Apple AirPort Time Capsule 3TB Wireless Hard Drive (ME182LL/A)

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• 5 out of 5 stars

  by bikeman5.2012Apr 14, 2022Verified purchase: Yes

  Nothing beats an APPLE

  It was sad to see that Apple stop making these in 20...13 they’re very rare and hard to find especially in 3TB. It is such a great product 3 in 1, Storage, Wi-Fi and a Router and it all works Seamlessly with all your Apple Products. They are so great you see a lot that are Refurbished but there’s a lot of Sellers, Selling Previously Owned and Used as Refurbished so you’ve got to be careful when buying a Refurbished Unit claiming that they’ve been Tested and Work. Also they’re very delicate so it could get damaged while being refurbished. Anyway they are rebuildable. If you get lucky to get one it is certainly worth it and you can even have bigger drives put in them. I’ve seen them with 8TB and 12TB drives. The problem with buying them new in an unopened box, you’re paying more than they were when they were Brand New in the Apple Store. However if you’re an Apple Addict and you’ve got the money they are well worth the money. I’ve never had a product more durable and last so long. I’ve got one now that I’ve been using for eight years steady and it’s never giving me an issue. I’m about ready to set that aside for an emergency back up and start using one of the three brand new ones I own. I’ve got one for my new 2021 MBPro M1 Max and one for my old 2012 MBPro that is the one i am swapping out, because eight years is a long time for an HDD drive. The average life for a hard drive is around five years and six years is really good and pushing it, these things are made so good some have of lasted 20 years. Total Mount made for Apple Products has a wall mount for a Time Capsule and keeps it pretty much dust-free and it runs cooler than having it down on your floor, under your bed or behind your TV. I have one Time Capsule with 12 years of back ups, that’s the one that’s been running for eight years straight. I’m starting fresh with a new one for the new MacBook Pro and a new one for the old MacBook Pro that leaves me with one brand new spare and one my used spare that has the 12 years of backups on it. As I mentioned it’s unfortunate Apple‘s not making them anymore. You’ve got a buy something that isn't Apple, its aftermarket and you need a minimum of 2 devices to do what one Time Capsule is doing.

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  Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New

• 5 out of 5 stars

  by gavierraFeb 03, 2017Verified purchase: Yes

  Apple Time Capsule

  I bought this one to replace my older 2 TB Apple Time Cap...sule which stopped working. I just plugged it in and setup was a breeze. Its antennae are higher in the unit which really helps get the signal better in the back of my house. I had intermittent problems with the older one. I feel like I made a good purchase of a product that works great.

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  Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned

• 5 out of 5 stars

  by tenchi_masaki5Jul 04, 2017Verified purchase: Yes

  Apple Time Capsule

  Time Capsule backs up your files and lets you use it for ...storage space as well. Wifi is faster than my older router by a noticeable amount which is a bonus. However, there is no off switch so no soft powering down so get used to pulling the plug if you want it off for whatever reason. Other than that it works fine wired with Ethernet or wireless. If it starts kicking your wireless connection you just have to set a manual address for the Ethernet in network settings. If you're using it as your router however you're avoiding that possible problem which is the only issue I came across when testing the Ethernet cable. The backup process is faster with Ethernet so you should use that when making your first backup file....because wireless takes a lot longer(half a day for 250GB or more). All things considered it's working as designed and I'm happy with my purchase!

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• 4 out of 5 stars

  by littlbear12Mar 05, 2014

  Very good for novice networkers - but be aware of its limitations.

  For a non...-computer person it is what it is - wifi-router w/time capsule backup for Mac computers and 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports. I can strongly recommend it, except in the following situation: it is not all things at once for Fios. I bought to use the 802.11ac wifi and the extra four Gigabit ports. When in "bridge mode" , as it must be behind the cable company router, the ethernet ports are not active. Only wifi and Time Capsule are working. The 10/100/1000 router will not work as a dumb switch, behind your router. Major drawback. I needed the extra ports! If you have a simple Ethernet port from your cable company, and can use any brand switch, this is not a problem. but FIOS is a bit more complicated that that. Generally speaking, it must use the Verizon modem. It is possible to split off the Ethernet from FIOS at the Junction box, but this requires technical self-training on the internet, special equipment, and costs that many do not have time for and/or aptitude. That is the bad news. The good news is the simple solution: For about $50 get a good, a/c plug internal power supply Ethernet Gigabit 8 port switch TP-Link TL-SG1008 is available. That will be seven Gigibit ports, one of which is the Time Capsule. Your internal network will then have hardwire and wifi speed.

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• 5 out of 5 stars

  by russfellows5xbhFeb 01, 2018Verified purchase: Yes

  Can't Go Wrong

  I've used an original Time Capsule for six years. It didn't c...rap out, I just needed more data space. Sure there are more full featured devices on the market, but I wanted easy to set up, easy to use, easy to recover data—that's a Time Capsule.

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  Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New