Back in the Box!!

Well I sure wish I read these forums before I committed my myself.
After un-packing, and initial installation, things seemed ok, it took about 3 hours to get internet through the thing (to be honest i still don't know what i did to get it working, and I have some experience with macs and internet etc.)
My printers where found on my USB hub but would they work? I started worry when the colored umbrella reared its ugly head!
Then I tried a few small files, sluggish but bearable.
Then the next day my airport connection dipped drastically and a 4mg file transfer was estimated at 9 hours!!
I read forums and tried a few suggestions, no real change.
The next day my internet connection disappeared, and I realized £200 is to much to spend on somthing which I cannot fathom and appears to be run by Voodoo or some esoteric Goobledegook.
So back in the box with it and Apple can have it back!!

I can relate to the frustration of a dying/dead Time Capsule. When TC begins to die it can be very frustrating because it is difficult to diagnose its problem areas. Mine began by failing to pass Internet data to an Extreme used as an extender. Over time, the router failed and the drive simply died. AppleCare is really trying but it is difficult for them to diagnose problems with A) a new product without a big experience base and B) without actually seeing what it is doing or not doing.
This product does have flaws as most products do but in the case of TC, it appears to be evenly split between "works perfectly" and "doesn't work at all".
While I personally will refrain from calling the product names (I did that in private but I won't here) it does "have issues" and Apple will need to be receptive to customers having problems so they can sort out what is going wrong with a large number of the units. They seemed eager to get mine back. I suspect the first failures will be gone over quite thoroughly.
After shipping mine back yesterday I found myself thinking about the foolishness of putting all backups onto one device. If that device should fail, everything is lost for several users. I have reverted to my previous strategy of critical computers being cloned to two different hard drives with routine User folder backups AND Time Machine filling in the gaps on an ongoing basis. Time Machine is a good idea and it works well but it should not be seen as a one size fits all backup solution when other, simple, easy, fast and cheap methods are also available to Mac owners such as making startup images - something PC users can't do. I have decided not to replace my TC even when they are revised and fixed. I feel for my needs, that money is better spent on faster, more reliable means of data security.

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