Question before buying a time capsule

I currently have an AirPort Extreme as my router. My external hard drive which I use for backups is dying and I am considering getting a Time Capsule to replace it. But, I need to know how loud the drive in the Time Capsule is. The router is in my bedroom and neither my wife nor I want to hear whirring and clicking at night. Or could I keep the AirPort Extreme as the main router and add the Time Capsule as a repeater of some sort (which would be nice as I could use a signal boost in my living room).
Thanks,
Andy

A few minutes after a backup to the Time Capsule, the hard disk goto sleep mode. So the Time Capsule makes absoluetly no noise.
The Time Capsule disk will periodically spin up and run a check of the Time Capsule. You may not have noticed this. You cannot predict when this will happen, but it will occur much more often as the disk storage capacity approaches 70-80% full.

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Your will need to perform a Factory Default Reset on the TIme Capsule to clear out the current network settings and then reconfigure it to "join" your wireless network using the AirPort Utility setup application.
To perform the Factory Default Reset on the Time Capsule....
Pull the power cord from the back of the device
Wait a few moments
Hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule and keep holding it an additional 8-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power cord back in to the Time Capsule
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow 25-30 seconds for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
On your Mac.....
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Continue
Follow the guided setup and choose the "join" option when it appears duriing the setup
You will need to know the exact type of wireless security that the Belkin router is using to enter this information during the setup of the Belkin. Otherwise, the Time Capsule cannot join the network, and you will receive an error message after the configuration process.

Am considering buying a Time Capsule. But all specs I read about it (re: printing) is how to hook up a printer via USB connection. Need to confirm...that a wireless printer will work with the router feature of the Time Capsule. I assume yes...?

Am considering buying a Time Capsule. But all specs I read about it (re: printing) is how to hook up a printer via USB connection. Need to confirm...that a wireless printer will work with the router feature of the Time Capsule. I assume yes...?

A wireless printer connects to the network just like your computer, or iPhone/iPad, etc. connects using wireless.
The printer must be set up intially to scan to "find" available wireless networks, then your specific wireless network needs to be selected. Then the password for the network needs to be entered.
Once the printer is configured to join the network, it is always connected to the network. No further configuration is required.

Is it worth buying a time capsule

Is it worth me buying a time capsule I am looking at way to. Release space on my iphone ipad and mac is this a good way of doing it and storing my photos etc safely

Another option (That I give full credit to the admirable user Tom aka, Texas Mac Man Richardson, Texas)
There are some wireless external hard drives that can be used with the iPad.
Best iPad External Hard Drive Storage Options
http://www.unlocktips.com/2012/11/best-ipad-mini-external-hard-drive-memory-stor age-options/
iPad Storage Solutions
http://www.ipadstoragesolutions.com/iPadWirelessStorage.php
SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive
http://www.sandisk.com/products/wireless/media-drive/
WD My Cloud
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1140
Another option:
Expand your iPad's storage capacity with HyperDrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1153935/hyperdrive.html
On the road with a camera, an iPad, and a Hyperdrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160231/ipadhyperdrive.html
Samsung Wi-Fi External DVD RW Writer USB Optical Drive
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Samsung-ODD-Cloud-storage-DLNA-Media-Hub,news-13795. html
 Cheers, Tom
I have just recently purchased the Maxell Airstash 2 and now have most of my video library stored on SD cards and have full streaming capabilities to all my apple devices at home or on the road, even in the air.
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Questions before buying (T440s)

Hello,
Just a few questions before buying a T440S.
When configuring a T440S on Lenovo http://shop.lenovo.com I have 2 option for screen :
- full HD (1920 x 1080)
- HD+ (1600 x 900) - the default opton selected
Which option is better ? I'm lost because the resolution is better for the 1st one but the price is less expensive ("remove 3,24€"). That's not for the difference of price but therefore it seems that option 2 is better than option 1.
Is an IPS screen for both ?
I'm located in France, and I have thos options for 3G (mobile) :
- none
- pre-cabled for 3G module installation (not provided)
- Module 3G/HSPA+ integrated (Ericsson N5321)
Does this last one compatible with French 4G (Orange or SFR) ? Otherwide, should I choose option 2 and buy a dedicated 3G/4G module elsewhere ? Which one ?
Finaly, I currently own a Dell E6400 with a (port replicator E/PLUS ADVANCED). Which dock should I order in Lenovo accessories to have the same functionalities ?
Thanks for your help
F.

A bit late answer, so maybe you already bought your laptop.
Here in the northern Europe, the Lenovo official website only offers the Ericsson 3G module, but the official Lenovo vendors offer models with a built-in 4G/LTE module, and I'm pretty sure they also exist in the Lenovo TABOOK-pdf catalog.
Regarding the docks, one major difference is the video connections - Basic dock has only VGA, Pro dock has 1 DisplayPort and Ultra dock has 2 DisplayPorts.

If i buy a time capsule in europe it will work in the us?

If i buy a Time Capsule in Italy it will work back in the US?

Yes, BUT..
Apple regionalise them.. and the European wireless rules are different to the US. And a Euro one, will not allow you to select US as the current region for wireless.
Mostly Europe has more range than US, and therefore you can use it illegally in the US.. but as long as you stick to the allowed channels you will have no problem.
That implies btw that you do not leave the channels on auto.. you should always manually set them.. otherwise the router is just as likely to choose the illegal channels since they are not used and it will auto discover the lack of wifi happening.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
And compare for 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
Overall it is much better to buy in the market you will use it in.
AFAIK apple do not allow change of region.
I figured out how to change them.. but it requires a soldering in a serial port.. you don't want to know!!

Should i wait before i buy a time capsule please?

well after reading through a lot of posts on here, i was shocked to find that most are negative!!
i was all ready to get the 1TB version this week, but i think i should hold off for the moment!
so when do you guys think TC will be fixed and as apple replied/responded to any issues please?
thanks!

Bad Monk wrote:
well after reading through a lot of posts on here, i was shocked to find that most are negative!!
i was all ready to get the 1TB version this week, but i think i should hold off for the moment!
so when do you guys think TC will be fixed and as apple replied/responded to any issues please?
thanks!
Get it. You will freikin' love it.
Don't be concerned about the negativity flying around here. After all, this is a forum / messaging board. People naturally tend to take the initiative to post when they have problems.
They most probably won't change any hardware; just firmware & in fact, the very first public Time Capsule firmware update was released last night.
Unfortunately I've learned the hard way & seen it many times before; The fact of the matter is that PEACE OF MIND IS PRICELESS. PERIOD.
Knowing that my years of digital video + pics + LOTS of work is being backed up lets me sleep at night.
Not only does Time Machine allow you to restore individual files, it also allows for full disk partitions, even your bootable partition (boot to Time Machine to restore).
Do it. Just do it. 1 TB, there's no other way.

About to buy a Time Capsule...

Looks a great piece of kit but just got a few questions before I buy...
Will Time Machine / Capsule backup my Firefox bookmarks, settings and cookies?
Will Time Machine install all of the 3rd party software etc that I have installed since buying my mac when performing a restore from backup?
What advantages does the Capsule have over using a normal USB HD with TM apart from the wireless functionality?
Is there anything TM won't back up? I like the way how if I was to ever loose or break my iPhone, when plugging in a replacemnt into iTunes for the first time it is restored EXACTLY how the old one was, is this similar with TM & TC?
Thanks
James

baikey_uk wrote:
Looks a great piece of kit but just got a few questions before I buy...
Will Time Machine / Capsule backup my Firefox bookmarks, settings and cookies?
Yes. Unless you tell it not to, it will back up you entire system, except for some things not needed to do a restore, like system work files, most caches and logs, trash, etc.
Will Time Machine install all of the 3rd party software etc that I have installed since buying my mac when performing a restore from backup?
Yes, if you restore your entire system. You can restore apps separately, but if they're apps installed with special installers, they likely have other files in other places, including your system folders. Unless you know what and where all those other files are, and restore them, too, the app probably won't work right, if at all.
What advantages does the Capsule have over using a normal USB HD with TM apart from the wireless functionality?
None. If you have a desktop Mac, a good USB (or, better, FireWire) drive will be much less expensive, faster, and more reliable than WIFI.
Is there anything TM won't back up? I like the way how if I was to ever loose or break my iPhone, when plugging in a replacemnt into iTunes for the first time it is restored EXACTLY how the old one was, is this similar with TM & TC?
Yes (but it isn't automatic). The exception is, if you're running Windoze on your Mac. If via BootCamp, that partition is not formatted for a Mac and TM cannot back it up. If you run it via Parallels, vmWare, or similar, TM can back it up, but the backups may be very large, so it usually isn't recommended. There are 3rd-party apps for that.
You might want to review the [Time Machine Tutorial|http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#timemachinebasics] and perhaps browse [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).

Some questions before purchasing a Time Machine

I'm thinking about buying a Time Machine as opposed to buying an NAS Hard Drive and continuing with my wireless router (no problems with router, but the less devices the better).
Currently I have a two year old 320gb USB hard drive on which I keep my iTunes library and my rather large iPhoto library. The music and photographs are the only things of real value on my computer and I store them externally as I feel the MBP runs better with less data on the hard drive.
I have a number of questions which will influence what I do:
1) If I connect the current hard drive to the Time Capsule, will time machine back it up?
2) Could I use the Time Capsule as a regular wireless hard drive, and use the external hard drive (connected to the TC) as my time machine device? If this was the case, could the hard drive be used to back up the TC to which it is attached?
3) Does 300gb in original files = 300gb on the TC or is there some form of compression?

"1) If I connect the current hard drive to the Time Capsule, will time machine back it up?"
No, the drive needs to be connected to your MAC.
"2) Could I use the Time Capsule as a regular wireless hard drive, and use the external hard drive (connected to the TC) as my time machine device? "
yes, but, it needs to be formated correctly, which I think is the Mac extended journaled format. For example, fat32 would not work. you would use the airport utility to enable a share, which can be vewied by the mac clients using time machine preferences, and you would select the additional share instead of the default one.
"If this was the case, could the hard drive be used to back up the TC to which it is attached?"
The TC can use external drives as a place to archive backups on the internal drive. But a 320 gb drive would not be best for this. Drive prices are drpping, if you want this feature, I would buy a new drive and use that.

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1. Touchpad is responsive and easy to use for me. Just upgraded to windows 10 and multi touch gestures are working fine. Three finger tap to open search, four finger tap to open the quick settings panel. Three finger flicks do app switching and minimising. The pad is controlled by the synaptic driver, but it has quite a few options and seems to work well for me.
2. Heat is not an issue for me. Sure, it gets warm when running intensive tasks, but as long as you are not pushing the cpu for long periods of time, it will be fine on your lap. Browsing the web, the fan will come on briefly when I load 10 or more tabs at a time, otherwise the fan will remain off.
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Hi!
I have a small question. I just got a time capsule the other day and things are working great with it. At home, internet speeds are what they should be and everything is fine. I replaced it with a linksys, which I consistently got 6.5/1 up. After replacing it, I'm now getting 7.5 down/1mbps up, which is what I am subscribed to.
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