![]() The new AirPort Extreme released at the same time is exactly the same in dimensions and I/O ports, just without the internal hard drive of the AirPort Time Capsule. The 2013 models feature the same I/O ports on the back as previous generations, and come in the same capacities as the 4th generation of 2 TB and 3 TB, but have introduced the newest Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac. The square dimensions echo the size of both the latest AirPort Express and Apple TVs (2nd generation onwards), just with the height being significantly higher. The June 2013 release of the 5th generation models featured a name change to Airport Time Capsule, and a redesign with measurements 3.85 inches (9.8 cm) square, and 6.6 inches (17 cm) high. Some limitations in security mean that although it is usable with Linux, SMB 1.0/CIFS should not be enabled on Windows based computers.Ī1470, AirPort Time Capsule - 5th generation (mid 2013) Shared Hard Drive access over the network is fast and convenient for home/office networking use for macOS based computers which use AFP sharing protocols. AIRPORT DISK ARCHIVE MACTL:DR Apple's A1470 Airport Time Capsule with 802.11ac was great when it was launched and is still great now, provided you have a Mac or an iOS device with Airport Utility which is required to configure and manage it. You can find second hand Apple AirPort Time Capsule's at Computer Exchange (highly recommended, avoids ebay nonsense) for around £90 (2TB) and £140 (3TB) New in box Airport Time Capsules are around but expensive. Nowadays all my Macs have an external Time Machine drive so this is effectively surplus. This was useful originally for over the network Time Machine backups. AirPort Time Capsule's cost £90 (2TB) or £140 (3TB) second hand from CeXĪpple's Airport Time Capsule with 802.11ac was expensive to buy new, at £249 (2TB) or £349 (3TB) (because it was decently specified with either a 2TB or 3TB hard drive installed. AIRPORT DISK ARCHIVE UPDATENow, a firmware update for an obscure Apple product with a security issue is hardly big news, but to me it was a very welcome update as it meant that someone at Apple thought it was important enough to do and that it was still a supported device. You can read the details over at About the security content of AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. ![]() Firmware update 7.9.1 was a security update addressing some obscure but nevertheless important issues. ![]() Apple AirPort Time Capsule surprise 2019 firmware updateĪpple's Airport Time Capsule with 802.11ac was discontinued in 2018 but unusually a Firmware Update was released for it at the end of May 2019, keeping it pretty well up to date. ![]()
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