Time Capsule Get a Stealth Upgrade and a Price Drop
Posted by | Posted in Home Network, Mac | Posted on 01-08-2009
I have been using an Airport Extreme at the house for a while now. Its dual band 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz transmission, 802.11 Wireless N, a USB port for sharing printers and hard drives, and the convenience of the Airport Utility made it a must buy for me. I currently have a four port USB HUB plugged into the USB port that I use to hang two HDDs and a printer off the Airport. All of these devices auto mount and require no magic or voodoo to access even right after a reboot. If this sounds appealing, its about to be even more so… last night Apple silently upgraded the Time Capsule and dropped its price.
The Time Capsule is essentially an Airport Extreme with a built in HDD for network storage or commonly, Time Machine backups. The previously priced 1TB model has been dropped to a very reasonable $299 with a new 2TB model available for $499. Sadly, the 500GB model is no more. So, is $299 reasonable for a wireless N router with a 1TB HDD built in? Well, lets add it up:
A Wireless N router / print server @ $150.00 + 1TB HDD @ $70.00 + and enclosure for it @ $50.00 – the ease of use you get from an Airport Extreme & Airport Utility = a deal if you ask me. The new Time Capsules are available immediately from the Apple Store and can be found here. Its never been a better time to make a brilliant infrastructure upgrade.