Seems like an absolute bargain - I was tempted to pull the trigger on this one before Xmas for about £110 so I've ordered one now to replace my old Netgear 10/100 1.5tb NAS - moving to a gigabit LAN NAS will make me very happy :smiley:
Before any of you get in on the act...
Yes it's from Gearbest. Yes it's a Xiaomi. Yes they are a Chinese manufacturer.
It's from Gearbest's EU Warehouse, so quick delivery and no import duty. I've had loads of Xiaomi stuff and it's all been exceptionally well made. Everything you own is made in China.
Description:
MI wireless router, features a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, 256MB of RAM, Ethernet, WiFi, NFC and a USB2.0 port. It supports a speed of up to 1167Mbps like its mini version. A cross between an 802.11ac WiFi router and a network-attached storage device. However, it comes with a 1TB hard disk to let you store files, enough capacity to download 1000 HD movies, store 40,000 songs or keep 100,000 RAW format photos. This wireless router supports dual-band WiFi 802.11ac and comes with its own 1TB hard drive.
Main Features:
● Top with dual-band AC Smart router, with built-in a large 1TB hard drive
● Three times faster than traditional wireless routers
● Support for the latest 802.11ac protocol, with the top router processor Broadcom BCM4709
● Wireless speed up to 1167Mbps, ideal for internet surfing and on-line gaming
● Equipped with a Broadcom dual-core CPU and Micron / Samsung 256MB large memory, can support stable high-speed downloads, document literacy, pre-load, network acceleration, as well as a wealth of plug-in applications, perfect play 1TB capacity hard drive performance
● Features 1TB large HDD which add your Xiaomi mobile phones, computers, Pad and television’capacity, ready to back up or access, remote access, and can be viewed on your mobile device
● Super-wall model, independent external signal amplifier
● Equipped with adjustable energy-saving, standard, through-wall three modes
● 2.4G gains 4dBi, 5G gains 6dBi
Brand: Xiaomi
Type: Repeater,Router
Interface: LAN,USB 2.0,WAN
Router Connectivity Type: Ethernet,Wireless
Transmission Rate: 1167Mbps
Network Protocols: IEEE 802.11ac,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Standard: Wireless AC
Wireless Security: WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK
Supports System: Android,IOS,Win XP,Windows 7
LAN Ports: 2 ports
Max. LAN Data Rate: 1167Mbps
Gain dBi: 6dBi
Top comments
thehazzman
3 Feb 176#17
Gearbest are blatant thieves, I will never buy anything from them again, and I cannot recommend anyone else buy from them either. If you spend £80 on something that will arrive broken, and then when you send it back to them at your own cost and they pretend to have never received it and thus refuse to send you a replacement you'll feel robbed too.
All comments (59)
loopz
3 Feb 17#1
OK,time for silly questions. Does this replace my existing FIBRE router,so its an all in one device?
t3chfan to loopz
3 Feb 17#3
This is a router not a modem, so if you have a 'FTTC' fibre connection that uses a microfilter to go straight into your phone socket then this can't replace that set up.
From what I can see this device does support PPPoE, so this would suggest to me that if you have an older FTTC connection that has the Openreach Fibre Modem between your phone socket and your current router then you should be fine to use this to replace your existing router, but I couldn't comment on how simple that would be to set up.
I intend to use powerline adapters between my modem and this device, and it will act as a wireless extender for upstairs as well as being a NAS.
paolodituoro
3 Feb 171#2
No. This device is not a modem, you need to connect a modem to this.
mechanicalman
3 Feb 17#4
I notice is has a USB port on it. Does anybody know if I could connect a external hard drive and schedule a full back up from the Nas drive? Say once a week?
Aeschylus to mechanicalman
3 Feb 17#10
No, only USB 2, well you could, but it would be slllllloooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww
digink to mechanicalman
3 Feb 17#24
Yes, you can schedule backups from the internal HDD (which is just a 2.5"). It's part of the firmware.
spa
3 Feb 17#5
can this replace my bt router
Gentle_Giant
3 Feb 17#6
As per #3; this has no ADSL or VDSL, it is meant for a type of cable internet connection used in company LANs and domestic internet in other parts of the world; in the UK you would have to connect it to an existing ADSL/VDSL/Cable modem.
I would envision using this as a media box, connected to the AV system and content added wirelessly from my existing network. 1TB isnt a lot these days though; I have more family photo data than that.
t3chfan to Gentle_Giant
3 Feb 17#7
Admittedly 1TB isn't huge but this is decent enough for a media server and will cover off my music and movies - I'll keep my existing 10/100 NAS for photos which are more precious and as such will get the benefit from the RAID setup on that NAS.
I'd have thought that the 1TB drive in the Xiaomi would be upgradeable? Or as a previous comment said you should be able to connect a USB drive to this for further storage.
crinklecutnose
3 Feb 171#8
"Everything you own is made in China." LOL. Thanks OP.
iDealYou to crinklecutnose
4 Feb 17#39
Trump will reverse this trend very soon.
Go "Made in America"! :stuck_out_tongue:
ndl
3 Feb 171#9
"Yes they are a Chinese manufacturer.". Everything is Chinese these days and I don't see a problem with that. They are a high end manufacturer, so I guess that's better than getting cheap and rubbish things imported from other countries.
kennethsross
3 Feb 17#11
It says XP / Windows 7. On the GearBest page, someone asked if it works with Windows 10, and the answer was - "it works with XP and WIndows 7" So, would this work with Windows 10?
t3chfan to kennethsross
3 Feb 17#12
Can't see why it wouldn't - it's a router, it doesn't need a pc to work as such, and you generally access via a webpage
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Opening post
Before any of you get in on the act...
Yes it's from Gearbest. Yes it's a Xiaomi. Yes they are a Chinese manufacturer.
It's from Gearbest's EU Warehouse, so quick delivery and no import duty. I've had loads of Xiaomi stuff and it's all been exceptionally well made. Everything you own is made in China.
Description:
MI wireless router, features a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, 256MB of RAM, Ethernet, WiFi, NFC and a USB2.0 port. It supports a speed of up to 1167Mbps like its mini version. A cross between an 802.11ac WiFi router and a network-attached storage device. However, it comes with a 1TB hard disk to let you store files, enough capacity to download 1000 HD movies, store 40,000 songs or keep 100,000 RAW format photos. This wireless router supports dual-band WiFi 802.11ac and comes with its own 1TB hard drive.
Main Features:
● Top with dual-band AC Smart router, with built-in a large 1TB hard drive
● Three times faster than traditional wireless routers
● Support for the latest 802.11ac protocol, with the top router processor Broadcom BCM4709
● Wireless speed up to 1167Mbps, ideal for internet surfing and on-line gaming
● Equipped with a Broadcom dual-core CPU and Micron / Samsung 256MB large memory, can support stable high-speed downloads, document literacy, pre-load, network acceleration, as well as a wealth of plug-in applications, perfect play 1TB capacity hard drive performance
● Features 1TB large HDD which add your Xiaomi mobile phones, computers, Pad and television’capacity, ready to back up or access, remote access, and can be viewed on your mobile device
● Super-wall model, independent external signal amplifier
● Equipped with adjustable energy-saving, standard, through-wall three modes
● 2.4G gains 4dBi, 5G gains 6dBi
Brand: Xiaomi
Type: Repeater,Router
Interface: LAN,USB 2.0,WAN
Router Connectivity Type: Ethernet,Wireless
Transmission Rate: 1167Mbps
Network Protocols: IEEE 802.11ac,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Standard: Wireless AC
Wireless Security: WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK
Supports System: Android,IOS,Win XP,Windows 7
LAN Ports: 2 ports
Max. LAN Data Rate: 1167Mbps
Gain dBi: 6dBi
Top comments
All comments (59)
From what I can see this device does support PPPoE, so this would suggest to me that if you have an older FTTC connection that has the Openreach Fibre Modem between your phone socket and your current router then you should be fine to use this to replace your existing router, but I couldn't comment on how simple that would be to set up.
I intend to use powerline adapters between my modem and this device, and it will act as a wireless extender for upstairs as well as being a NAS.
I would envision using this as a media box, connected to the AV system and content added wirelessly from my existing network. 1TB isnt a lot these days though; I have more family photo data than that.
I'd have thought that the 1TB drive in the Xiaomi would be upgradeable? Or as a previous comment said you should be able to connect a USB drive to this for further storage.
Go "Made in America"!
:stuck_out_tongue: