Apple (MB276) 500 GB USB Hard Drive

Pros: Great combination of useful features, great performance and sleek Apple styling.
Cons: More advanced configurations cn be tricky to set up.

It is shocking how little attention home computer users give to the subject of data backup, especially in comparison with the billions that corporations spend on their backup solutions. Nowadays everthing is in digital format - pictures, music, ...

Pros: Fast connectivity and great range. Easy to set up and back up.
Cons: First back up...long time. No print serving capability. Can print... doesn't spool.

As with most Apple products, the Time Capsule is a product with tremendous style and functionality. Let me first state that I am a Mac fan. I've liked Apple computers since I was a Grade 7 student rushing to finish his homework so I could play Lemonade ...

Pros: Allows PC & Mac computers to easily network wirelessly.  Speed, Range, Durability.
Cons: Must format drives FAT32 to share with PCs.  Time Machine is not system backup.  Expensive.

*** Oct 2009 Update ***We continue to use the Time Capsule as the center of our wireless network, although it no longer is used for storing our photos.  I concluded that our iPhoto Library (250GB and growing) could simply not be accessed ...

Pros: PC and MAC.  Looks Great.
Cons: Expensive. No included wall mount.

 Apples wireless router is usually called the Airport Extreme and has always worked really well.   The range is great.  The features are nice.  The design is very Apple.  Very premium.  It looks like a piece you don't want ...