Linksys WRT350N - Gigabit Storage Router

Linksys has announced a new router that brings together fast Gigabit speeds and storage facilities into one device (well, almost one, given that it does not include the hard drive) — the WRT350N.

The Draft-N device will include 4 Gigabit ports, allowing you to connect high speed wired devices to your network. These devices can include servers or computers which need to share and transfer large amounts of data.

The highlight of this device, in our opinion is the built in media server which can access a USB 2.0 connected hard drive and serve audio / video to any UPNP compatible media extender. This will allow you to connect your USB based SATA / flash drives to the network, without having them connected to your computer.

Windows, Linux and MacOS based computers can access the Linksys attached drive over the network, without any additional drivers or software installed.

The built in draft 802.11N wireless facilities will offer upto 200Mbps WIFI speeds to computers which have a compatible network adaptor — so expect to upgrade your USB / PCI cards if you want to take advantage of these high speeds.

Compatible USB adaptors include the Linksys WUSB300N.