Is time capsule the only wireless backup for a macbook pro that will work with Time Machine?

I just got a macbook pro (mid 2012) and I was going to back it up, but the time capsule is very expensive so I was wondering if any other backups worked wirelessly with time me

Any external hard drive can be used for a Time Machine backup, but for network backup I doubt you will find much if anything at a lesser price than a Time Capsule. Plus, the Time Capsule is also a network router.

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I was hoping I could use an existing external hard drive and hook it up to an Airport Express to wirelessly back up my system. Unfortunately, the USB port on the airport does not recognize external hard drives (from what I know). Thus, is Time Capsule the only method of doing this? Thanks.

Johnny Bagger wrote:
I was hoping I could use an existing external hard drive and hook it up to an Airport Express to wirelessly back up my system. Unfortunately, the USB port on the airport does not recognize external hard drives (from what I know). Thus, is Time Capsule the only method of doing this? Thanks.
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