Today's unboxing will be the end all and
be all of WD Minet unboxings. They're an
uber premium product. None of these things.
Today we're going to be having a look at the Minet N900
Central. This is basically like the Minet N900 except it comes with a hard
drive inside which means this is basically like a NAS that also functions
as a router that also functions as a
network switch that also functions as a wireless access point
that also functions as an Apple time
capsule. It just does everything. I mean, you'll still need a computer and
like or like a tablet or something, but but it almost does everything. All
right. Effortless entertainment. This refers to WD's FastTrack technology. So,
what FastTrack or rather fasttrack plus, FastTrack uses profiles in the firmware
to provide dynamic quality of service to all the traffic that's coming in and out
of your network. Fasttrack Plus automatically detects what kind of an
application is using this number of bandwidth and then automatically
reserves it for applications that it deems to be more important such as Skype
or gaming or whatever else where you don't want to have that extra latency
while the packets wait for you know Jeffrey's uh you know My Little Pony you
know TV show downloads that don't matter at all because you know well I don't
know if it'll actually prioritize like house over My Little Pony if two people
are watching TV But it'll prioritize that TV over like torrenting for
example. All right, what else we got here? Auto backup. Very cool stuff.
Because of the internal hard drive, that feature is enabled. So while their other
routers do have USB ports for external hard drives, this is a more integrated,
more elegant solution for sure. More reliability. Wirelessly back up personal
files on all your PCs to one reliable location wherever you are on your
network. Very cool stuff. I'm big into NAS unless you if you guys don't already
know that. I believe in data backups because drives fail. It's just a reality
of it. More control. Minet dashboard provides a simple view of your essential settings for easy customization and more
advanced options such as advanced QoS, uh wireless security, parental controls,
network diagnostic tools, auto sensing port technology, and antenna amplifier. So, this is an N900 router built in
here. So, it's pretty much as fast as it gets on wireless end. And it also has 4
gigabit Ethernet ports, which actually isn't quite as many as the regular Minet
N900, which has seven gigabit Ethernet ports, but this one has a hard drive, so
you have to decide which features matter. It's available in a 1 TB or a 2
TB configuration at launch. We have the 1 TB one here, uh, because, you know, to
test it, it's not like we needed higher capacity. Let's go ahead and open this bad boy up. So, we've got a technical
support limited warranty guide, a start here CD.
Do people even have optical drives in their like computers anymore? Do we
still need this? I actually don't know.
Power cable, power brick, Ethernet cable, Ethernet brick. No, there's no
Ethernet brick. I mean, what would an Ethernet brick be? Maybe a switch.
Don't be a Don't be a smart guy, Slick. He he contributed Switch at the same
time as me, which basically means now he's going to think he's as clever as I
am, which is he's going to be all putting on errors and I'm going to have to like pay him more and it's going to
be problematic for everyone actually. Okay, so moving right along. Fasttrack
Plus is awesome. Auto backup is awesome. It's both Apple and Windows compatible,
which is very cool. Backup all at the same time. Stream Surf Play. Yep, good
stuff. Your computers and stuff going on. Okay. uh view and share your files
at home or away with the WD to go remote access. It's available as an app. Very
cool stuff. Superior multifloor coverage with range amplifying technology. So,
this one, the Minet N900 Central, does have the same wireless range as the
N900, the same FastTrack Plus, the same gigabit Ethernet ports, but not as many
of them. One fewer USB 2 port. Remember, it's got an internal hard drive already
anyway, though. And all these features, including look, look at this. They
actually they changed it. They just
added this one. See, it wasn't even on there. See the central? It's not there.
And then they just were like, "Oh, well, this one needs like more." So, I guess
they didn't want you to compare the central when you were looking. Maybe by
the time they launch this, they'll have revised the packaging. But, uh, they're both DNA certified, which means you can
stream your media all over the place like a boss. Internal storage, auto
backup, and remote access, all included because of that hard drive.
Okay, I think that pretty much covers it for the box. It's slightly heavier than
the regular Minet N900, which makes sense because hard drives are heavy. On
the front, we've got a power switch or power LED rather, uh, wireless LED,
internet LED, WPS LED, and hard drive activity LED. This is not present on the
N900. We've got a WPS button for your
easy wireless setup. We've got a power switch, power in, 4 GB Ethernet ports,
one internet WAN port, one USB port, and a Kensington lock. The other ones didn't
have a Kensington lock, but then they weren't as expensive. Cooling fan is in
the bottom. I really hope it's quiet. There's your reset switch in the bottom
as well. There's your part number, serial number, and Mac Address. And
there's your sort of performancy looking matte top thing that's going on here.
And I think that pretty much covers it. So, that is it. We have finally finished
with the Minet N900 Central, the entire range of Western Digital routers.
And well, we've unboxed them anyway. We're going to do more videos about them that actually show off these cool
FastTrack features. But thank you for watching Lionus Tech Tips. Don't forget
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