The Apple Time Capsule Reimagined!

Is a $499 Arm-based NAS too good to be true? An UNSPONSORED take on Ubiquiti’s UNAS Pro.

Discover how Apple revolutionized home networking and WiFi with the Airport and Time Capsule, paving the way for consumer-friendly NAS devices. Compare Apple’s Time Capsule to modern NAS solutions like the Ubiquiti UNAS Pro, a low-power, high-efficiency alternative packed with features like RAID storage, SMB support, and seamless remote access. We'll look at the evolution of NAS technology, exploring how today’s devices combine simplicity, power, and versatility—traits Apple championed in its iconic designs.

[DominicGiampaolo]

As one of the engineers that worked on the TimeCapsule and TimeMachine, thanks for the kind words!

[Dstewart]

The Time Capsule was really magical when my MBP had a ram socket crap out and the Apple store swapped the machine out for a new one. Brought the new laptop home, connected to the network, and immediate was greeted with "It looks like you've got a backup on this network. Want to restore it to this machine?" and 10 minutes later it was like I hadn't had to swap at all. Nowadays with automated cloud backups it doesn't seem too wild, but at the time (mid-2015) it was an unexpected delight.

[PrayudiSatriyo]

Apple, Ubiquiti, NAS, and Bambu Lab.

These are exactly where my holiday money was spent.

[Dr.Dawson]

OG airports ability to share out a dialup was amazing for many at the time, sure it could have used real antennas...

[zandermcnabb]

One thing I absolutely love about apples the fact that yes you’re hooking up what is it probably 15-year-old airport express and macOS that’s currently up-to-date. Recognizes it like it was built-in and I love that about Apple, especially with the iPods.

[DK_Corby]

I wish Apple hadn't abandoned this. The AirPort Express and The Time Machine were fine at the time. Can only imagine where they would have taken them. My Synology is way too loud. I miss silent Network storage

[TheMetaldudeX]

Wait you started with power consumption on the synology but didn’t show what the actual power draw is on the unifi?

[AndiKola]

Using an used M1 as your Plex Server and leaving the storage device only to do storage is an underrated feature. The M1 handles transcoding like there is no tomorrow with very little power and heat. It's an absolute game changer for anyone wanting to host their own media.

[TheSuperStroker]

"Yeah I don't want to talk about this we don't have time" was the best line you have ever uttered on this channel. Genius timing and delivery. Hat is off. To you, I say!

[LostHope...]

calling the 14tb drives small hurt my soul. im primarily using a mix of 500gb, 1tbs, 2tbs and 3tbs 😭

[peterpodgorski]

One thing that's unique about your videos, and the reason I always watch them even if I'm not at all interested in the actual subject (like this time 😅) is the history and context you provide. I love that.

[ivanmaglica]

From a thumbnail, saying Apple Time Capsule, I thought we are looking at a refurbished Xserve 😀

[bad_collector]

seeing Snazzy Labs talk Ubiquiti is the best of both worlds

[DaniAlexandria]

Still use my Time Capsule to this day I love it! want a new updated version

[Engineering]

As someone who works daily in enterprise data centers, I absolutely love Ubiquiti products. The simplicity is a huge selling point. Especially for small or medium businesses who don’t have a dedicated IT staff.

[Derpalerpa]

I saw you have a Ubiquiti landline VOIP phone thingy on top of that rack. I'd like more details about it. It seems really interesting!

[g.nathan]

Didn't Phil jump to demonstrate their new hard drive technology that kept it safe when dropped with being it rubber mounted on the iBooks. It was nothing to do with airport or wifi. I think you were thinking about the hula loop demo.

[morph-]

I shit you not, i spent so long in my samba conf on my server that my mac belives it is some variety of early ipod, gives me the giggles every time.

[leonardbell]

From iOS, why wouldn’t you log the NAS as a server in the files app. Then if you’re remote use WiFiman to VPN in and gain access to it directly then you don’t run into the file size limit?

[tomroggero]

As someone who just had their first checksum errors on a TrueNAS Scale... the Ubiquiti UI seems so much better. Dang. I don't have room for such a large device but one day, I'll come back to this video.