Product website: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=695

Amazon Reviews: http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-685-Xtreme-Storage-Router/product-reviews/B002COJEOU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Product Website

Uh uh! Oh yeah! Uh uh!

Three stars out of 16 reviews on Amazon

Seems silly that they call it a storage router but do not include any on-board storage.

Supports up to 1TB HD (not included)

B & H is $219 and they can't sell anything to you until Saturday eve.

Amazon is $239 and they only have 5 left in stock...

This is a 2.4GHz router only, so you won't get the fastest possible 802.11n speeds (which require 5GHz).

TechGuy125 wrote:Product website: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=695

Amazon Reviews: http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-685-Xtreme-Storage-Router/product-reviews/B002COJEOU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

That lady narrator is annoying!

Ok - Router + Harddrive makes sense.

Router + Harddrive + Photo frame is just silly, Why not Router + Toaster + Airfreshener

Again with a marriage pun in the writeup? I think this is the third or fourth joke about cheating this week that I have come across. It may have been funny, maybe I'm just tired after a long day, but I really hope I never get to point in my relationship where I feel like I have to cheat on my significant other to fulfill my desires.

cnet review

slashgear

pcmag

You know I've never really sat down and thought, "You know what my router needs a really small lcd screen and a 2.5" HDD dock."


I guess I can duct tape my old cell phone to my router, its got a bigger screen than 3.2" of course who wants a router sitting out and not in some basement corner or closet (or best a corner basement closet).

cherman1 wrote:Ok - Router + Harddrive makes sense.

Router + Harddrive + Photo frame is just silly, Why not Router + Toaster + Airfreshener

Now THAT I'd go in for 3!

If it purified the air and clipped my nose hairs - I'd be all over this...

anyone know if this will take DD-WRT firmware?

PC MAG gives it a very good review. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354408,00.asp

cnet TV video

DLinkTV

computertv

cherman1 wrote:Ok - Router + Harddrive makes sense.

Router + Harddrive + Photo frame is just silly, Why not Router + Toaster + Airfreshener

Ohhh, then it could server up my internet and toast! All while smelling springtime fresh!

cherman1 wrote:Ok - Router + Harddrive makes sense.

Router + Harddrive + Photo frame is just silly, Why not Router + Toaster + Airfreshener

Reminds me of the Farmer's Insurance commercial... with their autoboathome... now you have thought of a routoastener???

WE ARE FARMER'S... BUM BA-DUM BUM BUM BUM BUM!!!!

Will it work with more than 1 partition? Would all file systems be recognized?

Computer TV review D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY8VhRfLx2c

ASE Labs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q21-ISz2BTQ

Spike http://www.spike.com/video-clips/2zl1bi/d-links-xtreme-n-wireless-networking

Did Swizz Army buy D-Link?

Cheapest on ebay is $175 (so quite a bit of profit margin.) However, looking at the top 3 sellers last 200 feedbacks, none have sold one recently.

The profit is there, just not willing to sit on $300 for so long.

Thanks for the huge discount though woot =D

gnarf wrote:anyone know if this will take DD-WRT firmware?

Here is the answer

gnarf wrote:anyone know if this will take DD-WRT firmware?

It is not on the list of supported devices at the DD-WRT site.

link

And if you stick a whiskbroom up its rear, it will sweep the floor?

gnarf wrote:anyone know if this will take DD-WRT firmware?

Doesn't look like it yet... http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=61421&highlight=dir685

NightGhost wrote:It is not on the list of supported devices at the DD-WRT site.

link

Sure, make it easy. lol

Does anyone know if there's an easy way to connect a 3.5" drive to this thing? I wouldn't mind having to run a short cable or two, and I have several 3.5" drives sitting around.

Tweak your D-Link DIR-685

As of this writing, it appears that two WOOTERs have pulled the trigger on this. One of the two bought THREE OF THEM! I want to hear his story. What's he gonna do with these?

Really Decent Review says "PASS"

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/30864-smashed-mash-up-d-link-dir-685-reviewed

A Must Read

mikeymac wrote:As of this writing, it appears that two WOOTERs have pulled the trigger on this. One of the two bought THREE OF THEM! I want to hear his story. What's he gonna do with these?

How so... as of your posting, there were 8 states lit up... with many wooters wooting in Idaho. 8/2 = 4... still doesn't add up. ;)

VeloSteve wrote:Does anyone know if there's an easy way to connect a 3.5" drive to this thing? I wouldn't mind having to run a short cable or two, and I have several 3.5" drives sitting around.

external drive + usb connector?

Unknown Staff Member wrote:(12:18 AM, today) Like a good scout, NightGhost is helpful, ":It is not on the list of supported devices at the DD-WRT site."

So was I like a bad scout with my find??? Boo hoo. Think I am going to curl up in a ball and cry. :D

VeloSteve wrote:Does anyone know if there's an easy way to connect a 3.5" drive to this thing? I wouldn't mind having to run a short cable or two, and I have several 3.5" drives sitting around.

I think we can rule out "easy," but that hardly means it's impossible.

A 2.5" SATA drive slides into the unit:

review showing drive being inserted - scroll down.

gnarf did mention that it takes external USB drives - you could get an enclosure and use that with your existing drives, i suppose.

You could buy cables and snake them down to the end of the drive port, and then attach them to a 3.5" drive hanging out somewhere.

Bleccch - just get a cheap 2.5" drive!

ThunderThighs wrote:I WARNED YOU!

lol thanks!

craigf wrote:This is a 2.4GHz router only, so you won't get the fastest possible 802.11n speeds (which require 5GHz).

I am sorry to inform you but you are not correct. 2.4GHz is a Radio frequency and not a speed.

The Reason you see 2.4GHz and 5Ghz is not a speed factor but an option that is given to the consumer. The idea is that 2.4GHz is a frequency that is used by alot more devices in the house other than things that connect wifi, which can create interference. So 5.0Ghz was introduced to help alleviate the problem, because it is a less common frequency. Dual band routers exist for the sole purpose of giving your devices the freedom of choosing which is the best signal in the current enviroment the devices are in. So that you have the least interference possible thus the best signal possible.