💾 Renewed Apple Time Capsule 3TB ME182LL/A: High-Storage Backup Solution Review

You will never know that this is a certified refurbished product that comes in its original packaging and looks and works like new. 100% happy with it. Quick and easy to set up and WIFI works better than my expensive Netgear router. Recommended for all Mac owners.

Easy setup, great looks, nice packaging, works like a charm so far. My humble suggestion. Time Machine's setup language for backup drives never seems as straightforward as it should be; Using the instructions, it is difficult to distinguish the target data and drive you want to back up from the target drive you want to back up data to. I'm fairly proficient with the language, but it's always written in a way that seems obscure and therefore fraught with potential dangers. Please, Apple, if…

Works perfectly. Let's see how she holds up. My old time capsule still works but I wanted to upgrade it before the hard drive failed as it was 7 years old and I'm pretty sure it was past its eject date. That price made it a no-brainer. I know there are cheaper and better systems out there, but let's face it, this is really a fallacy if you're a Mac user. I still do online backups, but this is a handy backup backup.

on Cox cable). I eventually found out that my connection problems were due to the combination of these two devices, as many others have reported on Apple's website and some cable company websites. Replacing the cable modem with a Zoom 5341J solved my problems, but I'm still not convinced that the Apple Time Capsule is completely bug-free - sometimes, due to some strange interaction, it got into a state where it didn't even look at the Airport Utility responded with the Arris modems. Four stars…

Well I've only been using it since February 20th but for now I have to give it very high marks. Not a cheap product if you're buying new, so saving $100 or more on this refurbished model is a great idea. The Time Capsule is pretty much a "heavy" product - really the only requirement - for it to work, and this product works very well. I have a lot of Apple products - iPhone, iPad, iMac, Apple TV and MacBook Pro - so this is the obvious choice - and it's super easy to set up. This Time Capsule…

Arrived in original sealed packaging, in a different multipurpose box. With the protective film it looked like new. Works flawlessly. Note: The Time Capsule comes with an AU plug, but the company included a universal charger!

I've had several AirPort Extreme/Express products and this one works just as well. Setup is very easy, and if you're using a Mac, the integration is great. My refurbished unit came in its original sealed packaging and the product itself has all the security stickers you would expect on a new product. Absolutely perfect condition. Highly recommended. In terms of features, the internal hard drive is really useful. I set it up as a Time Machine backup, but also as a regular shared drive with my…

Zero Stars. This router stops working daily, both wired and wireless. You need to disconnect and reconnect to get it working again. Worse still, the devices connected to it cannot get an Ethernet connection unless they are also rebooted. It's awful having a Revain Echo that can't control your wireless lights because the bridge that controls the lights has stopped working due to repeated router disconnects. I return mine. Finally, when I first connected, there was a hard drive error message (see

After about a day of work, the download speed from the Internet to wired and wireless networks dropped from 65 Mbps to less than 1 Mbps. I installed a different brand of router and the problem went away. My wild guess is that the heat from the router's CPU combined with the heat from the 3TB hard drive was more than the fan (which draws air in and expels it through the same hole in the base) could compensate. I returned the device and bought an Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (ME918LL/A)…