Once the exclusive purview of enterprises, terabyte storage drives with advanced capabilities are fast becoming an affordable option for consumers in need of massive amounts of memory to preserve and transport multimedia content. This week, Apple rolled out a new two-terabyte Time Capsule for $499 that doubles the capacity of its consumer storage lineup. Moreover, the company slashed the cost of its older 1TB model from $499 to just $299. Both models, which integrate wireless Airport Extreme base station capabilities, are designed to run seamlessly on Mac computers using Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard. However, computing devices running the Windows and Mac OS X Tiger operating systems also can access either Time Capsule directly from the wireless network, Apple said. 1TB Over the Internet Apple’s Time Capsules integrate dual-band wireless routers with network attached storage (NAS) capabilities for delivering file-based data storage services to devices running on a home network. The two machines’ 802.11n capability delivers the

fastest possible wireless data transfers, while the addition of the 802.11g flavor of Wi-Fi means that the Time Capsule can be accessed by mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch. Time Capsules sport three gigabit Ethernet ports as well as a USB port for connecting additional storage or adding a shared printer to the network. Both devices operate in the 2.4-GHz and five-GHz bands simultaneously to ensure the best possible performance and range for all Wi-Fi-enabled devices running on a home network, Apple said. MobileMe members using a Mac running Leopard can even access their home Time Capsules remotely over the Internet. All users need to do is register their drives with their MobileMe accounts, Apple said, and the device will appear in each user’s Finder sidebar on the Mac, just like any other attached drive. On the other hand, 1TB drives are now…

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New Time Capsule Expands Terabyte Storage Trend