Would buying an airport express enable to back up wirelessly through time machine?

i really would like to be able to back up wirelessly so that i wouldnt need to have my external hard drive plugged in all the time, would buying an airport express enable me to do this?

p.s - i have the iomega minimax 500gb external hard drive if that makes any difference

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Jordan

I don't bother with connecting a back up drive on the time machine. I jsut back up every few days or when I do something major. I just connect via usb and wait....way way faster than networking it.

with all due respect that doesn't really answer my question but thank you for your imput all the same.....

Are you talking Airport Express or Airport Extreme?

Update allows Time Machine backups on AirPort Extreme | Macworld

I believe you need the Extreme. I believe the USB port on the Express is only for a USB printer.

FWIW I use a Time Capsule, and let Time Machine do it's thing in the background. I never notice a slow down when it's backing up, and when I do notice it backing up (spinning sync icon on the menu bar) I can see it moving along pretty quickly.

I used to be a proponent (okay, I guess I still am) of backing up important files after a few days or significant event, but Time Machine backs up files within 15 minutes or so of noticing any changes so it makes it real handy.

Mac_OS said:

with all due respect that doesn't really answer my question but thank you for your imput all the same.....

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Sorry

dtravis7 said:

Are you talking Airport Express or Airport Extreme?

Update allows Time Machine backups on AirPort Extreme | Macworld

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im talking express