Hi Pat, The 500GB model is no longer available - it's now 1TB or 2TB.
Paul Owen > From: Pat Wilson <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:03:43 +0100 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [sussex_mug] Re: Snow Leopard and Time Machine > > > Thanks Paul > > If I understand you, my current disk usage is 160GB so a 500GB Time > Capsule would be sufficient but 1TB is preferable. > > Pat > > Paul Owen wrote: >> The absolute mininum size for Time Machine backups is 1.2 (or is it 1.4) >> time the size of the information you are backing up, but then you need to >> consider expansion as time goes by. >> >> I recommend you consider a Time Capsule as it takes all the hard work out of >> choice, it just works. >> >> For example, a Drobo external HD system, in NAS mode, will happily back up >> using Time Machine, but will not enable you to restore a whole disk, only >> individual files. >> >> Hope this helps >> >> Paul Owen >> >> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
