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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1135672" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>Just to clear some things up - Time Machine is the backup software, Time Capsule is the actual hardware basestation. You were using TM and TC interchangeably in your post.</p><p></p><p>The AEBS with an external disk now supports Time Machine backups so that is one way to go. Just note - that if you get a 1TB external drive for an average cost of $90 - the cost is similar to a Time Capsule - $180+$90=$270 vs $300 for a 1TB TC. </p><p></p><p>The separate router with a USB slot may work with some plist hacking </p><p><a href="http://anitechtalk.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/time-machine-dns323/" target="_blank">Enable time machine backup to network drive (DNS 323) Ani's Tech Banters</a></p><p>I've done this before but upon thinking about it - it is your backup which is pretty important not to mess up. I haven't had any problems but it is unsupported from Apple. Any other solution - you'll have to see if it supports time machine - the network drives generally say if they do. Otherwise it may or may not work and you take a gamble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1135672, member: 145676"] Just to clear some things up - Time Machine is the backup software, Time Capsule is the actual hardware basestation. You were using TM and TC interchangeably in your post. The AEBS with an external disk now supports Time Machine backups so that is one way to go. Just note - that if you get a 1TB external drive for an average cost of $90 - the cost is similar to a Time Capsule - $180+$90=$270 vs $300 for a 1TB TC. The separate router with a USB slot may work with some plist hacking [url=http://anitechtalk.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/time-machine-dns323/]Enable time machine backup to network drive (DNS 323) Ani's Tech Banters[/url] I've done this before but upon thinking about it - it is your backup which is pretty important not to mess up. I haven't had any problems but it is unsupported from Apple. Any other solution - you'll have to see if it supports time machine - the network drives generally say if they do. Otherwise it may or may not work and you take a gamble. [/QUOTE]
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