Network Accessories

Tooled right up in IT!

Advantages: Lots of tools to cover a multitude of jobs.
Disadvantages: Cheap feeling screwdriver.

...Yes, im talking about the Belkin 36 piece professional Tool Kit for IT. Packaging/Casing. All 36 items are housed in a neat little zip up wallet that is the size of a child's shoe box. Its Faux leather appearance is fooling no one! Its water resistant and well made. Inside the components are all retained by elastic straps and velcro so it is a very secure and tidy way to carry your tools. Contents. Varied and comprehensive. Most jobs can be ...
...a canister of solder for the more intricate electrical repairs.To go with this is a solder "sucker" and a soldering remover. All soldering items seem of decent quality and we have used these for some cabling repairs. (and fising my Xbox 360 headset!) For cabling, there is a handy set of adjustable wire strippers as well as a pair of small wire snips. They are nice and sharp and again do a good job. The wire snips have a spring loaded middle so make ...

andycharger 21.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin Professional Computer Tool Kit (36-Piece) Tool kit

Another Cable Review!

Advantages: Durable; Brand name; Reliable
Disadvantages: Relatively expensive; Overkill for a 56k connection

...almost always gets ignored. So, Belkin came up with this 'high speed' premium cable to help convince people that they need a new cable to make their lives complete, or rather, make their internet connection 'as fast as a speeding bullet'. The Internet Modem cable, unsurprisingly, is used to connect your modem, be it internal or external, to your standard BT wall outlet. On one end you have the typical RJ-11 plug, and on the other, a BT plug has ...
...ethernet network cables. In fact, Belkin claims that this cable can support data transfer rates up to 100 Mb/s. Those sort of speeds are way off into the future, in terms of what you can get through a standard telephone or even broadband line, so you have to question whether this is a relevant feature. The advanced construction and quality materials used in the cable mean that fewer packets will be lost before reaching the modem, in comparison with ...

Weltmeister 17.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin High Speed Internet Modem Cable phone cable - 2.1 m

Erm, it's a cable!

Advantages: Good build quality, brand name
Disadvantages: A bit pricey.

...well-known for their USB products. Belkin make all sorts of cables, including a variety of ethernet network cables. This is a Cat 5 standard network cable (coloured red, but you can get it in many other colours, including black, grey, yellow, green, blue etc). One of the major problems with network cables is their tendency to snag when bent through a small radius, and because of the way the individual wires are twisted around eachother inside the ...
...claims to be snagless, and whilst I didn't kink my cable on purpose to test this claim, I managed to bend it through a tight circle without any performance problems. Looking at the performance aspects, I used the cable on a 100 Mb/s home network, where I replaced an older generic cable. There was no noticeable speed difference. The cable is well constructed, with the plugs firmly attached to the cable. Small tabs sticking up next to the release ...

Weltmeister 16.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin patch cable - 15 m

fast LAN

Advantages: fast, allows shared broadband, different lengths, cheap
Disadvantages: none

...red! Since its a Belkin it also has their life time warranty so if it should ever have a malfunction they will replace it for free, this is always good to know. The price of this item isnt that much i paid £15 for mine from p.c world though some cost more and some cost less all depends on the bandwith of the cable and the length. You can buy this product from places such as p.c world and dixions, or try www.freewebs.com/myshoppingmall here there ...

grimworld 12.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin patch cable - 2 m

Hauppauge MediaMVP - networked media player

Advantages: Good picture and sound quality, easy to use
Disadvantages: Cheap looking

The MediaMVP from Hauppauge is an interesting example of an increasing trend in network devices. Using a customised version of Linux, it provides a quick, easy and convenient way to send sound and vision from a PC on your network to your TV and/or HiFi. What's in the box As well as the MediaMVP itself, you get the driver CD, a special SCART cable, a short LAN cable (almost certainly too short for most people), a very compact external PSU and a ...
...range of playback formats but Hauppauge do seem to be regularly improving the system and when they added DivX after I bought it I was able to add the feature via a free download from their web site. Any users or prospective buyers should visit the web site to check out the latest version as well as the extra extra tools that are available for the MediaMVP. The navigation via the onscreen display is easy enough although sometimes the remote response ...

ilaskey 09.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Hauppauge MediaMVP