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Yes, this is an interesting rumor. While the typical DSL routers have become quite nice (Fritzbox), so having WIFI pretty much works as easily as it should, the
by _ph_ 6y ago
Yes, this is an interesting rumor. While the typical DSL routers have become quite nice (Fritzbox), so having WIFI pretty much works as easily as it should, there is one big gap in the current Apple lineup: time machine. For me, time machine is a very important feature. With a desktop mac, it is as easy as it could be, plug in an external USB drive and you are set up. For truely mobile devices, this is still missing. So I would definitely like to have an AirPort with good time machine support. Ideally, supporting external drives with USB for that, as the old time capsule was a nice product but had hilarious high drive costs.
- wil421 6y agoWhat is preventing you from setting up a Samba share on your home network? I can even VPN into my home and back up on the go. Upload would take forever depending on your upload speed.
- _ph_ 6y agoTo be honest, I haven't even tried, as currently I privately don't own an Apple laptop I had to back up. But then, you need a machine to host that Samba share. For many users, the laptop is the only computer they own, so having a very simple way of setting up a time machine volume sounds like a great thing to have.