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I had to return a 3Com 3CRPAG175 wireless a/b/g laptop card last week after
three months of unsuccessful attempts to get it working properly in my Dell Inspiron 8000. The problem was intermittent system freezes, either for a few seconds or until a full power cycle. The problem only occurred at 11g speeds under Win XP. It was fine at 11b speeds under XP or at b and g speeds under Win Me. I need to get an alternative card and would like to find any comparative reviews but have had no luck finding any. I need 802.11b/g compatibility but do not need 802.11a. I like the look of the SMC SMC2536W-AG card, which does have a/b/g modes but the attraction is the high power output. Unfortunately the price is high too, in the UK(£60 delivered vs $75 in the US), although not as high as the 3Com card it is to replace. The Asus WL-107g card also seems to read well from the sales blurb and is a good bit cheaper so that also looks interesting but finding reviews is as impossible as finding hens' teeth. Lastly I'm thinking about the Netgear WG511 as I have a Netgear router and the card is fairly cheap. But before making my choice I would like to try to get independent comparative reviews of these and any similar alternative b/g cards. Does anyone know any good review articles? Thanks, Tim. -- Please remove leading underscore to reply by email. Tiny Tim |
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