The Apple AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac (5th Generation) is a wireless network-attached storage device designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2013 to 2018 as part of the AirPort Time Capsule series. The station was introduced on June 10, 2013, and its price started at $299.
The new AirPort Time Capsule features a Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T), 2 or 3 TB of hard drive, a new Tower design, a Data rate of up to 1.3 Gbps, compatibility with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac protocols, guest networking, three LAN ports, possibility to connect up to 50 devices.
This Time Capsule has been discontinued on April 27, 2018. Today AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac is 10 years old!
AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac Details
| Introduced | June 10, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| Discontinued | April 27, 2018 – 6 years ago |
| Time on the Market | 58 months (4 years) |
| Model Number | A1470 |
| Order Number | ME177LL/A (2 TB) ME182LL/A (3 TB) |
| Original Price | $299 (2 TB) $499 (3 TB) |
| Weight | 3.26 Ibs. 1.478 KG |
| Dimensions | 3.85″ D x 3.85″ H x 6.6″ W 9.77 cm D x 9.77 cm H x 16.76 cm W |
Wireless Specs
| Wireless Data Range | Up to 1.3 Gbps |
| Compatibility | Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz simultaneously |
| Radio Output Power | 32.5 dBm (maximum) |
| Security | WPA/WPA2 Personal or Enterprise |
| Capacity | 50 users |
| MIMO Config | 3×3:3 |
| Supported Protocols | NAT DHCP PPPoE VPN Passthrough (IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP) DNS Proxy IPv6 (6to4 and manual tunnels) |
Connections
| Ports | 4 – Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T) 1 – USB 2.0 |
| Storage | 2 TB 3 TB |
| AirPlay | No |
| Power over Ethernet | No |
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