A noisy and inadequate Nas and photo frame, but the compact design is appealing. If you're short on space and power sockets and you're deaf, then this could be the router for you.

But the DIR-685 is very noisy and lacks features we've come to expect on a Nas. There's also no ADSL modem or Homeplug in this all-in-one package and the Wi-Fi doesn't have the 5GHz band enabled. Its £199 price tag is reasonable, since buying a Draft ...

It's not the best-built mobile wireless router we've seen, but it's certainly one of the most functional, packing in a stack of server and NAS features - and the ability to support HSDPA 3G connectivity.

Solwise's 3.5G plus WLAN Mobile Server Router is probably overkill for the traveller looking to share a hotel Ethernet connection among a number of wireless devices, but if you need something a little more heavy duty, with storage and printer sharing, ...

We at Register Hardware like powerline networking - using mains electricity cabling to send data throughout your house - very much, but an issue with most powerline adaptors is their 'one power socket, one data port' implementation.