801.11 b ,wi-fi compliant, PCMCIAfor $9

[kkrastev]

check out this link

http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10501100;c:36180

it is some taiwanese manufacture, never heard of it, but checked out some people that bought it, worked fine for them. It worth trying.

 

[ntsf]

$4 s&h

 

[jerkdiggler]

dont you mean 802.11?

 

[DurocShark]

They've got some good deals there... Anybody here dealt with them?

Resellerratings: Lifetime Rating: 9.29

Nice!

 

[sujanks]

i got that card and it works just fine.. received in 3 days..

 

[lm3]

Bought 1 and it works fine. Ordered a second one.

 

[Granorense]

Links are always nice!!! Good deal. Text

 

[Goosemaster]

Ordered one. My lappy has been begging for one of these. Wish me luck.

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: jerkdiggler
dont you mean 802.11?

That's what i was wondering....

 

[DrVos]

Originally posted by: dahotboykj

Originally posted by: jerkdiggler
dont you mean 802.11?

That's what i was wondering....

That's probably why it was so cheap

In any case, I jumped on this deal too. I can't argue with $13 shipped.

 

[Goosemaster]

OMG..I got this in the mail and it KICKS ASS! THe ROM based sfotware is VERY informative with nice network status info.


oh, and it is manufactured by amd

 

[Pudgygiant]

Kind of OT... but what's the best deal on a PCMCIA -> PCI adapter?

 

[xionn]

Anyone know where to get a PCMICIA 802.11b or g adapter that is 16bit interface (not cardbus)

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: xionn
Anyone know where to get a PCMICIA 802.11b or g adapter that is 16bit interface (not cardbus)

Orinoco Gold or Silver 802.11b cards are (or at the least were) PCMCIA type II. I've personally verified them working in a non-Cardbus system (Libretto L70)

EDIT: For posterity's sake, the SMC 2602w v.3 uses the same chipset as this card. I'm going to try and modify the INF file so it will install for this card, since TecNew appears flaky at best.

 

[JImmyK]

tecnew drivesr are newer then the SMC version 3 ones.

yes it does use the new AMD low power cihpset which is very awesome

BUT!

DO NOT BUY if you are running win98, I think there is a 20% success rate with that OS. I was one of those in the 80% but it works well with other OS's

as of 3/28/04 the win98 drivers are no go.

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: JImmyK
tecnew drivesr are newer then the SMC version 3 ones.

yes it does use the new AMD low power cihpset which is very awesome

BUT!

DO NOT BUY if you are running win98, I think there is a 20% success rate with that OS. I was one of those in the 80% but it works well with other OS's

as of 3/28/04 the win98 drivers are no go.

Newer != better.

 

[DrVos]

Got my card on Saturday and after some casual testing am pretty happy with the results. Windows XP detected the card and installed the drivers for me which was nice. It's no Orinoco Gold, but its def worth the $13 I paid.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews

Originally posted by: JImmyK
tecnew drivesr are newer then the SMC version 3 ones.

yes it does use the new AMD low power cihpset which is very awesome

BUT!

DO NOT BUY if you are running win98, I think there is a 20% success rate with that OS. I was one of those in the 80% but it works well with other OS's

as of 3/28/04 the win98 drivers are no go.

Newer != better.

XP > 98 ...get over it

If it works with XP/200, there is no reason to knock a product...


oh, unless it doesn;t work under linux...

...then you have my permission to start a sh!tstorm

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: TerryMathews

Originally posted by: JImmyK
tecnew drivesr are newer then the SMC version 3 ones.

yes it does use the new AMD low power cihpset which is very awesome

BUT!

DO NOT BUY if you are running win98, I think there is a 20% success rate with that OS. I was one of those in the 80% but it works well with other OS's

as of 3/28/04 the win98 drivers are no go.

Newer != better.

XP > 98 ...get over it

If it works with XP/200, there is no reason to knock a product...


oh, unless it doesn;t work under linux...

...then you have my permission to start a sh!tstorm

I was referring to driver revisions, not WinXP vs. Win98. Nice try though.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: TerryMathews

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: TerryMathews

Originally posted by: JImmyK
tecnew drivesr are newer then the SMC version 3 ones.

yes it does use the new AMD low power cihpset which is very awesome

BUT!

DO NOT BUY if you are running win98, I think there is a 20% success rate with that OS. I was one of those in the 80% but it works well with other OS's

as of 3/28/04 the win98 drivers are no go.

Newer != better.

XP > 98 ...get over it

If it works with XP/200, there is no reason to knock a product...


oh, unless it doesn;t work under linux...

...then you have my permission to start a sh!tstorm

I was referring to driver revisions, not WinXP vs. Win98. Nice try though.

Yeah, if you are referring to drivers, then I agree with you 100%

 

[Rupster]

I'm In - Thanks for a great post

I went with standard shipping for 4 bucks, but just for kicks, check out what some of the fedex shipping rates are - i got quoted $111.00 for fedex priority overnight from california to new york.

 

[WeaponXX]

Gonna go for it myself. Have an old laptop for web surfing and it will be nice to use it from bed.

Crazy overnight shipping charges to NY though.

 

[LLLosingit]

Thanks OP I just picked one up myself.

 

[Sonarcade]

can one of these be used with a cantenna for enhanced reception?

 

[TerryMathews]

Not without taking it apart; there's no external antenna jack.