Great info Sent from my iPhone On 2011-10-31, at 12:24 PM, Dave Knight <dave@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2011-10-30, at 10:33 PM, Paul Tucknott wrote: > >> In use, either option is the same. Time Machine works equally well with with >> setup. >> >> Logistically the Time Capsule is easier as the router and backup drive are >> in a single enclosure - less cables and power supplies to deal with. > > Agree with that, until it breaks and taking it offline for repair also robs > you of your router. > >> The Time Capsule option uses a server-grade hard drive. > > Apple marketing may say so, but it's not actually true > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Time_Capsule#Hard_drive > >> Most people looking to buy a drive to add to an Airport Extreme are usually >> going to go with the cheapest option. > > Which for this application doesn't seem like a bad idea, a drive used for > backup is going to be mostly asleep, spinning up a few times a day to get a > bunch of writes done to it, then back to sleep. The 'green' disks you get > these days seem ideal for the purpose (and in fact it seems that that's what > Time Capsules actually ship with these days). > > dave--- > Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo