Apple releases 2TB Time Capsule for $499
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For those of you looking for more capacity in Apple's combo 802.11n router/NAS drive, the company has boosted its top-end Time Capsule to 2TB and slapped a $499 price tag on it.
More significantly, Apple also dropped the price of the 1TB model--which just Wednesday cost $499--to $299. Aside from the higher capacity, nothing else appears to have changed.
Previously, Apple also offered a 500GB Time Capsule, but that model has been discontinued and can only be found in the refurbished aisle, where it's going for $199.
All I can say is that if Apple was able to shave off $200 on the 1TB model, it must have had one hell of a nice margin.
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In any case, just to to cheer you up (I'm also suffer for that Murphy's Law section), You can get an external USB Drive and increase your storage/backup capacity. If you 500GB drive dies, you loose 500GB of data (I lost 1TB of data, but I got a backup).
Yes, every company does it. Except when other companies drop prices they are accused of trying to rip off or cheat their existing customer base. When Apple does it it's okay per the hypocrisy of numerous Apple supporters.
Don't feel cheated. The same thing usually happens to me. I have one of the first versions of the 500 GB model and it's worked great. But I would still suggest having a separate bootable backup too. Try 'Super Duper' software, it's cheap and easy. Or 'Carbon Copy Cloner' which is free.
They have a nice margin, yes, but probably they were able to get HDs at a lower cost which is why they were able to drop the price. I doubt they sacrificed much margin to drop the price.
Amen
Not looking all that expensive anymore.
Those two you mentioned are perfect examples actually. The Linksys wrt610N can be had for $140 shipped online. The Dlink Xtreme N Dual Band can be had online for $130 shipped. Both also have USB ports on the back for network storage or printing. Hell, even the belkin N router I got a year ago for $100 currently has an extra flash drive stuck in the back for network storage.
So yes, add in the cost of a nice external drive, and it still looks ridiculously overpriced, like most apple products. Maybe you should do some fact checking (pricegrabber is your friend) before you start spouting off about things you are completely wrong about.
There you go then, the price of this thing is simply not justified. Normal 1TB hard drives are what, 16 cents per gigabyte?"
By your math, that makes a 1TB drive $160, which is a bit on the high side. On average, it is more like 10 cents per gigabyte. You also have to factor in the built in router with a USB port for printers or additional hard drives, in regards to time capsule.
What are you, a twelve-year-old?
This is second time I have read your pointless comback posts.
Stop asking people who have formed very good opinions to make something.
Find better material. Sheesh.
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People don't stay wealthy by blowing obscene amounts of cash.
Especially when they can essentially get the same set up for cheaper.
Amen
What a hypocrite comment. You must be pathetic.
This is about using that gray matter between your ears and objectively thinking about the product before you buy it. Buying something simply because it is more expensive is stupid. Likewise, so is buying something simply because it's cheaper. If you are simply buying this product and justify it's higher expense because of the Apple logo then you are stupid.
This is the epicenter of idiocy.
People don't stay wealthy by blowing obscene amounts of cash.
Especially when they can essentially get the same set up for cheaper."
@monkeyfun14--The guy may be off, but he has a point. Don't believe me? See how many wealthy people drive Kias compared to BMW or Mercedes Benz. You're statement, like his, only comes out half right.
Really, but I'd dump it now and get some AAPL before it's too late.
MS + Yahoo! = even less money for you.
Step up while you can.
Agreed. Let's take advantage of AAPL. Now.
Taking "rich" people's money (one share at a time) for bigger profit can't get any easier.
Indeed it is nothing more than a harddrive built into a wireless N router. But its essentially TWO routers at the same time, simultaneously allowing 802.11n and 802.11b/g devices to run at their native speed using the Time Capsules dual band feature. Oh and did I mention, with all that unmatched wireless functionality, Apple throws in a 2TB harddrive to seal the deal. Not to mention USB expansion capabilities.
Some people like to pay the premium dollar for a premium product... if you don't think its worth your money, than do without and stop whining. You making it look like you REALLY want the premium product too, but you're too much of a miser to get it.
NAS=250
Apple Logo=Priceless
Why don't you provide a link to the product that does all the functions of the Apple product for $250. Spec for spec, feature for feature it should match everything the Time Capsule does.
Apple must not pay you enough or at all for these baseless comments.
You scratch Apple's back, and they don't scratch yours.
All it is a harddrive wired into a Wireless N router nothing special here.
My mom's dell work laptop she got (don't remember exactly when, but it was a 1.3ghz pentium 3) was finally just retired from use, purely because of its age, which must have been 7 or 8. The outer plastic was falling apart after it suffered a nasty fall a couple years ago, but it still ran fine. I think early in its life it had one problem that required fixing by dell.
Now off at college for three years - my dell laptop I got right when I left three years ago (core duo, 1.87 ghz) is still chugging away just fine with no problems in its lifetime. I built myself a gaming desktop a year ago, and it has had no hardware problems at all. The only software problems it has had have been caused directly by me experimenting (with stuff I wasn't experienced with), installing lots of OS's, and such.
However, off at college, I've never seen a mac laptop last more than 3 years. I can count 2 dead right now (1 macbook, one macbook pro), and one near death macbook that is about 3 years old. Both macbooks suffered CD drive failures before death, as well as dead batteries within a year or two of use.
Needless to say, I haven't seen a mac laptop yet that has lasted more than a year without series problems (usually CD drives and batteries), and I haven't seen one actually survive more than three. So you'll have to excuse me if I don't agree with you - my personal experience starting at about age 7 and onward for the past 14 years has suggested otherwise.
Sony, Lenovo, Compaq, and Toshiba have repair rates of 18%
Dell, Apple, and Gateway have reapir rates of 20%
HP has a repair rate of 21%
They note that being within 3% points is not significant. So there you have it, apple is no more or no less reliable than any other brand. Now get over it.
Internally you're paying for the exact same stuff as any Dell or HP PC. Most of which rolls off of the exact same factory floors in China. You only paid more for the name and fashion statement.
You'll often hear all these Mac owners brag about how long they keep their Mac then claim that PC owners don't keep them as long or are somehow forced to keep upgrading. They of course conveniently ignore 1) All the PC owners that DO NOT upgrade their PC's as often and 2) Ignore the MAC owners who DO upgrade often.
Apple is just like any other company; they are in the business to sell computers. They couldn't care less how long you keep your old systems around.
D-link 655 Xtreme N Gigabit: $100 (far better and faster than Time Capsule)
4 out of 5 stars (based on 826 feedbacks)
Western Digital WDH2NC20000N 2TB: $300
3 1/2 stars (out of 5)
TOTAL: $400 with no taxes
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Time capsule: 3 stars.
cost: $499
If hard drive is dead, you've to buy the spend another $499. No RAID, no NTFS, web based administration?? sorry! I'll pass.
- by coolsabrina August 2, 2009 7:22 PM PDT
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