To 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.

To 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.