Apple boosts Time Capsule capacity to 2TB

Jonny Evans
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July 30, 2009
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Apple has quietly upgraded its Time Capsule product, introducing a new higher capacity model, but kept prices unchanged.

The new Time Capsule is available with a 2TB capacity - more than enough to  support wireless back-up for multiple Macs. A 1TB model is also available. Prices are $499 (2TB) or $299 (1TB), exactly the same price points as before but with double the capacity.  They now also offer the previous (refurb) 500GB ones for $199.

Time Capsule is a back-up appliance that automatically and wirelessly backs up everything on one or more Macs running Leopard. The product also includes a dual-radio 802.11n base station (so you can use it as an AirPort connection to set up a network), three Gigabit Ethernet ports and is equipped with a "server grade" hard drive.

 

Comments (11)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 5:51am

um....yay?

Adam (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 5:56am

Front Row and a few ports so I can use it as my media server.

mad102190 (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 6:15am

They now also offer the previous (refurb) 500GB ones for $199, just FYI

admin | July 30, 2009 - 7:26am

Thanks, added it.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 6:42am

- too slow
- no QoS (router)
- no removabale drivedisk -> no go

NAS with iSCSI is better.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 7:10am

...and too complicated and too expensive for the average user.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 7:42am

Once again, UK users get shafted. Still selling 1Tb and 500Gb time capsules at old prices, no mention or indication of a newer model coming. Chatted with an online store assistant, and she had no idea that the US store was even shipping 2Tb time capsules.

Jonny Evans | July 30, 2009 - 8:49am

Don't fret - the new SKU's should appear on the UK Apple Store tomorrow, I've learned, so fret not.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 9:54am

Yeah, but what will the new prices be? Expect an increase as a way of covering the Pounds decline without actually having to make a price rise announcement.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 11:21pm

Or not! Looks like I was wrong; the new 1TB is the same price as the old 500MB in the UK too!

Brandon (not verified) | July 30, 2009 - 2:31pm

This is good news for our company, we're constantly worried about a computer going kapoot and messing things up.

Brandon
http://www.alumniclass.com