philodox Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Ok, so even after I originally said it was stupid, I've been considering the Air recently. I was looking on the Apple Store, and Time Capsule sounds cool, and as I understand it, is also a wireless router? And it has a USB port? It says on their website that you can hookup a USB printer to it. What about a usb optical drive? If you can hook up a USB optical drive, is anyone aware of any wireless printers? If you can't, are there wireless or bluetooth optical drives? If I switch to the Air, I'll be getting rid of my desktop, so this is important. Anyone have experience with bluetooth keyboards and mice? Oh, and can you also partition part of the Time Capsule as an external HDD, or is it only good for saving all the system backups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0rk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 It has a usb2 slot, I'd use that over wireless for optical stuff just for speed, and rarity of use. I haven't seen anyone using an optical drive with time capsule, but I haven't been looking. Time Capsule is a router, yes. You can connect a hub to Time capsule's usb port, so assuming you stick with a usb optical drive you can still have a usb printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 HAH Ok, yes. Time Capsule is Airport Extreme with a built in drive. USB for printers and hard drives. Don't believe it supports optical drives. Lots of people make wireless printers, I like my brother MFC-820CW (the w is for wireless). I hang a laserjet 5 off my airport express and have the brother wireless. I use apple bluetooth keyboard and mighty mouse, and like them a lot. I like the new chicklet keyboards too, but my bluetooth keyboard is the old one. I believe you can use the time capsule both for nas storage and backups, but I have the extreme, not the time capsule. Ok, so even after I originally said it was stupid, I've been considering the Air recently. I was looking on the Apple Store, and Time Capsule sounds cool, and as I understand it, is also a wireless router? And it has a USB port? It says on their website that you can hookup a USB printer to it. What about a usb optical drive? If you can hook up a USB optical drive, is anyone aware of any wireless printers? If you can't, are there wireless or bluetooth optical drives? If I switch to the Air, I'll be getting rid of my desktop, so this is important. Anyone have experience with bluetooth keyboards and mice? Oh, and can you also partition part of the Time Capsule as an external HDD, or is it only good for saving all the system backups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 My parents are using a HP Color Laserjet 3600 at work and it works great wirelessly. Why dont you just get a regular laptop instead? Any reasons that you prefer the air? except that its cool and thin and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0rk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 My parents are using a HP Color Laserjet 3600 at work and it works great wirelessly. Why dont you just get a regular laptop instead? Any reasons that you prefer the air? except that its cool and thin and stuff He might need to mail it to someone and only have 9x12" envelopes handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 ahh, of course! its also easier to send to reks when philodox decides he hates the air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I have a really hard time picturing the Air as the only computer that I'd own. You're paying a huge tax for weight and form-factor and would get a lot more bang for your buck with their other offerings if you insist on going Apple. I'd have to travel more than 50% of my working life to even start to consider something like it and even then it'd just be for travel. It also strikes me (much like the eeepc) as something that will get much better in its second generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I have a really hard time picturing the Air as the only computer that I'd own. You're paying a huge tax for weight and form-factor and would get a lot more bang for your buck with their other offerings if you insist on going Apple. I'd have to travel more than 50% of my working life to even start to consider something like it and even then it'd just be for travel. It also strikes me (much like the eeepc) as something that will get much better in its second generation. Yup. I wouldn't own an air as an only computer. However, air + mini + kvm is a great idea, if light is a benefit to you. Given my usage of my macbook, I could easily replace it with the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0rk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I lug my laptop to and from campus with anywhere from a 1-2 mile walk each day (depending on whether I catch the morning bus up the hill). My macbook pro is 6 lbs - a 3lb air would be nice for what I do with it. I'd have to get a usb ethernet dongle though - wireless is too spotty, at least in my office, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 My macbook pro is 6 lbs - a 3lb air would be nice for what I do with it. I'd have to get a usb ethernet dongle though - wireless is too spotty, at least in my office, anyway. That's why god made the airport express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0rk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's why god made the airport express Touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's why god made the airport express new AEX with 802.11n = win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's why god made the airport express Oh, c'mon, Steve Jobs is not that charismatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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