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TP-Link TL-WN510G 54Mbps PCMCIA Wireless LAN Cardbus

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I installed this, loaded it, and wrote a rave review.

Then I discovered that when I started my computer, the link was dead and the TP-Link desktop icon didn't lead me to anywhere useful. I needed to reinstall every time I started up (took about 5 min, including a reboot), or even on reawakening the machine (an old Dell Latitude) from hibernation.

At last, I worked out how to do it: delete the TP installation altogether, and, ignoring TP's instructions, reinstall using the Windows option. (You will need your hub key for BT; also the TP-link disc).

Now the Windows link is permanently in place, the TP-link icon absent,and the card works fine without my needing to restart it.

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D-Link DWA-645 Wireless N 300Mbps , notebook adapter card, ,

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May 14, 2007
This works faultlessly with the DIR-655 router I bought to go with my 20MegaBit connection. The ease at which I was downloading wirelessly at 2.5 megabyte/s from fast websites was impressive. I would advise getting adapters from the same manufacturer when considering wireless-N products to ensure compatability.

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Edimax EW-7108PCG Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card 802.11b/g 54Mbps (Ralink)

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September 06, 2007
This works faultlessly with the DIR-655 router I bought to go with my 20MegaBit connection. The ease at which I was downloading wirelessly at 2.5 megabyte/s from fast websites was impressive. I would advise getting adapters from the same manufacturer when considering wireless-N products to ensure compatability.

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TP-Link TL-WN610G 108Mbps PCMCIA Wireless LAN Cardbus

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Don't be decieved by the low price of this item. It works well, and much better than some well-known brands that I have tried. I was pleased that it boasted WPA encryption and delivered.
One note of caution. My laptop runs WinXP SP3 and there was a conflict with the supplied management software. When I installed and chose the option to "load drivers only" the device worked like a dream.

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Max Value 54 Mbps PCMCIA Wireless Adaptor

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from: Max Value

July 17, 2007
Having read various reviews on various wifi cards ranging from very cheap ones to big name, big price cards it looked like whatever I bought was going to be a 50-50 chance of working beautifully or not at all. So I went for cheap and this one had several good reviews so I bought it.
Plugged straight in, installed straight away using the supplied CD. Within 5 minutes my network was up and running. Very good signal reception and so far no problems. So if like me you have doubts having read countless reviews go for this one, for me if I'd spent 5 x the price (which I could easily do) it wouldn't be any simpler or better. If it helps you decide I'm running XP Pro on an old dell latitude and my router is a BT branded e-wire device.

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WiFi / Wireless Network 802.11g PCMCIA Laptop Card 54Mbps

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from: Newlink


Having read various reviews on various wifi cards ranging from very cheap ones to big name, big price cards it looked like whatever I bought was going to be a 50-50 chance of working beautifully or not at all. So I went for cheap and this one had several good reviews so I bought it.
Plugged straight in, installed straight away using the supplied CD. Within 5 minutes my network was up and running. Very good signal reception and so far no problems. So if like me you have doubts having read countless reviews go for this one, for me if I'd spent 5 x the price (which I could easily do) it wouldn't be any simpler or better. If it helps you decide I'm running XP Pro on an old dell latitude and my router is a BT branded e-wire device.

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Network Ethernet PCMCIA Laptop/Notebook Card 10/100

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from: CDL Micro


Having read various reviews on various wifi cards ranging from very cheap ones to big name, big price cards it looked like whatever I bought was going to be a 50-50 chance of working beautifully or not at all. So I went for cheap and this one had several good reviews so I bought it.
Plugged straight in, installed straight away using the supplied CD. Within 5 minutes my network was up and running. Very good signal reception and so far no problems. So if like me you have doubts having read countless reviews go for this one, for me if I'd spent 5 x the price (which I could easily do) it wouldn't be any simpler or better. If it helps you decide I'm running XP Pro on an old dell latitude and my router is a BT branded e-wire device.

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Express Card to PCMCIA Adapter

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from: Duel Systems


I bought this item and I installed it and had an unusual error message:
"The device Generic Cardbus Controller has detected a Cardbus in its slot but the firmware on the system is not configured to allow the Cardbus controller to be run in Cardbus mode. The operating system will currently accept 16 bit (R-2) pc ca".
I contacted HP who provided a fix, but this did not work. Duel systems did not reply to my email.The outcome was that the device will not operate in HP notebooks.
I researched this on the web and many people have had similar problems with HP notebooks. The unit has now been returned to Amazon for a refund.
Hope this provides some help to anyone buying this unit

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2 Port USB 2.0 High Speed Cardbus PCMCIA For Laptop

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from: Pluscom


I bought this item and I installed it and had an unusual error message:
"The device Generic Cardbus Controller has detected a Cardbus in its slot but the firmware on the system is not configured to allow the Cardbus controller to be run in Cardbus mode. The operating system will currently accept 16 bit (R-2) pc ca".
I contacted HP who provided a fix, but this did not work. Duel systems did not reply to my email.The outcome was that the device will not operate in HP notebooks.
I researched this on the web and many people have had similar problems with HP notebooks. The unit has now been returned to Amazon for a refund.
Hope this provides some help to anyone buying this unit

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Belkin Bluetooth PCMCIA CARD

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from: Belkin Components

January 27, 2003
Very easy to install, reasonably straightforward to get working, functions perfectly. Looks discrete in the PCMCIA slot, although I would have preferred a blue LED to the acid green that it has.
Highly recommended.