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Wireless networking made easier review
Reviews And just to make things more exciting, vendors haven't agreed on the nomenclature: Even though the IEEE (the arbiter of wireless networking standards) has defined 'access point' pretty strictly, what one vendor calls an access point, another might...
[March 2, 2004, 14:15]
Security and wireless networking review
Reviews The technology involved is covered by the 802.11 group of around 19 standards drafted by the IEEE. The huge convenience of wireless networking tends to overshadow its high degree of vulnerability to attack.
[July 23, 2007, 15:06]
Catch the new wave in wireless networking: 802.11n review
Reviews The 802.11n standard is still being ironed out, and the IEEE, or Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, doesn't expect to ratify this developing specification until 2006. We've already reviewed the first round of MIMO-enabled networking...
[May 3, 2005, 12:05]
Belkin Wireless Pre-N router: a first look review
Reviews This upcoming 108Mbps technology is expected to replace 54Mbps 802.11g as the new high-performance wireless networking standard of choice, but formal IEEE ratification probably won't come until late 2005.
[September 6, 2004, 11:00]
IBM ThinkPad X22 review
Reviews Connectors are few and far between compared with other notebooks -- there's no serial or parallel ports and no IEEE 1394 port, for example. We were supplied with a unit fitted with 802.11b wireless networking built in.
[January 24, 2002, 23:00]
PaceBlade PaceBook review
Reviews However, the PaceBook has almost a full set, including IEEE 1394, 56Kbit/s modem and wired 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet, and they're protected behind firmly attached rubber covers. Internal storage is provided by a 20GB Fujitsu hard disk, and there's an...
[April 2, 2002, 0:00]
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E8210 review
Reviews The front of the system is quite busy, hosting audio line in and out jacks (with support for SP/DIF), an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connector and a card reader for Memory Stick and SD media. Wireless networking is provided via Intel’s PRO/Wireless...
[April 26, 2006, 9:45]
Samsung M70 review
Reviews A fourth USB 2.0 connector sits on the left edge, which also houses a full-sized IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port, an S-Video connector, a Type II PC Card slot and the Ethernet (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11) connectors.
[March 14, 2006, 11:35]
The future of wireless review
Reviews Although the new spec is at least a year from being ratified by the IEEE, some vendors are likely to jump the gun and release products based on an early draft version of the 802.11n spec. Take manufacturers of wireless networking gear, for example.
[March 10, 2004, 6:55]
Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi review
Reviews The front edge houses a pair of stereo speakers, a multi-format (SD, Multimedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD) flash card reader, microphone and headphone sockets (the latter with S/PDIF line out support), separate on/off controls...
[January 17, 2006, 12:20]
Acer TravelMate 3004WTMi review
Reviews There are three USB 2.0 ports (two on the left edge, one on the right), a FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector, Ethernet (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11), and a VGA-out connector. To keep the TravelMate 3004WTMi as compact and lightweight as possible, the...
[May 12, 2005, 10:20]
Fujitsu Siemens Stylistic ST4110 review
Reviews We were supplied with the docking station for the ST4110, which adds a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, a VGA port, three more USB ports, another IEEE 1394 port and an Ethernet port. However, the fact that you get a wireless keyboard makes this tablet...
[November 11, 2002, 16:44]
Hi-Grade Notino 2200 review
Reviews What you do get are three USB ports and an RJ-11 port for the built-in 56Kbit/s modem on the right-hand side, plus VGA, RJ-45 (Ethernet) and IEEE 1394 ports on the left-hand side. Unfortunately we were unable to test the system's wireless...
[January 28, 2002, 23:00]
Samsung X50 HWM 760 review
Reviews On the left edge sit the Ethernet (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11) connectors, PC Card slot, VGA connector and a single IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port. Wireless networking comes courtesy of Intel's PRO/Wireless 2951, which supports dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz...
[November 11, 2005, 12:20]
HP OmniBook xt6050 review
Reviews Compared to more expensive notebooks, what's lacking is principally IEEE 1394 and video-out connectivity, which basically rules out video editing on this system. It's not 'sexy' in any way, but that's not the point: it delivers a good mix of...
[April 12, 2002, 0:00]
Dell Inspiron 4100 review
Reviews And although our review model came with built-in Ethernet and modem connections, there's no room for built-in wireless 802.11b networking and neither an IEEE 1394 port nor a second USB connector. To supplement its cutting-edge processor, our review...
[November 27, 2001, 23:00]
Hi-Grade Ultinote M6400 review
Reviews The front panel houses a pair of stereo speakers, a quartet of status LEDs, a mini-IEEE 1394 port, microphone and audio-out jacks and a thumbwheel volume control. There's no built-in wireless networking, and if you need it, you'll have to use up...
[February 19, 2002, 23:00]
Sony VAIO PCG-FX604 review
Reviews The left-hand side is home to a stacked pair of CardBus Type II PC Card slots, plus a four-pin IEEE 1394 port, audio (microphone, headphone) and video-out ports. Infrared has long been absent from Sony's notebooks, while 802.11b wireless networking...
[May 28, 2002, 19:04]
Buffalo AirStation WBR-G54 review
Reviews However, since this is a draft standard, it's possible that it could be changed before the IEEE, the body in charge of this family of standards, ratifies it -- this is expected to happen in May 2003. Higher-speed wireless networking is interesting...
[January 24, 2003, 17:04]
Dell Inspiron 8000 1000UT review
Reviews There are I/O ports a-plenty -- serial, parallel, VGA, PS/2, infrared, two USB, audio (mic in, line-in, speaker out), S-Video and IEEE 1394. The other highlight of our review sample was its built-in 802.11b wireless networking, located on a mini...
[March 18, 2001, 23:00]
