Does time capsule need an upgrade?

I just bought a time capsule to use with TM (annoyingly my aiport express is 802.11g so I cannot use the exclusive 802.11n connection, but i digress)... I first tried a back up using WiFi connection and this was going to take from 24-48hrs. My computer half way through was turned off and the backup cancelled thus I took the opportunity to connect via ethernet and this took about 12 hrs, faster but...
I have already used TM with an external hard drive connected via firewire 800 and this was seemless, quick and efficient and I have bough two new macs and have booted from TM using the firewire connection in about 1:30 hrs.
Should not the TC have a firewire connection to at least enable us to do the first back up and if we ever need to reload the old data to not wait overnight to get it done?
any thoughts on how initial back ups and reinstalls can be done faster, or are the mac geniuses in cupertino already at work on this?

I just bought a time capsule to use with TM (annoyingly my aiport express is 802.11g so I cannot use the exclusive 802.11n connection, but i digress)... I first tried a back up using WiFi connection and this was going to take from 24-48hrs. My computer half way through was turned off and the backup cancelled thus I took the opportunity to connect via ethernet and this took about 12 hrs, faster but...
I have already used TM with an external hard drive connected via firewire 800 and this was seemless, quick and efficient and I have bough two new macs and have booted from TM using the firewire connection in about 1:30 hrs.
Should not the TC have a firewire connection to at least enable us to do the first back up and if we ever need to reload the old data to not wait overnight to get it done?
any thoughts on how initial back ups and reinstalls can be done faster, or are the mac geniuses in cupertino already at work on this?

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