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Hmm. Plug will apparently retail for $150. If I look at the dual band 802.11n router I have which happens to have a USB host port for NAS (which seems to be c

by comex 13y ago

Hmm. Plug will apparently retail for $150. If I look at the dual band 802.11n router I have which happens to have a USB host port for NAS (which seems to be common these days?), it's $87 on Amazon, and of course if you don't want the router part you can get something for much less, or just use an existing desktop if you don't mind the power bill. Of course much of the value is in the convenience of setup and the full-featured set of client software that they've developed. But $150 seems like a huge markup.

anExcitedBeast 13y ago
If it really is as robust and simple to operate as they claim it will be, $150 seems more than fair. Especially considering the thriving $500 tablet market is driven by every day people who think it's too much of a hassle to use their phone or laptop on their sofa. I'm not sold on the product yet (security reasons) but price is certainly not my complaint.
monkeynotes 13y ago
I don't understand why you have to buy hardware at all. Surely everything Plug does can be done with some software that sits on any of your existing desktop machines. Obviously keeping a desktop computer turned on all day just to run your Plug app isn't ideal but it would be good to have an option to buy the software instead of the $150 black box. Many people have an always-on machine sitting at home running as a media server anyway.
rbellio 13y ago
Looks like you can just download the client software for free and do the home PC/Router approach without having to use a plug: http://www.tonido.com/tonidodesktop_pricing/ http://www.tonido.com/tonidodesktop_pricing/
- comex 13y ago
  That appears to be a different company.
  - rbellio 13y ago
    Ah, you are correct, I can see that tteam posted comments and made it clear that they are not associated with the plug team.
voltagex_ 13y ago
Have you ever tried to modify a router? If someone hasn't already done it for OpenWRT, it's very very difficult - and that's even if the vendor will release usable sources. The "Plug"-class devices are a little bit more open and easier to develop for, but Marvell are still a bit silly with some of their stuff (libertas Wifi/BT)

by comex 13y ago

anExcitedBeast 13y ago

If it really is as robust and simple to operate as they claim it will be, $150 seems more than fair. Especially considering the thriving $500 tablet market is driven by every day people who think it's too much of a hassle to use their phone or laptop on their sofa. I'm not sold on the product yet (security reasons) but price is certainly not my complaint.

monkeynotes 13y ago

I don't understand why you have to buy hardware at all. Surely everything Plug does can be done with some software that sits on any of your existing desktop machines. Obviously keeping a desktop computer turned on all day just to run your Plug app isn't ideal but it would be good to have an option to buy the software instead of the $150 black box. Many people have an always-on machine sitting at home running as a media server anyway.

rbellio 13y ago

Looks like you can just download the client software for free and do the home PC/Router approach without having to use a plug: http://www.tonido.com/tonidodesktop_pricing/ http://www.tonido.com/tonidodesktop_pricing/

comex 13y ago
That appears to be a different company.
- rbellio 13y ago
  Ah, you are correct, I can see that tteam posted comments and made it clear that they are not associated with the plug team.

voltagex_ 13y ago

Have you ever tried to modify a router? If someone hasn't already done it for OpenWRT, it's very very difficult - and that's even if the vendor will release usable sources. The "Plug"-class devices are a little bit more open and easier to develop for, but Marvell are still a bit silly with some of their stuff (libertas Wifi/BT)