Time Capsule - 3 TB

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Great idea - poor execution

    • Written by from Bude

    Really needed a 3Tb server to free up the MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs we have. First unit shipped lasted twenty-four hours before dropping off the network for no apparent reason. Power cycling is the only option and this did not last. Reset entire device - no dice. Sent back (after a lot of telephone wrangling) got a replacement - guess what - doing EXACTLY the same thing. These are too unreliable - especially if you rely on them for your critical backups.

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    • Written by from Washington

    I have not been completely satisfied. I have had to have my Time Capsule "repaired" twice at the Genius Bar when it simply quit working. In both cases 10 days passed before I was alerted that there had been no downloads in so many days. I fear that I must say this product is unreliable. For the price, one expects far more. I would not recommend. There are other products far less expensive that do the job.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Continuously have to reset

    • Written by from Memphis

    I can't count how many times the wireless Internet quits and I have to hit the reset button on the back. This is the only problem I have with this time capsule. I'd rate it 5 stars but the wifi stops working all the time! I tried to return the thing but apple said it was out of the return range. I'm an apple fanatic don't get me wrong but I'm in the process of switching back to a regular wireless router and USB external hard drive for back up and storing files.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Some good points outweighed by the bad

    • Written by from Palmerston

    Connectivity is simple, however drops out if you are transferring data and attempt anything else, such as search files or open files on the Time Capsule at the same time.

    Using Gigabit is slower than wi-fi and data transfer is the slowest I have come across. I normally use PC and NAS, which is a lot faster. It took 15 hours to transfer 160gb by wireless.I would also suggest that this is a particularly slow hard disk.

    Given the price, I would suggest putting a hard disk on a router for more speed, or connecting directly to an external hard drive - save $450 on a 2TB HDD

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    The Worst

    • Written by from Zetland

    We have had 3 of these. The first died and was replaced, the second died and was replaced, and now the third has died. This is in a timeframe of 12 months. This means we have lost EVERYTHING three times now. It's not worth taking the risk of losing everything. This hardware is completely and totally unreliable. We will never buy another.

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