Test: U.S. Robotics 5451 Access Point

Konklusion:

At teste et produkt som U.S. Robotics 5451, har været en ren fornøjelse. Både med hensyn til opsætning, men også på brugervenlighed, funktion, stabilitet og rækkevidde.
Noget som dog ikke fryder, som faktisk endte med en lille frustration, var "søg-efter-U.S.R-produkt" programmet, som ikke virkede hos undertegnede - hvorfor det ikke virkede er stadig en gåde.

Rating

Innovation/Teknologi
Innovativ tænkning, synes jeg ikke har præget dette produkt vitterligt meget, ud over deres "Key generator", som jeg synes er et ret smart påfund. De har også fundet en fornuftig måde at guide brugeren igennem opsætningen, med en masse "hjælp" på hvert side - 4 point.

Bundle/Tilbehør:
Pakken indeholder det den skal - hverken mere eller mindre. Der findes kabler, strømforsyning, en lille manual og en CD-ROM med Config-Tool - 3 point.

Design/Layout
Designet på U.S.R 5451, er pænt og nydeligt - som et Access Point nu kan være.
(Dog undre jeg mig stadig over den cykelrytter der er uden på kassen, men det påvirker ikke points) - 4 point.

Software/BIOS:
Config-toolet virkede ikke, om dette skyldes en brist på lige den udgave af U.S.R 5451 der landede på mit bord, skal jeg ikke kunne sige. Men jeg tvivler stærkt på, at U.S.R ville lade en hel produkt serier forlade fabrikken med sådan en defekthed. Derfor undlader jeg at give points for dette, men ville dog lige nævne det igen.
Softwaren på selve 5451, er rigtig godt og fornuftigt sammensat - det virker i bedste henseende. Det er tydeligt at mærke, at de længe har tænkt over dette, da det er meget logisk opsat og den kroniske hjælp hele vejen igennem opsætningen - 4 point.

Ydelse:
Ydelsen fejler intet, den er jævn og stabil under hele testen. Også med flere brugere på (11) virkede 5451 stabil og hurtig - 4 point.

Pris:
Til den pris, som 5451 fremtræder med, kan jeg kun give MAX point - 468,- er noget som alle kan forholde sig til. - 5 point.

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Conclusion:

Testing a product like the U.S. Robotics 5451 has been a pleasure, both with regards to configuration as well as user friendliness, function, stability, and range.
Something that does not delight, and actually caused some frustration, was the "search for U.S.R product"-function, which did not work - why is still a mystery.

Rating

Innovation/Technology:
This product does not show much innovative thinking, aside from its "Key generator", which I think is a quite clever idea. They have also come up with a sensible way to guide the user through the set-up, with plenty of "help" on each page - 4 points.

Bundle/Accessories:
The package has what it needs. Nothing more, nothing less. There are cables, power supply, a small manual, and a CD-ROM with Config-Tool - 3 points.

Design/Layout:
The design of the U.S.R. 5451 is as nice as the design of an Access Point is likely to be.
(I do still wonder about the racing cyclist on the cover of the box, but this does not affect the rating) - 4 points.

Software/BIOS:
The Config-tool did not work. Whether this is because of an error in the particular version of the U.S.R. 5451 that landed on my desk I cannot say. I do, however, sincerely doubt that U.S.R. Would send an entire product line on the market with this error. For this reason I will not rate by this error, but I did feel it was worth mentioning.
The software of the actual 5451 is very well put together. It is evident that a lot of thought has been put into this as the set-up is logical and help is provided throughout - 4 points.

Performance:
Performance-wise there is no problem. Even with several users (11) the 5451 was stable and fast - 4 points.

Price:
It is not possible to give anything other than maximum points for the 5451. 468DDK is a price anyone can understand - 5 points.