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    This is a full-featured home or small business ADSL router that'll comfortably handle all your broadband needs, including Wi-Fi, VoIP and ADSL2+. But don't expect it to be an easy task to set up the advanced features.

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    We test and compare NAS devices designed to suit a specific set of medium-enterprise requirements.

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    In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals.

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