hard drive… wireless
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- ian0
Ah, good read ta muchly!
The time capsule looks good but its expensive for what is essentially a 500gb hd and Im not going to complain about not buying locally when the price is that much in the difference. I won't be automating backup or anything like that, its really just to replace my 250gig seagate drive which has be filled with music and photos and old work and is just for use at home, so I won't be pushing it in relation to loads of people working from it on heavy video projects.
I do have wireless N on the router and its a d-link too which is why Im thinking of going the 'build me own' route. I've just never tried to do it before and I know it'll be more awkward that just getting something plug and play but for about €170 I'll have a 1 TB drive that would be (hopefully) pretty decent.
- And yes I wrote the above 50% to up your guilt for not answering email, 30% to boast on my TC purchase, 20% cause..rafalski
- ..I like being a tech smartass sir!rafalski
- But hey, TC is a wifi-ethernet-usb router, it wouldn't make sense to pay this much for a drive alone.rafalski
- hehe noted, hangs head in shame. But I've already got a wireless router and don't want to get another one...ian
- so I thought a drive which i could hook up would be better. But if I needed both TC would deffo be a runner.ian
- I'll keep reporting how TC performs. Bear in mind drives usually have longer warranty bought alone (ie. 6 years) than...rafalski
- ..obtained as a packed drive. Also, some companies put cheaper consumer drives in enclosures which are less safe.rafalski
- If your 250gb has an enclosure, why not just replace the drive alone?rafalski
- Hmm, hadn't thought of that. But I still would like to access it without having to plug it into the laptop all the time.ian