p2pnet.net News:- How’s this for a product of the times?

The ASUS WL-700gE is a Wi-Fi. Router.

But wait! It also has a 160-gig hard-drive. And it’s said to triple signal coverage range.

But wait again! It also comes with a BitTorrent client!

Or as apcstart puts it, “Dang, this is THE router for the avid software/TV/music/movie pirate. Not that we’d condone such behaviour. Just sayin’…”

And, “Because the Bittorrent client is actually embedded in the wireless router, the BitTorrent transfers don’t go over WiFi, which means your WiFi LAN speeds won’t be compromised by heavy P2P traffic,” says the post, going on:

“You can also order ‘home delivery’ of Bittorrent files when you’re at school/uni/work, according to ASUS’s marketing materials.”

And ———-> “The router also has three USB 2.0 ports for connection of additional external hard drives, or a USB printer. You can also plug in a USB memory stick, press a button, and have the contents of the stick automatically saved to the hard drive.”

And, “ you can connect a standard USB webcam into the router and turn it into an IP camera that can be accessed from any internet connection,” says apcstart, adding, “It also acts as a wired router, with four ethernet ports on the back”.

But there’s a But. Right? Right. A couple, actually.

Although the hard drive is easily user-upgradeable, the router software is on it, not in ROM, “so you’ll have to clone the contents of the supplied hard drive onto a new hard drive before installation,” says the story

And the impressive WL-700gE costs an equally impressive $500.

(Thanks, Chasaroto)

Also See:
apcstart - New ASUS wireless router has Bittorrent and hard drive built in, August 10, 2006

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