' but it didn't work for long enough for the price.

Second time capsule to break down after ~18 months, limited warranty only extends for 1 year. Very frustrating experience. Not doing it again and wouldn't recommend it over cheaper, more reliable alternatives.

This is a follow-up of a previous review by me. Still not able to sync with MacBook Pro after initially working for a number of months.

The major flaw is this:
It is not a good idea to combine two devices into one. In this case, the router works, but for some arcane reason, the hard drive does not sync. So, I am stuck with this very hot device, and I expect the heat will cause the router to fail sooner than it would have otherwise. If the router had failed, then I would have had to ship the entire device for repair and lose the use of the router, or buy a separate router.

Better to keep things simple (Apple, remember?):
Keep the two devices separate. Then, if one device fails, it doesn't involve the 2nd device.

My 1 TB version has been working fine for 2 1/2 year, but like many others, it just died yesterday.

The idea is nice but the implementation is poor:
- Every hour my MBP slows down significantly for a while (this is with an SSD drive)
- Latest firmware v7.6.1 is very buggy, disk disconnects randomly and frequently (net connection is fine) with the only cure being a reboot.
- You get 2TB of disk space but there's no way to instruct it to leave half of it allocated for your files

I love Apple products because of the simplicity. I have a network of Apple products, so thought the Time Capsule would be the best way to connect all of them. Unfortunately, there's nothing special about this device to warrant the extra money. Moreover, it has been buggy as heck:

1) No QOS, meaning you can't prioritize bandwidth to different computers. This is a bummer when you're in the middle of a movie and buffering starts because someone else in the house just started a big download.
2) You can't control when the backups happen. The Time Capsule wants to back up every hour, and you can't override that to make it back up once a day instead. You have to download 3rd party software which is a bit kludgy.
3) The wireless interferes with the wireless mouse and keyboard. I have to have the time capsule hardwired to my iMac, because whenever it tried a backup the wireless would overpower the bluetooth on the mouse and keyboard, making typing and scrolling super slow.

I bought one of these but it died after 18 months. It was an expensive purchase and it did offer a fairly seamless operation with my other apple products. Value for money has to be just 1 star. There are cheaper alternatives these days. The other limitation I found is that this does not grow with your needs and once you have out grown the internal storage, then you need to purchase an external drive, which then makes your time capsule obsolete. Given that storage capacities grow so quickly, it makes the time capsule a short term backup solution.