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Fast Ethernet fibre gets a NIC
Expresscard format
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 12:33
ALLIED TELESIS has released what it claims is the world's first Fast Ethernet fiber NIC in ExpressCard format.
The AT-2812FX is a secure Fast Ethernet PCI-Express (PCIe) fiber NIC with an SC connector. It comes in the ExpressCard format which means it can fit under the bonnet of a wide range of laptops.
It also can provide on-board encryption. It is fully compatible with other common secure NICs while supporting 10/100/1000T speeds.
It has a power management feature that automatically places idle circuitry into lower power mode to save energy and battery life. A range of cards based on the technology will hit the shops in May. µ
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Fast Ethernet is the term given to 100Mbit technologies. Gigabit Ethernet / Gig-E is the term given to 1,000Mbit technologies.
Dude, you just totally suck as any sort of "reporter" or even a quality "blogger". Why not get yourself a job where your real skills may be of use.
To Nick:
You've gotten your information muddled. The AT-2812FX does not support 1000M (gigabit) speeds, only Fast Ethernet (100M) as advertised. The AT-2872SX model, however, does support Gigabit speeds over fiber in an ExpressCard format:
http://www.expresscard.org/files/CeBIT09-alliedtelesis-fiber.pdf
Similar products, different capabilities.
(And "Nick Farrell sucks"... before you start hurling invective, might wanna do a little research like I did and figure out where the confusion lies. Try decaf.)
Nick Farrel shouldn't be scolded for making one simple mistake. However he does this in almost every article and this is why we are critical. He likes to present misleading information to satisfy his own anger and spread hate. Umm, kinda like a tech Journalist version of Micheal Savage.