Filed under: Accessories, Odds and ends, Apple
February is almost over, where is my Time Capsule?
The iPhone SDK isn't the only product that is supposed to be ready for the world by the end of this month (though it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for our iPhone SDK): Time Capsule should be available by the end of this month as well.Time Capsule, you'll remember, is network attached storage (either 500 gig or 1TB) that is designed to work seamlessly with Time Machine. The idea is that you plunk one of these down on your network (or use it to create a wireless network) and then have all your Macs back up to it.
Many readers are asking us where the heck the Time Capsule is. Apple has a few more days before they miss their deadline, and if my order status is any indication those that ordered Time Capsules from Apple fairly soon after the announcement should see them ship on, or a tiny bit before, Feb. 29 (and they may pop up in Best Buy too).
I bet there are some people in Cupertino who are very glad 2008 is a leap year.
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adam moss said 2:37PM on 2-27-2008
": Time Capsule shoul be available by the end of this month as well."
I think you are missing an ending "d" on the word should
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Eideard said 2:37PM on 2-27-2008
I've already been told by the dealer I ordered from that they expect to ship mine, this week.
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Lance Weatherby said 2:45PM on 2-27-2008
There is a geeky joke hiding out in a February 29 launch date for Time Capsule.
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adrenalin said 3:10PM on 2-27-2008
For those that ordered theirs right after the keynote presentation (and when they showed on the Apple store) you would have noticed that it stated it ships by Feb 29th, delivers by March 12 (unless you specified expedited shipping). Today my order changed from "not shipped yet" to "prepared for shipment". So now the bets at work have started. Which will arrive first. The Time Capsule that I ordered on Jan 30th with a shipping date of Feb 29th, or the new Macbook Pro I ordered on Feb 26th with a shipping date of Feb 28th. I'm willing to bet the Time Capsule will show up first.
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dwall45 said 3:12PM on 2-27-2008
My credit card was charged and my order has been marked as "prepared for shipment" today.
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Kev Orng said 3:29PM on 2-27-2008
whine, whine, do you know how long I've been waiting for my flying car? Its been the new millennium for like 8 years now, nothing!
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DrWho said 3:42PM on 2-27-2008
Don't forget the jetpack - I'm still watiing for mine
Greg said 3:32PM on 2-27-2008
Forget the flying car, where's my iPony??
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Blaktornado said 3:43PM on 2-27-2008
there were probably some manufacturing teething problems of some sort.
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skyman375 said 4:17PM on 2-27-2008
What about enabling Time Machine over WiFi for those of us who already have a perfectly good Airport base station and external hard drive?
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Maurizio said 6:06PM on 2-27-2008
My sentiments EXACTLY! I feel way cheated on that, that was the whole reason I bought an Airport in the first place. Apple needs to get on the ball with this, very annoying.
JiAvW said 4:29PM on 2-27-2008
For those of you looking to order one, I ordered a 1TB last week from Apple.com and it, too, has been prepared for shipment.
They probably aren't going to be backordered.
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adrenalin said 4:50PM on 2-27-2008
@skyman375 : you still need to buy the Time Capsule if you want to use Time Machine over wifi. I'm selling my aiport extreme and external drive :)
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ac said 5:15PM on 2-27-2008
I just spoke with an Apple rep. He informed me that orders for the Time Capsule are coming from overseas.
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Rob said 5:34PM on 2-27-2008
There is an alternative. Use your AppleTV!!
If you hack it, you can enable the external USB port and attach an external Hard Disk. Format the drive as HFS+ and Bingo!! You can backup via wifi to this USB drive attached to your AppleTV. (And you can still use your AppleTV as a AppleTV).
IMHO, if you have a AppleTV, there is no need to buy a Time Capsule.
The AppleTV is VERY powerful. You couldd even put OS X on it and use it as a $229 Mac.
But hacking the AppleTV will likely void your warranty. (See www.awkwardtv.org). And if you decide to install OS X on it, you will likely be infringing Apple's copyright as well.
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Shane said 11:41PM on 2-27-2008
You won't be infringing their copyright, but you probably would be violating the terms of the OS X license agreement.
wes said 9:28PM on 2-27-2008
i've been waiting till these ship and there's a review up before buying one. i'm really curious as to what type of drive it has in it as well.
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Droobie said 10:14PM on 2-27-2008
I've been thinking about getting a Time Capsule, as I'd really like to set it up as my main storage drive/media server. I was wondering, though, since a Time Capsule is basically an Airport Extreme base station with a hard drive, can it be added to an existing, non-airport wireless network?
Would I still be able to use Time Capsule that way as advertised, as a networked drive? Or is that functionality only available when a Time Capsule is used with Airport Extreme routers?
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Tony said 7:45AM on 2-28-2008
Meanwhile, in the UK: Estimated shipping 29th February, estimated delivery 7th March.
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coleman said 11:09AM on 2-28-2008
mine shipped today according to the apple store.
estimated delivery unchanged: next friday (7 march).
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