[muglo] Re: AEBS or Time Capsule

  • From: Terry Genereaux <terrygenereaux@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:41:38 -0400

Great info

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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).
> 
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