Lab Notes

Time Capsule

It's an AirPort Extreme with a 500GB or 1TB drive specifically targeting Time Machine backups. At $499, it's very aggressively priced; comparable to low end NAS units that don't include access point functions. I wonder what "server grade hard drive" means — I suspect that just means it's not a 2.5" ATA drive (which has been the knock on using the Mac Mini as a server). Here at the Labs, Mac users get an external Firewire drive and a copy of SuperDuper! for backups. I don't think we'll be replacing that low-tech-but-bulletproof setup anytime soon, but Time Capsule looks really nice for a home setup, particularly in a household with multiple Mac users.