Killer NIC K1 and Custom BitTorrent Client Tested

NetworkingNed writes "The new Killer NIC K1 is the successor to the much debated original Killer NIC card that offers the same features at a lower price: this time for about $170 or so. Not cheap, that's for sure. But in this review at PC Perspective, not only is the new card tested under the drastically updated Vista networking stack with improved results, but the free BitTorrent client that runs on the Killer NIC is reviewed as well; with it you should be able to download torrents without affecting online gaming performance. Enough to warrant a $175 network card?"

Obvious

[AndroidCat]

The NIC has its own processor, will run a Bit Torrent client and save to its own USB drive.

But will it run Linux?

Re:Obvious

[Rogerborg]

Er... is the source available?

Killer NIC?

[otterpop81]

Killer NIC? Is this anything like the EtherKiller [nyud.net]?

Re:paranoia, but paranoia is good from a security

[swillden]

Frankly, I wouldn't buy some no-name, discount router either. I'll stick with the big names, or at least names I know and can trust, or from companies that I see handle security issues.

<tinfoil>So you'll buy from the company the NSA would bother to target for subversion, rather than the no-account shop who flies under their radar. You fool, you fool.</tinfoil>

The only Etherkiller I know...

[hosecoat]

The only Etherkiller I know is

http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/ [fiftythree.org]

Re:That's the whole point of the story.

[Anonymous Coward]

this card comes "pre-tuned" so joe six pack has only to plug it to enjoy the benefits of QoS

Joe sixpack doesn't buy and install his own network cards, you're thinking of Frank fatass.