Apple has launched the 2TB (that is 2 terabytes which is 2000 gigabytes) version of its wireless network backup solution Time Capsule. At the same time it has lowered the price of its 1TB model.
The Time Capsule is the hardware companion of Time Machine, the excellent automatic backup solution built in to Leopard (OS X 10.5). With Time Machine you assign a backup device either a local external hard drive (connected via USB or FireWire) or a wireless Time Capsule device. Then you tell Time Machine which folders you want backed up and turn it on. Then in the back ground Time Machine will make backups of those folders to the Time Capsule. But the great thing is that the backups are historical in that if you want a version of a file from July 4th then you can fly back in time in the Time Machine and get the version of that file for that day!
Previously the Time Capsule was available with a 500GB or 1 TB server-grade hard drive. These new upgrades mean that the entry level Time Capsule is now 1TB.
As well as being a wireless backup device, the Time Capsule is also a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. And now it operates in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands simultaneously to ensure the best possible performance and range for all your Wi-Fi devices. This means all your Wi-Fi devices get the fastest possible wireless performance and the best possible range.
Other features of the Time Capsule include printing without wires where you can connect a USB printer and print from anywhere on your network.
You can buy your Time Capsule from any Apple Store and other Apple dealers as well as online from the Apple UK web site. The 2TB version costs £379.00 and now the 1TB version costs just £229.00.
Source: TUAW