WD My Net N900 Central 2TB Wireless-N900 Dual band Gigabit Router

The 'My Net N900 Central' is the flagship in Western Digital's first router range and its ace in the hole is a WD speciality: storage. Yes it suddenly all makes sense because the Central is part router, part NAS and it comes in two size options 1TB and 2TB. Sell a router and WD sells a hard drive at the same time.

This is no cheap sales grab though because, much like the original WDTV, Western Digital has thought carefully about this product before launching it. As such a number of expected boxes are checked: simultaneous dual band 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n wireless connectivity (rated at up to 450Mbit each, hence the 'N900' name), four Ethernet ports and USB for connecting a printer or even more additional storage.

In addition the internal hard drive offers automatic backup for any computer connected to the network and an extra party trick is 'FasTrack' - WD's proprietary prioritising technology which aims to distribute bandwidth to entertainment needs such as streaming of audio, video or online gaming. Taking this a step further WD has created WD 2go, a 'personal Cloud', which gives Macs, PCs and smartphones (Android and iOS via WD 2go apps) access to the Central's HDD multimedia content from any location with an Internet connection.