Test: U.S. Robotics 5421 USB Netkort

Konklusion:

U.S.R 5421, er af den type produkter som undertegnede gerne så en del flere af.
Grunden til dette er, at dét er brugervenligt, nemt at sætte op og virker ret stabilt samt har en lang rækkevidde dertil opfylder det stort set alle krav når snakken falder på USB trådløs netværks udstyr.
En ting som dog ærgrer mig lidt, er at MAXg og SuperG ikke havde den store lyst til at arbejde sammen i denne omgang, men det kommer måske senere.


Innovation/Teknologi:
Hvorvidt det er et gennembrud inde for trådløs udstyr, vil jeg næppe kalde det.
Det skulle da lige være at det smarte består i, at den tilsluttes via USB porten - 3 Points.


Bundle - Tilbehør:
Her er der faktisk ikke så meget at skrive, de ting som der er brug for til et USB trådløs netværks kort, hører med - hverken mere eller mindre - 3 points

Design - Layout:
Her må jeg nok sige, at jeg er lidt imponeret (Skal ikke kunne sige, om det skyldes manglede hands-on på USB netværks kort tidligere), det at der er to led som man kan dreje USB-"pinden" i, gør det at man kan tilslutte den til næsten alle bærbare computere. Jeg har flere gange moslet med at få forskellige størrelser USB stik til at sidde ved siden af hinanden - som i sidste ende viste sig at være en umulighed - 4 points.

Software:
Softwaren fungere godt, og er nem og overskueligt. Men en ting der dog nager mig, er den genstart jeg var udsat for - ikke at genstarten gør noget, men at det er en USB enhed, som ikke burde genstarte maskinen pga. en installationn. Derud over kunne jeg virkelig godt have tænkt mig en Step-By-Step Wizard til opsætning til Herr. og Frau Jensen - 2 points

Ydelse:
Her skuffer U.S.R ikke. Under hele testen, har dette produkt vist sig at leve op til stabilitet og være funktions dygtig, for ikke at sige mild og let at sætte op til trådløs netværk - 4 points.

Prisen:
Prisen er også yderst acceptabel - til 299,- kan alle følge med, hvis de vil anskaffe sig et USB netværks kort - 4.

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Summary:

The U.S.R 5421 is one of those products I would like to see more of.
The reason for that statement is that it is user friendly, easy to set up, is quite stable, has a long range - in short, it fulfils almost all the requirements you could want from USB-based wireless equipment.
However, one thing which annoyed me slightly was that MAXg and SuperG didn't feel like cooperating this time, but that may come later.

Innovation/Technology:
I would hesitate to call it a breakthrough in wireless devices. One noticeable feature is that it is connected to a USB port - 3 points.


Bundle - Accessories:
Not much to say. The things you need for a USB wireless network card is included, no more, no less. 3 points.

Design - Layout:
I was somewhat impressed about these aspects - although it may be due to my lack of hands-on experience with USB wireless network cards.
The two joints in which the USB "stick" could turn allows it to plug in to almost any laptop. I have several times fought hard, but ultimately in vain, trying to get differently sized USB devices to plug in next to each other. 4 points for that!

Software:
The software works well, and is easy to use and accessible. One minor annoyance was the reboot I had to do, though - not that it really mattered, but it's a USB device, and hence a reboot shouldn't be necessary.
Furthermore I would really have liked a step-by-step setup wizard for Joe Sixpack.
2 points.

Performance:
Nothing to complain about here. During the entire test the product was completely stable and worked well, and it was very easy to setup a wireless network. 4 points.

Price:
The price is very reasonable. Everybody can afford 299 DKK for a wireless USB network card. 4 points again.