This aluminium storage box is a prime candidate for a living-room media network, especially if you need 1TB of storage space.

Iomega’s latest shows promise, but it’s outclassed by others

Oodles of storage and middling performance, but found lacking

Although its design is no more exciting than a grilled cheese sandwich, the Billion BiPac 7300N is functional and easy to set up.

TP-Link’s basic router offers good performance at a good price and even throws in some easy setup features for first-timers.

Good value if purchased with a plan, the telstra’s speed impresses

No excess data charges, a free modem and a good software package make virgin worth a look

Good value, but without the decent performance or the feature set of our current award winners this time

Striking looks but limited features, average performance and a high price put paid to the Netgear’s chances

Smart and easy to use, and can be positioned vertically or horizontally

Zyxel's build-your-own approach offers good value

The widest format support, plus flawless wireless streaming, put this among the best network players we’ve seen so far

Belkin’s N1 Vision is an eye catching wireless modem router that combines a sleek design profile with big speeds.

Beautifully designed with a clear interface, but format support is limited

Decent features and speed, but still lacking in this company.

Great speed for a wireless router, but lacking features for the price.

A business-orientated router with average performance

The USB port is a great feature, but we’d still choose the Squeezebox.