Is an Air 13,3 (1.8 Core i7) in combination with an apple tv 2 (with xbmc) and a new time capsule a good combo to have a flawless mediacentre / network?

Hi there,
I ordered a mac Air and now looking into the possibilities to have a nice mediacenter / network setup.
Already searched the net but mostly finding posts about older airs, apple tv and tc's. Some of them not very positive as in the tc in combination with the air being slow etc.
What advise can you people give me in this?
Any input is highly appreciated!

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Get a second external drive, drag both the iTunes library and the pictures to it, launch iTunes with the Option key held down, and point it to that instance of the library. This also works with iPhoto, but see below.
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You need to install AirPort Utility to first configure Time Capsule. Since you don't have a DVD drive, you'll need to download it from here (downloads are on the right side):
http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
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1x iMac, beginning 2009, 1TB of which 150GB free space, 10.9.5, no anti-virus, clean-up apps etc
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Check it now..
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