MIMO and G

Cheap but not so cheerful

As if attempting to confuse and confound the consumer further, Belkin has sent us this brand new kit. It's branded G+ MIMO and is designed to fit in between Super-G and MIMO proper - what Belkin misleadingly calls Pre-N. The object of this kit is essentially that it uses a cheaper version of Airgo's MIMO chipset - therefore passing on the cost savings to the consumer. But this premise isn't quite true. Dixons has listed the ADSL version of the kit for £89.99 which isn't a lot less than the £106 Broadband Buyer is charging for full-fat MIMO. In any case, it only has two antennae, so it's not designed to have either the throughput or range of the full-blown version. Mind you, range is still pretty good (benchmarks to follow) so might be worth buying if you can find a cheap unit, or DSG put it on special...