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Build Your Own Time Capsule Work-Alike For $200

Posted by timothy on 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."

2 of 208 comments (clear)

  1. Summary by Anonymous Coward · · 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."

  2. Re:Seriously by jmitchel!jmitchel.co · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Enjoy providing free computer support to your family and friends. I have other priorities.