LOOQS MeeBox Router Review Download

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MPC Club Reviews 2010

ONCLUSION

Let’s start with the MeeFrame, it’s simply

an excellent device that integrates streaming

from the internet, PC and NAS (UPnP only

for images). 1GB internal memory,

interchangeable frames, SD/MMC cards,
USB disks and then loads of features make

great device for the price of $150 at

Amazon

however mixing several features is not possible and that would have been
even better. As with the MeeBox the wireless is limited to B/G only.

In Europe pricing was expected around €150 (translate Amazon $ price to
€), but pricing using 1 on 1 rate conversion is not always accurate. Check

RSHAARLEM

for pricing on these products or look at the MSRP delivered to

us by LOOQS.

OUTER CONCLUSION

I don’t know where to begin but let’s start with the good points. The MeeBox
can support up to 2TB hard drives and all products come with a 2 year swap
warranty, no repairs take place, units are swapped 1 by 1. Somehow this
kind of warranty and service needs to be kept in mind evaluating the cost of
the units.

The concept is so refreshing, quality is excellent but the three main issues
both MeeBox and MeeBox router are battling with are:

Torrent integration (poor)

Copy performance slow (ok for streaming)

Hard drives are not removable (need to open the unit to replace or
add a hard drive)

Other than that, the unit is well featured, easy to setup and handle in general
but could still use several updates to increase the level of convenience and
abilities.

If only the performance would have been better, drive cages would have
been used, despite the torrent limitations, this device would run away with
an award and be considered by us everything the Xtreamer Pro should have

been but isn’t (without the media player part). We can’t get passed the most
important part of it all though so even though we recommend the LOOQS as
a stylish network storage unit for the living room, the limited performance is
a thing to keep in mind. All else, can be rectified or added by firmware.

Bring us a LOOQS MeeBox that performs better with removable drive cage,
and we’ll be having a field day as besides the performance, there is no real
deal  breaker.  The  unit  limits  its  gadgetry  value  most  other  solutions  are
overloaded  with  and  remains  truthful  to  what  it  is  designed  to  do.  All  the
rest  of  our  remarks  fade  away  in  the  background  and  as  said,  can  be
overcome…

I hope LOOQS is already working on some upgraded models keeping
performance in mind for more “advanced” and “demanding” users and
maybe even 4-bay solutions as they have found the way to go for living room
usage and that is an ever growing market…

LOOQS has a great concept in their hands that meets 80% of our
expectations, now it needs to achieve those last few steps to blow us away.
Not a bad achievement as a first ever device we would actually consider for
dedicated living room operation.

More info:

www.looqs.com

RICING

NFO

Model

Enduser
Price

Meeframe

€ 199,00

Meebox NAS version

€ 199,00

Meebox Router Version

€ 239,00