[OSX-Users] Re: Time Capsule quandary

[Paul André]

We just got a Time Capsule, and it's been a bit problematic so far.  
Wireless was flaky, now hooked up to wired but not tried it yet. Also,  
if you're not using it as an Airport too, it might be a bit overkill.

I used to run just an external HD for Time Machine, that worked fine,  
but that was for only one computer.

Would be interested to see if anyone has used a wireless My Book thing  
and how it compares.

On 10 Jun 2009, at 13:45, Timothy Miles-Board wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I want to buy a backup solution for at home to keep data on my mac  
> mini (photos, images, videos) and macbook (work stuff) safe. I plan  
> to use Time Machine on both.
>
> Should I just splash out on a Time Capsule, or is there a cheaper,  
> better alternative?
>
> Eg. I could just get a Seagate external HD, plug it into the mini  
> and sync stuff from the MB onto the mini. Cheaper, but relies on me  
> remembering to do the sync. So maybe go for one of those Western  
> Digital My Book NAS drives - wireless like the Time Capsule but how  
> does it compare?
>
> Any advice appreciated!
>
> Tim