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Any wireless 54g laptop card reviews about?

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Old 05-11-2004, 08:51 AM
Default Any wireless 54g laptop card reviews about?



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.
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