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hey guys welcome back to hardware unboxed I'm your host Matt and today we're gonna be taking a look at as rocks unique g10 gaming router better known for its gaming motherboards when I Seurat revealed their foray into the router market it was quite a surprise to many of us and the MU M IMO powered g10 gaming router made quite the impression of Computex mu mio is the latest Wi-Fi technology that allows for simultaneous access for mobile devices desktops and networked appliances to a router or access point and plenty of devices equipped with the technology of reaching the market right now the g10 boasts some impressive specifications powered by a Qualcomm dual-core 1.4 gigahertz processor the 4 by 4 dual band 802 point 11 AC gigabit router claims 800 megabits per second on its 2.4 gigahertz band and 1733 megabits on the 5 gigahertz band it's also equipped with 512 megabytes of DRAM and supports a range of features which we'll get into a little later what really sets this router apart is this little detachable HDMI dongle which sits on top of the router this dongle can be removed and plugged into any HDMI port and use for miracast and airplay and as it's also a 2 by 2 Wireless end device it can also be used as a travel router allowing you to convert an internet connection into Wi-Fi on the go now let's take a look at the router itself as our upstate through the design concept to that prototype began from a router or decoration for the living room or even an art piece for public spaces therefore they decided to create a stereoscopic Tower shaped router I mean it does look pretty cool for a router however I can't see many people using as the centerpiece in their home anyway port wise we've got four Gigabit LAN ports at the back and of course the Gigabit LAN port the dongle at the top has a wormhole of its own 2 for internet connection sharing as well as a micro USB port for the 5 volt power source just beneath the dongle here we have the infrared transmitter and receiver and WPS buttons for both the 5 gigahertz band and the 2.4 gigahertz band underneath the Ethernet ports a 2 USB 3 ports where you can plug in storage devices and enable easy nasa access via network below these are just the power switch and the DC input finally there are eight high performance antennas none of which you can see at the role internal so as you can see the g 10 is eaten a bit in terms of ports and features using their easy setup application you can automatically detect internet configuration settings which is pretty standard but also configure your gaming boost bandwidth settings this allows you to basically set aside a certain amount of bandwidth specifically for gaming so you sister down the hallway I can't hold all the bandwidth streaming justin beiber to our iPad while you're trying to rap dudes in college it could be pretty handy there's also an ad-hoc router app that you can install in your iPhone or Android device using this app you have the g10 learn the infrared signals of your various remote controls and then simply use your smartphone as a universal remote to control all of your home appliances this was a little clunky to set up as you need to teach the router each remote control function individually you also need to keep in mind that it can only really work with devices in the same room as the router do the line-of-sight limitations of infrared one cool thing it does allow you to do is control your devices from anywhere in the world for instance if you teach you to control your split system you turn on your heater or air comm when you're leaving work so you can get home to an already warm or cool living room as I mentioned earlier you can connect storage devices through two USB 3 ports at the back of the router and these can be set up to stream media and files via easyness it took a bit of playing around but once we got it set up we were able to connect a USB 3 portable storage device and stream media and files to any connected and capable device and you can even set it up as a personal cloud server for remote access to your files now let's take a look at the dongle most gamers and enthusiasts have probably sorted someway to get their media streaming to their TV already but for those that don't and will benefit from the flexibility and portability of the dongle it's a really great feature I know in my house we have media PCs hooked up already so we probably never use it but I can definitely see how it behind for those that don't in our brief tests Mira Carson works well and we're able to stream 1080p content smoothly from a laptop through Wi-Fi to our living room using the dongle the internet connection sharing is the other nifty feature of the dongle while the dongle itself is very portable you do also need to have the way an Ethernet cable available and plugged in of course and then you also need to have the micro USB power cord plugged into the dongle too it's going to take some foresight and planning most people will also want to have the laptop plugged into a power source and you need to be near enough to wherever the where needs the net is poking out once all this is in place you aren't gonna be feeling very mobile and pretty much anywhere that's offering you an internet connection has Wi-Fi already so I feel like this is going to be a scarcely used feature for most people but I could be wrong so overall the rfgen is a very impressive unit truly rich in features that goes above and beyond what you'd expect from a gaming router the dongle and USB ports for NAS devices in particular really set this unit apart and bridges the gap between router and entertainment device although they probably aren't going to satisfy true power users performance wise the g10 can't be faulted either utilizing the latest in Wi-Fi technology to deliver fast speeds and reliable connection for a premium experience we aren't exactly sure of the gm's pricing yet at this stage but it looks like the MSRP is 250 dollars which definitely puts it at the price around of the spectrum those that we utilize all of us unique features will likely present great value but not so much for those that weren't thanks for watching another installment of hardware unboxed I'm your host Matt I'd love to hear if you'll be considering upgrading to the G 10 when it's released don't forget to hit like hit subscribe and I'll see you next time