It's mainly for multiple people in a household to back up to one location, especially if some have laptops that are often not on desks. Those Airport APs used to also let you attach disks for this. You could even do it over a VPN.
I so miss these Airport APs, I really don’t understand why the product line was cancelled, it was perfect.
I so miss these Airport APs, I really don’t understand why the product line was cancelled, it was perfect.