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Time Capsule comes with AirPort Utility 5.3, while the latest version that comes with Mac OS X 10.5.2 is AirPort Utility 5.2.2.
Apple most likely will bring AirPort Utility to the same version on the next Leopard update.
Apple AirPort Utility is also available for Windows XP/Vista. (screenshots coming soon)
UPDATE:
I would love to post the AirPort Utility 5.3 installer here, but I don’t want to be served with Cease & Desist letter by Apple.
Airport Utility for Windows
I picked up Time Capsule on Friday at the Apple Store while my friend is still waiting for his pre-order to arrive. Take that Vondiggity!
I bought the 500GB version because:
Time Capsule comes with AirPort Utility 5.3 for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard AirPort utility has version 5.2.2 included.
The Time Capsule I have is using Seagate Barracuda® ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB Hard Drive, model number ST3500630NS.
From Seagate:
The Seagate® Barracuda® ES enterprise hard drive is the industry’s most reliable, highest capacity 7200-RPM hard drive for 24 x 7, multidrive, business-critical applications. The Barracuda ES hard drive is built with perpendicular recording technology for maximum capacity, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog reported that one user’s 1 TeraByte Time Capsule is equipped with HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (full tech specs here in pdf format).
From Hitachi:
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000
Applications
- Internal and external storage for consumer
- computers
- Networked storage servers
- Extreme gaming machines
- Video editing arrays
Is it possible that the 500GB model has a better hard drive, or there are a lot more variations on the installed hard drive models?
UPDATE:
The highest capacity for Seagate Barracuda ES is 750GB. Meanwhile, Seagate Barracuda ES.2 is available in capacity up to 1 TeraByte.
One thing that I always love doing is spending someone else’s money buying computers. I picked up a new white MacBook with SuperDrive yesterday. It looks exactly the same with the previous Santa-Rosa MacBook. It comes with a screen-cleaning cloth inside the box.
I only had 2 hours to install applications and transferring the data from the last generation of iBook G4. I’d update this post after I use the MacBook more.
Apple releases iPhone and iPod touch Software 1.1.4 today.
The iPhone Software 1.1.4 weighs in on 162.1MB, exactly the same with iPhone Software 1.1.3 file size.
I’m updating my iPhone right now. I don’t have an iPod touch, so Apple, please send me one. :-p
to be continued.
Flock 1.0.9 is out, I don’t know exactly when it’s released. If you’re adventurous enough, you can try using Flock 1.1 Beta
Flock is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Apple releases iTunes 7.6.1 to address compatibility issues with Apple TV software version 2.0 along with several bug fixes.
iTunes is available for Mac OSX and Windows XP/Vista
Pixelmator 1.1.3 is released today. The release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
Pixelmator is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop at a low-low-price. Pixelmator is priced at a mere $59 and available as trial. Head to Pixelmator.com for more informations.