Testseek.com have collected 27 expert reviews of the Lenovo Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station.
April 2010
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The editors liked
Small and compactSupports wireless printing and HDDsIntegrated WiFi should you need it
Four USB ports with support for both storage and printers
Internal WiFi N/G adapter
Reads about as fast as USB 2.0 will go
Very flexible backup features including to/from networked shares
Apple Time Machine support
Torrent downloader
Perfect for a small household with lots of USB drives hanging around. Easy setup. Cross-platform.
Affordable. Easy to use. Doesn't sacrifice features.
Puts any USB drive to work as network storage
Full featured
Easy to configure
Crossplatform support
802.11n option
Printer server
Media server
Affordable
Easily upgradeable
Quiet
Advanced feature set
Four USB ports
Wired performance similar on par with a PC
Small and unobtrusive
The Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station is compact
Good-looking
Easy to use
And affordable. It can host multiple USB external hard drives and printers. It also comes with some good features and supports both PCs and Macs
Including Apple's Time Machi
Inexpensive NAS solution
Built-in Wi-Fi
Built-in print server
Mac OS Time Machine support
The editors didn't like
Refuses to work well with mixed platformsTroubleshooting nearly impossibleBundled software is truly awful
Limited media streaming configuration options
Remote access requires payment after the first year
Limited wireless controls
No wireless link / activity light
Remote Access software is clunky
And it requires subscription after the first year.
Upload time for a large file using wireless was painfully slow.
No USB 3.0 support
No FTP access
Lacks RAID mirroring Remote access requires paid service after one year
As Iomega has continued to expand its range of network storage products
The company recently added an entrylevel device
The iConnect
Which works with USBattached drives instead of integrated disks. The latest offering is geared for simplicity
While still supporting advanced NAS capabilities such as remote access
Print
Extremely slow Wi-Fi performance
Severe reliability issues
Occasionally awkward admin software
The Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station's performance could be better compared with full-size NAS servers. Its USB ports are not optimally positioned
Most are on the front. The device doesn't support USB 3.0 nor does it come with any backup software in
Limited remote access
Remote access requires subscription after first year
Perfect for a small household with lots of USB drives hanging around. Easy setup. Cross-platform.
Remote Access software is clunky, and it requires subscription after the first year.
The Iomega iConnect is cheaper than an NAS box and great for a small home network, but its limitations mean it isn’t suitable for power users. iConnect Wireless Data Station...
A cornucopia of features and low price tag make the iConnect look like a bargain, but slow transfer speeds over Wi-Fi and severe reliability issues hamper its real-life performance....
Puts any USB drive to work as network storage, Full featured,
No FTP access
All in all, the iConnect is a neat little box. If you don’t need remote FTP access, it’s a great way to get started with network storage and media serving. Especially if you have unused USB storage you want to leverage. ...
four USB ports with support for both storage and printers; internal WiFi N/G adapter;
limited media streaming configuration options; remote access requires payment after the first year
Pros: four USB ports with support for both storage and printers; internal Wi-Fi N/G adapter; Cons: limited media streaming configuration options; remote access requires payment after the first year Almost everyone has at least a few USB hard or flash...
Affordable. Easy to use. Doesn't sacrifice features.
Upload time for a large file using wireless was painfully slow.
A unique USB-based NAS, the iConnect can be accessed via wireless as well as via the Web. It's affordable, works well and has an intuitive interface....
Abstract: Easy to configureCross-platform support802.11n optionPrinter serverMedia serverAffordableEasily upgradeableQuiet Lacks RAID mirroring -Remote access requires paid service after one year As Iomega has continued to expand its range of network stor...
Easy to configure, Crossplatform support, 802.11n option, Printer server, Media server, Affordable, Easily upgradeable, Quiet,
Lacks RAID mirroring Remote access requires paid service after one year, As Iomega has continued to expand its range of network storage products, the company recently added an entrylevel device, the iConnect, which works with USBattached drives instead of integrated disks. The latest offering is geared for simplicity, while still supporting advanced NAS capabilities such as remote access, print
Published: 2010-03-15, Author: Darren , review by: engadget.com
Small and compactSupports wireless printing and HDDsIntegrated WiFi should you need it
Refuses to work well with mixed platformsTroubleshooting nearly impossibleBundled software is truly awful
At just under $90 on the street, it's really hard to knock Iomega's iConnect. Setup is exceedingly simple, and while it definitely doesn't boast the rock-solid reliability that we would like, we can't truthfully say that we expected as much from something...
