This is a bargain! The airport extreme alone is £145 on apple refurbished. So for £4 you are getting a 2tb back up hard drive! £249 new from apple, £215 on amazon
I've ordered one mainly for the router as sky's wifi performance is beyond a joke.
12 months apple warranty
Details and specs:
Originally released June 2013
Back up a lifetime’s worth of memories with AirPort Time Capsule, a wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine in OS X. It’s also a fully featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support. Choose from 2TB and 3TB models.
Apple Certified Refurbished Products
- Quality products, great prices
- Stringent refurbishment process prior to sale
- Covered by Apple’s One-Year Limited Warranty
- AppleCare Protection Plan can be purchased
- Supplies are limited
Automatic wireless backup.
AirPort Time Capsule includes a 2TB or 3TB hard drive that works with Time Machine in OS X to create the perfect no-hassle backup solution. There are no cables, and you can back up all the Mac computers in your home to a central location — automatically, wirelessly, and in the background.
Ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
With 802.11ac technology and a powerful beamforming antenna array, AirPort Time Capsule gives you up to 3x faster Wi-Fi and a stronger, clearer signal. And because it transmits at both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies at the same time, your wireless devices will automatically connect to the best available band for the fastest performance possible.
Designed with performance in mind.
With the antennas at the top of the elevated design, AirPort Time Capsule now has a higher platform for dispersing the signal. We also increased the number of antennas. There are now six of them — three for the 2.4GHz band and three for the 5GHz band. Together with 802.11ac technology, they let you connect faster, farther, and with more power than ever before.
Size and Weight
Height: 168 mm (6.6 inches)
Width: 98 mm (3.85 inches)
Depth: 98 mm (3.85 inches)
Weight: 1.48 kg (3.26 pounds)
Wireless
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac2
Beamforming antenna array
Simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Number of Users
50
Top comments
eatmorefish
31 Oct 153#11
You're welcome. Thought it worth pointing out that a refurb HD, Apple or otherwise, may be a false economy for those with precious data, photos etc.
All comments (55)
masterbruce
31 Oct 15#1
eaxlns
31 Oct 15#2
So is this a router and a wireless hard drive in one? I'm with BT so would I need a modem alongside this, like the openreach one?
masterbruce to eaxlns
31 Oct 15#5
Yeah you need a modem. I will turn wifi off on the sky router and use the sky unit as the modem
sparklehedgehog to eaxlns
31 Oct 15#9
I have turned my home hub wifi off in the settings and use the time capsule as the router by hardwiring to the home hub. Much better signal throughout the home even though I tried multiple channels on the home hub. Bonus of auto backing up your MacBook or Imac too with zero effort. Excellent device if you can stomach the cost
rendelmar
31 Oct 15#3
Great deal looked at these for a long time, and I have no problems with the apple refurbished stuff as I've bought from there a few times with no problems.
suicideblondey
31 Oct 15#4
Love mine!!! I am also with BT and I use it as a router as it has amazing reach and reliability. Just plug and play, hardwired straight into homehub.
stuart07970
31 Oct 15#6
Either ignore the wifi on your existing providers modem/router of go into its settings and turn its wifi off
Super hot !
eatmorefish
31 Oct 151#7
Refurb hard drive? Good luck.
masterbruce to eatmorefish
31 Oct 15#8
Thanks for the concern
k_d
31 Oct 15#10
Ordered, thank you! Heat added
eatmorefish
31 Oct 153#11
You're welcome. Thought it worth pointing out that a refurb HD, Apple or otherwise, may be a false economy for those with precious data, photos etc.
eaxlns
31 Oct 15#12
I got the netgear D7800 modem router to replace my HH5 as it kept dropping out. Can I turn this airport time capsule into an extender and have it in another room?
solanki349 to eaxlns
31 Oct 15#13
Yes you can. It's super easy to configure in Airport Utility on Mac, Windows & iOS
wakkaday
31 Oct 15#14
Can you create a static ip on this router dns server or whatever
MarkT1967
31 Oct 15#15
****, out of stock now
MrB123
31 Oct 15#16
thanks op, ordered, hope it's as good as you all say.
bottle123
31 Oct 15#17
Can the HDD backup be used with Windows? Don't have a Mac!
ITechguy
31 Oct 15#18
out of stock now
ssdhina
31 Oct 15#19
out of stock for 2TB and 3TB
DarrylJohn
31 Oct 151#20
Be just as cheap getting a 2tb USB 3 portable hard drive and an ac56u router.
Want to take the data elsewhere? Just unplug the portable HD. Better in most scenarios.
SFconvert to DarrylJohn
31 Oct 15#25
Yeah but it's not got an apple logo on it.
Uridium to DarrylJohn
31 Oct 15#44
But not if you have OSX devices in the home and want to use the backup drive for Automatic Time Machine backups.
Yes it can be done with a non Time Capsule device but only with a lot of faff...
logix88
31 Oct 15#21
Does anyone know if this is RAID 1 or JBOD?
DarrylJohn
31 Oct 15#22
Also, if anyone's realistically that bothered about backing up data... They seriously wouldn't be that blindsighted by backing it up on just one device anyway.
Realistically, the price of this should come with apple cloud space for essential backups. But then again, is it actually private?
eatmorefish to DarrylJohn
31 Oct 15#35
So you are proposing people buy TWO refurbished drives? :confused:
I like saving money.... for me, refurb drives fall into the "Buy now, pay later" category.
filthycatbox1
31 Oct 15#23
I think this is a good deal only due to the overpriced nature of apple products. I personally would not risk anything important on a refurbished HD as others have said, and there are enough deals posted here to probably get a 3TB drive and router separately. Still, heat added for find.
online2014
31 Oct 15#24
is this in stock a lot on there?
online2014
31 Oct 15#26
3tb back in stock but not really a deal
weekend_racer
31 Oct 151#27
OOS though still available (for much less) on the US website, if you have relatives/visitors coming over
fishmaster
31 Oct 15#28
That's assuming the HDD is not replaced, it might well be. I don't know the answer to that question though.
poopscoop
31 Oct 15#29
When I asked customer services when they usually get stock they said whenever someone does a return. So that's like 2-3. Bit like a Tesco's wild goose chase
david_robinson94
31 Oct 15#30
Fantastic piece of kit. Sure you can get cheaper by building your own frankenstein version with cables everywhere, but that's not really the point!
Have had the 3TB version since it was released and it keeps both of my Mac's backed up, thankfully have had no cause to use it from a backup perspective.
poopscoop
31 Oct 15#31
TBH I think most know it's a refurb as it goes to the Apple Refurb Store
ITechguy
31 Oct 15#32
just ordered the 3tb thanks
fairytooth to ITechguy
31 Oct 15#33
Well spotted. Also oos now too.
I nearly bought one of these a while back. Very good technical reviews.
mighty sausage
31 Oct 15#34
****, OOS
masterbruce
31 Oct 15#36
Stop with the trolling.
Yes you should have more than 1 back up copy. It's common knowledge. External desktop hard drive then this also backing up over wifi. No doubt you'll reply with another stupid comment.
poopscoop
31 Oct 15#37
This is a time capsule for automatic backups too. The 3TB AT £249 isn't worth it as a few quid more I got a new one from Amazon last year.
millw00d to poopscoop
31 Oct 15#38
Pity it's not a time machine
eatmorefish
31 Oct 15#39
So someone with a different opinion to your own is a troll and "stupid"? You may or not agree with my opinions on the merits of second hand/refurb hard drives but perhaps you'd like to try and be a little less offensive with your own comments in future.
Zool
31 Oct 15#40
brought one of these off fleabay last week has made such a difference to the crappy sky hub i was using good tip set it up to run dual networks one 2.4ghz and the 5ghz i got around about 10mbs more speed in the bedroom upstairs on the 5ghz network than the 2,4ghz one also noticed streaming has been great with this router.
poopscoop to Zool
31 Oct 15#41
Surely you can do run dual frequencies on your sky hub?
masterbruce
31 Oct 15#42
No you can't. Sky really do need to update their routers. Their fibre has been perfect for the past 4months, solid connection all the time (as long as using Ethernet)
Zool
31 Oct 151#43
The sky router is one of the worst out there if I could throw it in the bin I would.
Opening post
I've ordered one mainly for the router as sky's wifi performance is beyond a joke.
12 months apple warranty
Details and specs:
Originally released June 2013
Back up a lifetime’s worth of memories with AirPort Time Capsule, a wireless hard drive that works seamlessly with Time Machine in OS X. It’s also a fully featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support. Choose from 2TB and 3TB models.
Apple Certified Refurbished Products
- Quality products, great prices
- Stringent refurbishment process prior to sale
- Covered by Apple’s One-Year Limited Warranty
- AppleCare Protection Plan can be purchased
- Supplies are limited
Automatic wireless backup.
AirPort Time Capsule includes a 2TB or 3TB hard drive that works with Time Machine in OS X to create the perfect no-hassle backup solution. There are no cables, and you can back up all the Mac computers in your home to a central location — automatically, wirelessly, and in the background.
Ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
With 802.11ac technology and a powerful beamforming antenna array, AirPort Time Capsule gives you up to 3x faster Wi-Fi and a stronger, clearer signal. And because it transmits at both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies at the same time, your wireless devices will automatically connect to the best available band for the fastest performance possible.
Designed with performance in mind.
With the antennas at the top of the elevated design, AirPort Time Capsule now has a higher platform for dispersing the signal. We also increased the number of antennas. There are now six of them — three for the 2.4GHz band and three for the 5GHz band. Together with 802.11ac technology, they let you connect faster, farther, and with more power than ever before.
Size and Weight
Height: 168 mm (6.6 inches)
Width: 98 mm (3.85 inches)
Depth: 98 mm (3.85 inches)
Weight: 1.48 kg (3.26 pounds)
Wireless
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac2
Beamforming antenna array
Simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Number of Users
50
Top comments
All comments (55)
Super hot !
Want to take the data elsewhere? Just unplug the portable HD. Better in most scenarios.
Yes it can be done with a non Time Capsule device but only with a lot of faff...
Realistically, the price of this should come with apple cloud space for essential backups. But then again, is it actually private?
I like saving money.... for me, refurb drives fall into the "Buy now, pay later" category.
Have had the 3TB version since it was released and it keeps both of my Mac's backed up, thankfully have had no cause to use it from a backup perspective.
I nearly bought one of these a while back. Very good technical reviews.
Yes you should have more than 1 back up copy. It's common knowledge. External desktop hard drive then this also backing up over wifi. No doubt you'll reply with another stupid comment.
Cheers
try this: http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/FE918B/A/refurbished-airport-extreme