Unlike some other networked storage devices, like Hewlett-Packard’s MediaSmart home server, Time Capsule doesn’t allow users to simultaneously stream music or videos to multiple PCs, to easily access its contents via the Web or to stream videos to TV sets. However, Time Capsule isn’t meant to do as many different tasks as some other networked drives.Īpple stresses that Time Capsule is a limited, targeted device meant primarily for backup - especially with Time Machine - and as a wireless base station. In my tests over the past week, Time Capsule worked well in all of these scenarios. And you can also use it with certain other backup programs, such as the ones built into Windows XP or Tiger. But it can also be used as a wireless Internet connection, and/or a remote hard drive, for manually storing and retrieving files by Windows PCs running either Vista or Windows XP, or by Macs running Apple’s older Tiger operating system. Time Capsule is designed to seamlessly work with Leopard’s Time Machine.
It just plugs into your existing home network, and any laptop within wireless range can connect to it. This is a $299 stand-alone networked gadget that packs both a giant hard disk and a speedy Wi-Fi wireless router into one slender case. Now, Apple (AAPL) has attempted to fix the problem with an unusual new companion product called Time Capsule. While Time Machine will work with a remote hard disk under certain circumstances, that option requires a second Mac running Leopard, a costly condition. And it’s a pain to plug a backup drive into a laptop, which can move around the house.
That’s because it’s primarily designed to operate with backup hard drives you connect directly to the computer. But Time Machine has a major drawback: It works much better on desktop Macs than on laptop models.
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