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Extremely Disappointing: Apple Airport Extreme New Simultaneous Dual-Band Router Briefly Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:25 -0500

Apple says they have improved wireless range and performance. But that's not what we found.

NETGEAR Introduces "Plus" Series, Semi-Smart Switches

Tim Higgins — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:04:02 -0500

NETGEAR today announced three switches with select managed-switch features with pricing between unmanaged and "smart" managed switches.

Clean out the SmallNetBuilder Closet Contest #29

Tim Higgins — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:03:33 -0500

Things have really been piling up in the ol' SmallNetBuilder closet over the summer. So we're restarting our giveaway series with a Belkin N150 Router and N150 USB adapter . [reviewed (http:/wireless/wireless-reviews/30843-router-without-a-reason-belkin-n150-wireless-router-reviewed)]

What Do 802.11n's Optional Features Mean For You?

Tim Higgins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:28:46 -0500

You'll have to jump through plenty of hoops to get any benefit from the optional features added in the released 802.11n spec.

Thecus Releases Upgraded Eight-Bay Rackmount NAS

Tim Higgins — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:21:17 -0500

Thecus today announced a more powerful version of the eight-bay rackmount NAS released last year.

D-Link DIR-825 B1 Quick Review

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:00:35 -0500

D-Link's update to its popular dual-band, dual-radio N router demonstrates that there is more to product performance than just the chipsets used.

Backblaze Adds Unlimited Online Backup Service For Business

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:54:16 -0500

Backblaze today launched a business version of its online backup service that provides unlimited backup for $50 per computer per year.

Atheros Announces Three-Stream 802.11n Device Family;Combo Single-Stream / Bluetooth Chip

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:21:06 -0500

Atheros today launched a new 802.11n product family using three streams to provide 450 Mbps maximum link rates.

Buffalo Adds Low-Cost N Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:47:54 -0500

Buffalo Technology has announced a new single-band 802.11n router.

SonicWall TZ100W UTM Appliance Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:06:57 -0400

Sonicwall's entry-level member of its revamped UTM lineup packs performance and lots of features into an affordable package.

About That New Airport Extreme...

Tim Higgins — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:13 -0400

I've been getting an unusually high number of requests for a review of Apple's latest tweak of its Airport Extreme. But you probably won't be getting a review, at least not any time soon.

D-Link Releases Free WHS Add-in For Its Webcams

Tim Higgins — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:43:13 -0400

D-Link today released an add-in for Windows Home Server that provides access and management of four of its DCS network cameras.

QNAP Adds "Entry-level" Four Bay Rackmount NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:37 -0400

QNAP today announced a four bay rackmount NAS targeted specifically at SMB and workgroup market segments.

CTERA CloudPlug Reviewed

Jim Buzbee — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:39:59 -0400

CTERA's CloudPlug raises the bar (and speed) for external drive-to-NAS wall-warts with its eSATA port.

New To The Charts: ASUS RT-N16 Multi-functional Gigabit SuperSpeedN Router

Tim Higgins — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:34:23 -0400

The ASUS RT-N16 Multi-functional Gigabit SuperSpeedN Router has been added to the Router and Wireless Charts.

Do Your Friends and Family Know What A NAS Is?

Tim Higgins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:29 -0400

We're on the road this week, so things may be a bit slow on SmallNetBuilder. But thought I'd share this food for thought.

Thecus Beefs Up Its Seven Bay NAS

Tim Higgins — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:04:56 -0400

Thecus today announced a new, more powerful version of its seven-bay desktop NAS.

Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:31:52 -0400

Iomega's best NAS yet has a good mix of business and home features, including some backup tricks that are sure to steal some business from NETGEAR.

Wi-Fi Alliance Brings New Life to Wireless Ad Hoc

Tim Higgins — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:25 -0400

Updated The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it is getting close to completing a new specification for direct connection among wireless clients without using a wireless router or access point.

Bad Links? Do This

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:41:32 -0400

There is a problem with old style links that is preventing access to multi-page articles. The work-around until we get this fixed is to click on the article title at the top of the article. This will give you a new-style URL that will allow you access to all article pages. Sorry for the problem and we hope to get this fixed soon.

Yep, Postini Really Was Down

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:16:51 -0400

Updated 10/15/09 If you use Postini to handle your mail, you might be wondering where all your mail was today.

SmallNetBuilder Refreshes

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:57:54 -0400

Today we launched a new version of SmallNetBuilder that we hope provides an even better reader experience.

Seagate Adds Single Drive BlackArmor NAS

Tim Higgins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:43 -0400

Seagate today announced a single drive addition to its BlackArmor NAS product line.

QNAP Announces RAID 1 SOHO NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:34:16 -0400

QNAP today announced a dual-drive NAS for SOHO and "prosumers".

Vembu Beta-ing Local/Cloud Backup Service

Tim Higgins — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:22:00 -0400

Vembu Technologies today announced a hosted backup service for consumers that provides free local or paid online backup.

Iomega Debuts New Dual-drive NAS

Tim Higgins — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:50:41 -0400

Iomega today announced the next generation of its two-drive desktop NAS.

D-Link Adds Diskful Versions of DNS-family NASes

Tim Higgins — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:03:29 -0400

D-Link today said it is now offering versions of its popular DNS-343 and DNS-323 NASes loaded with 1 TB drives.

Synology DS209 and DS209+II Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:19 -0400

Synology's latest dual-drive models are surprisingly close in performance, making one a real good value.

CTERA Launches Cloud NASes And Service

Tim Higgins — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:44:30 -0400

CTERA Networks today announced its first two "Cloud Attached Storage" devices.

QNAP Adds $450 Four-Bay SOHO, "Prosumer" NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:28:01 -0400

QNAP today introduced an aggressively-priced four-bay NAS aimed at winning over more consumers shopping for a RAID-5 capable BYOD NAS.

NETGEAR Announces Open Source N Router

Tim Higgins — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:50:07 -0400

NETGEAR today announced a single-band 802.11n router that can be loaded with DD-WRT, OpenWRT or Tomato open source firmware.

SonicWall CDP 110 Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:02 -0400

Sonicwall's refreshed continuous backup appliance is still an easy, albeit expensive solution for robust data security.

Ooma Releases Its Next Generation

Tim Higgins — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:31:37 -0400

Ooma today announced that its second generation VoIP product is now available.

Don't Mess With WMM!

Tim Higgins — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:17 -0400

Disabling WMM support in your 802.11n router can limit you to 802.11g speeds.

Wi-Fi Alliance Kicks Off New 802.11n Test Program

Tim Higgins — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:43:01 -0400

The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that is has begun product testing under its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n program.

Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar Reviewed

Craig Ellison — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:08:31 -0400

Seagate's DockStar is an easy way to get its FreeAgent and other USB drives onto a network and even the Internet.

QNAP Shipping Combo Media Player NAS

Tim Higgins — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:16:56 -0400

QNAP has announced a combination Media Player / NAS capable of full 1080p HD video playback.

Polycom VVX-1500 Business Media Phone Reviewed

Michael Graves — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:20:00 -0400

Polycom's VVX-1500 brings high-quality video calling within the reach of even small businesses.

Thecus Announces $200 RAID1 NAS

Tim Higgins — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:24:02 -0400

Thecus today revealed a new aggressively-priced dual-bay NAS aimed at home users.

NETGEAR Rolls Out "Home Media" NAS

Tim Higgins — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:35:50 -0400

NETGEAR today announced a "consumer-friendly" NAS focused on home media storage and playback.

Is A 2.5" NAS For You?

Tim Higgins — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:18:55 -0400

Been thinking about going for a 2.5" NAS? We found that at least you don't have to worry about sacrificing performance.

Synology Shipping Diskful NASes

Tim Higgins — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:38:51 -0400

Synology announced today that it is now offering diskful versions of many of its BYOD NASes.

HP Slips Out Updated MediaSmart Servers

Tim Higgins — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:55:43 -0400

HP has quietly released new models of its four-drive Windows Home Server-based MediaSmart servers with more powerful processors and new software features.

WiGig Alliance Grows

Tim Higgins — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:15:36 -0400

The WiGig Alliance today announced five new members, bringing total membership to more than 20 companies.

Belkin Adds USB Printer, Drive Sharer

Tim Higgins — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:04:08 -0400

Belkin has announced an adpater that shares USB printers and drives via a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection.

Seagate Announces Cloud-based USB Drive Network Adapter

Tim Higgins — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:49:13 -0400

Seagate today announced a network adapter that can make its FreeAgent Go and other USB drives available as networked shares.

Gentlemen, Start Your Buying: NETGEAR WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:40:31 -0400

NETGEAR gets into the simultaneous dual-band 802.11n routing game for real this time.

802.11n Is Finally Final

Tim Higgins — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:05:37 -0400

The IEEE Standards Board today approved the 802.11n Standard for Enhancements for Higher Throughput.

An Old Standby Reborn: NETGEAR FVS318G Reviewed

Doug Reid — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:55:25 -0400

NETGEAR breathes new life into its go-to IPsec router.

How To Build a Cheap Petabyte Server: Lessons Learned

Tim Higgins — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:43:14 -0400

You probably don't need 1,000 Terabytes sitting on your LAN. But understanding how one company set out to build their own storage module for a tenth of what vendors charge may help you in your next NAS build.