Avid Vocal Studio Unboxing

Today I’m going to unbox Avid Vocal Studio. Avid Vocal Studio is a hardware and software bundle that turns your PC or Mac into a mini home recording studio. Based on the price I paid for it ($100 Canadian), Avid Vocal Studio is an entry level recording system. But don’t let that deter you. According to the reviews I’ve read, Continue reading » Avid Vocal Studio Unboxing




Netgear GS108T-200 ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switch Unboxing Video

Today I’m going to unbox the Netgear GS108T-200 ProSafe 8-port Gigabit Smart Switch, which I purchased last week for CAD$89.99 from ncix.com.

Note that this is the GS108T-200 (or series 2), not the older GS108T (or series 1), also known as the GS108T-100. The easiest way to tell the difference between them is the size and color. The 200 is silver and blue whereas the 100 is just blue. The 200 is also 3 inches narrower, taking up less space on your desk. There are other important differences, however. For example, according to Netgear’s specs, the 200 adds: Continue reading » Netgear GS108T-200 ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switch Unboxing Video

Asus RT-N16 Unboxing

In this video, I unbox the Asus RT-N16 Wireless-N Gigabit Router. I purchased the RT-N16 from ncix.com in August, 2010 and paid around $100 (Canadian).

Back January 2010, SmallNetBuilder.com reviewed the RT-N16. According to that review, here’s the RT-N16’s hardware specs:

  • Single band Wireless-N networking in the 2.4 GHz range
  • Gigabit WAN and LAN ports
  • Broadcom BCM4718 processor running at 533 Mhz
  • 128MB of RAM
  • 32 MB of flash
  • 2 USB2 ports
  • 3 external antennas

For the price I paid, those are excellent specs indeed! By comparison, Continue reading » Asus RT-N16 Unboxing

How to Open the Case of the Netgear WNR3500L Router

In the following video, I show you how to open the case (i.e. enclosure) of the Netgear WNR3500L Wireless-N Gigabit Open Source Router.

Why would you want to open the case of the WNR3500L anyway? As you may have learned from watching my recent unboxing video, the WNR3500L is an open source router, which allows you to install third party firmware on it such as dd-wrt, TomatoUSB and OpenWrt.

Sometimes, however, things can go wrong when Continue reading » How to Open the Case of the Netgear WNR3500L Router

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