Correction. - - AirPort Extreme of course. Alan
> On 18 May 2018, at 1:48 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Peter > > I had a Plan B but … > > My 5 year old Time Capsule had indicators of pending failure (intermittent > orange light, auto restart of TC) towards the end of last year. Web searches > showed that the Netgear wireless router AC1750 (R6400v2) with an external > hard drive was promoted as a TC/TM replacement. It was available as a > post-Christmas sale special at around $160. Several times during the week it > took me to install it I was ready to throw it away and buy a genuine $420 > Time Capsule. It does work reliably as a WiFi router. I don’t use it as a > Time Machine. It’s network printer facility needed constant care and > attention. Its support documentation …! > > Hence Plan C - buy an Apple Airport Express ($300) and use an external hard > drive for TM. > > As it turned out it was probably the WiFi/router component of the Time > Capsule that was about to fail. I’ve had the TC in bridge mode with both the > internal drive and an attached external drive for Time Machine, and a network > printer - and use it as an ethernet hub too. No problems at all. > > A five year life expectancy is probably industry standard. I try and keep > things alive a little bit longer. > > I know much less than Daniel about future parts/support for a superseded (but > new) TC. But for ease of mind and comfort “for the foreseeable future”, go > for an Apple TC! > > Cheers > Alan > > >> On 18 May 2018, at 1:00 pm, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Peter >> >> Quick reply, as just walking into another job. >> But basically - either a wireless type hard drive. If the Time Capsule works >> but internal drive “fails” then you can use a USB drive plugged into it and >> “ignore” internal drive and use external drive. (done this for a few >> clients). A NAS can be used as a Time Machine backup - some specially say >> they’ll work with it - e.g. Synology off top of head. >> Just a few suggestions there. >> >> I would imagine Time Capsule will keep going for a while. As it’s just a >> “box” that keeps working. Only thing may be Airport Utility that stops being >> able to work. But I don’t see that happening for many years to come. Apple >> will keep parts for Time Capsule up to 5 years (as that’s legally how long >> they have to support hardware - same as other manufacturers for parts of >> computer hardware). >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> Sent from my iPhone 7 >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and >> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of >> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of >> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any >> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that >> permission by the author be requested. >> >>> On 18 May 2018, at 12:47 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> HI WAMUG users. I have been following a current thread but Daniel's comment >>> about the Time Capsule demise in that thread on the horizon made me type >>> this one. If I were to buy a spare Time Capsule, would the software be >>> compatible forever even with Apple no longer supporting it? >>> >>> What is Plan B in the event of the Time Capsule failing (hardware failure) >>> for those that do not have a spare Time Capsule - and then eventually when >>> no spare exists? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Pete. >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
