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Dead Time Capsules can hang out together
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... mean that our readers who don't have a current agreement should be left begging on the streets by Apple. This is something that needs to be addressed. Hopefully this new site will be a good resource for all of our readers.
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Dead Time Capsule: One Site to Collect Them All
HardMac.com —
Even though we are not reporting every day about the curious and suspicious death of numerous Time Capsule units (especially those produced in March 2008), we are receiving notices of new cases on daily basis. A dedicated website aiming to collect references of all dead Time Capsule has been created: http://timecapsuledead.org/ If you are among the unlucky owners of a potential cursed production batch for this device, then please register your unit, AND let Apple know about it by mentioning the issue to an Apple representative. Within couple ...
Dead Time Capsule congregate at an online cemetery
MacFixIt —
... Related to a developing story regarding the life expectancy of Apple's router/network hard drive, Time Capsule, a website has appeared to help those mourn their loss. The folks at The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Registry have created a tracking form to draw attention to the fact that Time Capsules seem to be failing, without much deviation, around the 18-month mark. Registrants, so far, include 116 Apple customers from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Hong Kong, Germany, Denmark, and many other countries all over the world.
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Time Capsule Memorial Website Launches, Shames Apple
TheAppleBlog —
... Enterprising Apple (s aapl0 customers unhappy with the inexplicable death of their Time Capsules have taken matters into their own hands and launched a dedicated website to record and discuss their experiences. It’s called The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register, and it’s hauntingly beautiful. ...
Apple Customers Mourn Over Dearly Departed Time Capsules
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... — Apple’s back-up hard drive with built-in Wi-Fi — suddenly powered off and failed to power back on. In an effort to push Apple to acknowledge a problem, TimeCapsuleDead invites owners of broken Time Capsules to enter their units’ serial numbers, times of death and other information. ...
Time Capsule jitters spawn in memorarium protest
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... No surprise then that some users have grown sufficiently annoyed to create ‘The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register’, urging those in possession of no longer functioning units to sign up to submit a “few details of your beloved Time Capsule”. ...
Time Capsule failures lead to opening of virtual cemetery
Infinite Loop —
... The only problem is that these devices have been failing. No one is really sure how widespread the problem is, but it has been enough of an issue for one individual to start a website dedicated to cataloging the failures. The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register collects Time Capsule serial numbers, date of purchase, date of death, and location, and displays the information along with the average lifespan of a failed device. In just one day, the site has 119 reports in its database with an average lifespan of 17 months, 19 days. ...
Are Apple Time Capsules Short Lived? [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... life span of the 125—and counting—dead Apple Time Capsules at The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register. And all the users who registered those dead pieces of plastic and metal are saying that's not enough. I agree that the figure seems too low. But then again, like Matt Buchanan just said when he heard about it: "They're all using shitty Hitachi hard drives that aren't actually server grade, so color me less than surprised." I say they all have a point. [Time Capsule Memorial via TUAW]
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Owners set up online memorial to dead Apple Time Capsules
Hardware 2.0 —
... Owners of failed Apple Time Capsules have set up an online memorial in an effort to draw attention to the unreliability of the devices. [image] The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register went live last weekend, as as of the time of writing has nearly 300 dead storage devices listed.“To show that you’re not alone in this process, we’ve opened the Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register. Please take a moment and submit a few details of your beloved Time Capsule. You will instantly notice it will make you feel better, but will also help others facing the same difficult period in ...
La corta vida de algunas Time Capsule
Gizmología —
... La web Time Capsule Memoria Register registra las Time Capsule que han muerto sin causa aparente. Pero lo interesante es que se puede registrar la fecha de compra y la fecha de su defunción, haciendo una estimación que la media de Time Capsule que fallan solo tienen unos 17 meses de vida. ...
Apple Time Capsule catches plague
The Register —
Internal heat blows power supply capacitors Apple Time Capsule wireless backup boxes are failing, with 409 deaths reported so far on the timecapsuledead website.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
What's killing Apple's Time Capsules after 18 months?
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
It's meant to be a wireless storage device - but for hundreds of buyers it's turned into an expensive plastic brick about 18 months after purchase (Click for larger image) Something is killing a number of Apple's Time Capsule - its wireless, networked, remote storage device ...
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