Build Your Own Time Capsule Work-Alike For $200

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Build Your Own Time Capsule Work-Alike For $200

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 14, 2011 @05:17AM from the stash-stuff-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you're a Windows or Linux user, or simply an Apple user that can't justify the $500 price tag on those beautiful 3TB Time Capsules, why not build your own? With a wireless router, an external USB hard drive, and a little bit of setting up, you can make your own wireless, network-attached backup device for around $200."

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Foolproof my arse! by Chas · 2011-07-14 05:22 · Score: 4, Interesting

Sorry, but I always laugh when people describe anything as "foolproof". (In this case the meshing of Time Machine and the Time Capsule.
All it does is show a PROFOUND underestimation of the creativity and destructive potential of fools.

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Summary by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-14 05:32 · Score: 5, Informative

"If you have a wireless router with a USB port for external storage, then you can map said external storage to a drive (or volume, as appropriate) on your computer. And then you can use whatever backup solution you have available by pointing at that drive/volume."
Re:Seriously by jmitchel!jmitchel.co · 2011-07-14 05:44 · Score: 5, Insightful

Enjoy providing free computer support to your family and friends. I have other priorities.
Re:Or, you could do what any real Apple geek would by spire3661 · 2011-07-14 06:09 · Score: 4, Insightful

Did you forget that time is money? What you described is AT BEST a one hour job, with it quite possibly taking longer along with research if everything doesnt go exactly right (o look 3TB is an Advanced Format Drive, will it work? is it supported etc etc). The point is, sometimes its jsut cheaper to buy whole solutions then to putter around for 8 hours trying to save $100.

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