Motorola Cable Modems
| SB6120 SURFboard eXtreme Cable Modem | ||
| Standards | 4 out of 5 | Buy Now At |
| Ease of Use | 4 out of 5 | |
| Support | 4 out of 5 | |
This cable modem from Motorola has a slim design to help save desk space and a user-friendly interface. In terms of security, it supports Advanced Encryption Services for data, as activated by your operator. If you are a gamer, this cable modem will suit you well as it delivers a realistic gaming experience and is up to four times faster than than current generation cable modems.
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| SB5101 SURFboard Cable Modem | ||
| Standards | 3.5 out of 5 | Buy Now At |
| Ease of Use | 3.5 out of 5 | |
| Support | 4 out of 5 | |
The SB5101 SURFboard Cable Modem offers a new stylish case that saves valuable desk space and has WHQL certified USB drivers for Windows® 2000/Me/XP and DOCSIS 2.0 based. It’s upstream capacity is capable of prividing up to 30Mbps upstream date rate. This cable modem also has a convenient connectivity as it does not need telephone lines.
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| SBG6580 SURFboard eXtreme Wireless Cable Modem Gateway | ||
| Standards | 4 out of 5 | Buy Now At |
| Ease of Use | 3.5 out of 5 | |
| Support | 4 out of 5 | |
This cable modem is DOCSIS® 3.0 certified and is up to 8 times faster than DOCSIS® 2.0 broadband cable modems in terms of performance. It has a friendly installation for simple set-up as well as a good interface with easy to read front panel operational status LEDs. In terms of security, this cable modem has a built-in advanced firewall and supports Advanced Encryption Services and IPV6 for data.
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| SBG901 SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway | ||
| Standards | 4 out of 5 | Buy Now At |
| Ease of Use | 3.5 out of 5 | |
| Support | 4 out of 5 | |
This cable modem is DOCSIS® 2.0 certified with DOCSIS® 1.0, 1.1 backward compatibility. It has an intuitive, easy to read front panel operational status LEDs and has 802.11g wireless technology to back up its wireless range. In terms of security, this cable modem delivers security with improved data encryption and commercial-grade firewall with 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy.
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| Tech Specification | SB6120 SURFboard® eXtreme Cable Modem | SBG901 SURFboard® Wireless Cable Modem Gateway | SB5101 SURFboard® Cable Modem | SBG6580 SURFboard® eXtreme Wireless Cable Modem Gateway |
| Performance | Features a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Port for intense wired network speeds | up to 100x faster than traditional 28.8k analog phone modems | up to 100x faster than traditional 28.8k analog phone modems | up to 8x faster than DOCSIS® 2.0 broadband cable modems |
| Security | supports Advanced Encryption Services for data, as activated by your operator | delivers security with improved data encryption and commercial-grade firewall with 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) | Top-mounted stand by switch–disconnects the USB and Ethernet connection to the computer without disconnecting the cable modem from the RF network | Wi-Fi® Security WEP/WPA™/WPA2™, Built-in advanced firewall with denial of service protection, intrusion prevention, stateful packet inspection and demilitarized zone, Wi-Fi Wizard for secure PC client setup, Supports Advanced Encryption Services and IPV6 for data |
| Wireless Range | – | 802.11g wireless technology | – | 802.11g wireless technology |
| PC Compatibility | Windows®, Macintosh®, and UNIX® | Windows®, Macintosh®, and UNIX® | Windows®, Macintosh®, and UNIX® | Windows®, Macintosh®, and UNIX® |
| Certifications | DOCSIS® 3.0 Certified | DOCSIS® 2.0 – backwards compatible with DOCSIS® 1.0, 1.1 | WHQL certified USB drivers for Windows® 2000/Me/XP and DOCSIS 2.0 based | DOCSIS® 3.0 Certified |
| Interface | intuitive, easy to read front panel operational status LEDs | intuitive, easy to read front panel operational status LEDs | User-friendly | intuitive, easy to read front panel operational status LEDs |
| Design | Slim design | – | New stylish case saves valuable desk space | Slim design saves desk space |



