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Apple Airport Extreme

$179, Apple. Features USB port to plug a printer into, lets the Airport become a wireless print server WPA/WPA2 Security with 128-bit WEP Guest Networking – you can create a secondary wireless network (‘John’s Guest Network’) with a different password … Continue reading

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Western Digital MyBook World Edition II 2TB Ethernet External Hard Drive

This is a great looking product,  extremely easy to use, holds a massive amount of files, and its one of the cheapest Network Attached Storage (NAS) products you can buy. Unfortunately, its performance is TERRIBLE.   The average new SATA hard drive in your desktop … Continue reading

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Review: Buffalo DriveStation External USB 2.0 Hard Drive 1TB

Everyone (or just me?) has a few hard drives full of pictures, songs, video, and software. If you want to back all of that up, DVDs are not practical. You gotta get a BIG external hard drive you can move from computer to computer.   … Continue reading

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Review of Trendnet 300Mbps Wireless N Home Router

Do not buy this product. Continue reading

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NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300

Pros: Good backwards compatability.  lots of features & easy to use.  Cons: Needs GB Ethernet. Grade C+. Amazon Link: RangeMax WNDR3300 Dual Band Wireless-N Router. Street Price $99. Install The CD installer is designed for a first time user, who has never connected a router … Continue reading

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Linksys WPC600N Dual-Band Wireless-N Notebook Adapter

Frys: $79. Manufactuter Date: 09/2007.  Pros: Excellent packaging and it looks great. Cons: Doesn’t connect reliably with Non-Linksys APs. Grade C-. Install Very simple.  CD installs the regular Linksys Wireless Wizard application.  I have a Linksys Wireless-G PC Card installed on the same … Continue reading

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Review of Trendnet TEW-624UB Wireless-N USB Adapter

I am really impressed with the Trend TEW-624UB Wireless-N USB Adapter. It’s copies files twice as fast as the NETGEAR equivalent, and it can maintain its connection in places the Netgear Adapter can’t. Continue reading

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HP Mini review

I’m testing one of these right now, so i’m impressed. Windows XP SP3 pre-installed, 1GB RAM, 60GB HDD. Built in 11g wireless. It is very fast and very light.

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NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N products

NETGEAR WNDR3300. $99, Frys. ($20 Rebate was available) NETGEAR WNDA3100. $89, Frys. Well the WNDR3300 AP has alot of claims on the packaging: 15X speed, 10X coverage, interference avoidance, EIGHT internal antennas.

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Netgear RangeMax 240 USB Wireless Adapter

 Netgear RangeMax 240 USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter, Frys: $45. I’ve been using this adapter on my home office PC for a few months now, and its been pretty reliable.

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