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Old 06-29-2009
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Suggestion regarding HDD Router

hi guys,

I am thinking to buy this Airlive WMU-650FS Wireless HDD Downloader and Access Point. I wanna ask if this is a good deal for me or can u please suggest this type of device from brands like Linksys and how much will it cost me. Is Airlive a trusted brand?


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Old 06-29-2009
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I have my eyes on this. The poor reviews you see for this model are due to the exceedingly crappy Linksys firmware that was available at launch. The newer firmware is in a much better shape and rev 1.1 is officially supported by DD-WRT.

If you tend to be happy with stock firmware as long as it's not broken, this is much cheaper and offers about the same functionality as the WRT160N. Be warned though that it's based on an Aetheros wireless chipset and if history is anything to go by the chances of getting 3rd party firmware anytime in the future are EXTREMELY slim.
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Old 06-30-2009
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Originally Posted by dmudgal View Post
This device is a variation on the NAS; Network Attached Storage (not a router).

These are neat in that all systems on the lan can use it (with proper security settings).

HOWEVER; it is a Wireless device and not a wired connection!

Any interruption of the connection could easily lead to file or even whole HDD corruption. I would stick with a wired NAS device.
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