NETGEAR FA510 32-bit CardBus Moble Adapter (10/100 Mbps)
by Netgear

List Price: $100.00
Our Price: $36.95
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Category: CE
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• Network card for notebook PCs
• 10/100 network performance
• 32-bit bus speed
• Plug and Play support
• Free 24-hour phone support

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Customer Review: Dont' dare
Summary: 1 Stars

Customer Review: Come on folks.. lets get the specs right
Summary: 1 Stars

Customer Review: Turned out to be big dissapointment
Summary: 1 Stars

Indeed, the lights on the dongle were out, as well as the lights on the router. I tried different cables, but it did not help. I sent the card to NetGear for replacement.

I got another card. It worked fine for a week and then began to show bad contact between the dongle and the card. I needed to adjust the dongle in its slot slightly in order to make it work. Slight movement caused the contact to stop.

In both cases the dongle was physically intact, and I handled it with care. I did not expose it to extreme pressures or to dirty environments.

I gave it up and ordered LinkSys PCM200 card with integrated connector - no more dongles!

Customer Review: Does its job pretty well for this kind of money
Summary: 4 Stars

Install was relatively easy. When I inserted the card, Windows 2000 immediately installed a generic driver, without asking any questions (as far as I remember). I needed to replace it with NetGear's driver, but it was not very hard to do.

One of the reviewers here complained that the card has problems with "foreign" cables. Mine worked fine with a 50ft network cable that I bought separetely.

I measured the network speed, and it is not very great, but acceptable. I got about 3MBytes/second when copying 100MB file using NetBEUI protocol. I used to have 6-7MB/sec at work (with SMC cards).

Many people say the dongle break easily. I have the card only for a couple of days, so I did not have enough time to break it yet. But at work I have a D-Link card with the same kind of dongle, and it did not break for at least a year. You just need to handle it with respect :)

Customer Review: Windows NT nightmare
Summary: 2 Stars

Description of NETGEAR FA510 32-bit CardBus Moble Adapter (10/100 Mbps)

Netgear PC cards are compatible with Windows Plug and Play, making installation a simple one-step process. This card is also FA510 32-bit CardBus compatible, providing maximum 100 Mbps network performance.