[muglo] Re: AEBS or Time Capsule
- From: Dave Knight <dave@xxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:24:45 -0400
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).
dave---
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