Linksys by Cisco Media Hub NMH 410 1TB

Cisco also provides a dedicated Web site for accessing your media from anywhere you can surf the Internet; however, this service is free only for the first year. The default password when you enable and configure this feature is "admin"--one of the first passwords any hacker will try, so change it first thing. You can also expose the NAS box by the usual means of port forwarding from your router.

Unfortunately, this model was one of the slowest we've seen at our data transfer tests. In the PC World Test Center, this model required 404 seconds to copy 3GB of files and folders; and it took 404 seconds to search through 12GB of data.

The Media Hub was also the only unit on which we didn't experience any problems when streaming high-definition 1080p video across a 10/100 wired ethernet connection. Cisco says the box can handle up to three high-def streams simultaneously. All in all, the Media Hub is one slick media-serving machine--the best of the lot for its media features and ease of use.

--Jon L. Jacobi and Melissa J. Perenson