D-Link IEEE 10Mbps USB NIC <<$4.99>> after rebate at CC online

[vdg]

Maybe someone can use this one...at CC online(circuitcity.com for juniors), just do a search for DSB650

D-Link 10Mbps USB Networking Adapter.
DSB650

$29.99 -$20 Mfr. Mail-In Rebate -$5 Instant Rebate =$4.99.

To get the rebate form, go to &quot;REBATE&quot; section of the web site and look for:
&quot;D-Link-Save $20 DSB650 Ethernet adapter! 6/10-6/16/01&quot;

Sorry..I cannot link this site at all..

 

[msh111]

Thanks. Could be good for an emergency connection notebook to someone's desktop (or your own for that matter), but it's only 10 mbps.

 

[DocYahoo]

Maybe 10 mbps is not a lot for network-to-network transfers, but it's plenty for connections to a cable modem or DSL modem.

GREAT FIND!

 

[trueimage]

whats the url for the place to buy? cconline.com isnt working??

 

[johto]

circuitcity.com

 

[EverydayTreats]

I don't find this device even worth the trouble for the rebate because it is still not as good as a real NIC card. It simply makes one of your USB to a RJ-45 for networking instead of a card. This is in fact awesome for notebooks/laptops but all else it is trash. It is true you can hook up Hubs/Router/DSL/Cable but you don't have the luxury of using Coaxial and any other connection type and limited to 10Mbp. I was jumping joy for this thing to go down but when I remember this thing was merely an Adapter from USB to RJ-45, I left the shelf immediately. This thing is in fact worth 5 dollars at most but not worth the trouble for the rebate. I will wait until I can get this without rebate, then I will be jumping joy. I use Coaxial because its much cheaper.

 

[db]

Thanks vdg, this is the deal I've been waiting for to use on various appliances

 

[trueimage]

ahh! circuitcity.com! i must be really tired (or dumb) hehe..

here's the product: Linkified

 

[CoolTech]

check this review out on USB NICs, transfer speeds are morbid.

 

[Snaproll]

I have used this adaptor for a year, and it works great. My laptop was tempermental with PCMCIA NIC's, but this installed and worked flawlessly. (that is until recently, after hitting the floor a few too many times) I am going to get another. Unless you are txfring large files, 10mbps is quite useable. Printing and Internet access are much more limiting (unless you have your own T-3!)

It is about the size of a normal pager, maybe a tad bigger.

 

[vdg]

<< check this review out on USB NICs, transfer speeds are morbid. >>



ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I have a Linksys USB NIC and I was getting those numbers from the test and I was wondering if it's a problem with my NIC or is a general speed problem with USB based NICs. Now I know...thx for the link

vdg

 

[CoolTech]

heh, phear my linkage

 

[SpideyCU]

That's because, well, it's trying to run on USB. It can't run at a full 10Mbps, USB bandwith is what, 1.4Mbps? It's great for situations where something like this is needed when you can't use a regular NIC, but as everyone's mentioned, for xfer'ing large files, heck no. Even worse if you've got other USB devices in use at the same time, heh.

 

[emanon]

Silly question from the network-challenged, then. Does this mean that my cable modem may not perform optimally because it utilizes a USB network adapter?

 

[greenehorn]

It seems to me this would be ideal for troubleshooting for friends/relatives, quick diagnostics or file sharing, or laptop usage. I can see myself having it plugged into my hub and just sitting there most of the time waiting for a PC to use it.

For those who have used it, how complicated is the setup on the PC for this? Is it really USB PnP? Can it grab TCP/IP and be off and running fairly quickly?

I don't have a PCMCIA network card in my work laptop, but would like to be able to hook it up at home on the weekends. This seems ideal. Especially for $5. =)

 

[noxxic]

Some answers...

[*]USB has a 12mbps bandwidth.
[*]The review said ~5mbps bandwidth are typical for these.
[*]DSL, for example, tops at 1.5mbps most of the time. So there's plenty of bandwidth for DSL.
[*]Yes, it's PnP. Plug it in for the first time, it will ask for drivers. Plug it in the next time, it will automatically connect on its own. Remove the plug and the drivers are temporarily unloaded.
[*]It's a full ethernet adapter, you can tack on whatever protocol Windows has... TCPIP, NetBEIU, NETBIOS, etc.

 

[OctaneZ]

Admittidly, most of us would not use this on our primary systems, even if they were laptops, I have to say however that my dad is perfectly fine with his cable modem and laptop, and one of these USB NICs. He is certainly not the most computer savvy guy around, and this is perfect for him! What you are paying for with one of these is the ease-of-use &quot;value&quot; the fact that you you know this box is what you need to plug into your network. So if you are trying to help someone out who is setting up for the first time and isn't going to notice whether they are 10 or 100 mbps, let alone the differance in speed (as long as it is faster then dialup) then this is a winner.
-OctaneZ

 

[SpideyCU]

Ah, yes, USB is 12Mbps. I knew it was below some specs because I was discussing it with my friend; I musta been talking of 100Mbps networking. Even so, keep in mind that those throughput numbers are when that's the only USB device attached to your roob hub (at least that's how they tested from the few reviews I looked at). If you've got a mouse, keyboard, game controller, USB radio, whatever, bandwidth will be eaten up s'more. That being said, it's incredibly useful to just have around, USB being as &quot;universal&quot; as it is (that's why the K7T Turbo Limited Edition has USB networking built into the mobo; Microstar knows how useful USB is for such reasons). I think they're lifesavers for laptops considering how expensive PCMCIA cards can get (<cough> 3Com <cough>).

 

[Piblokto]

These USB NICs are awesome for certain uses. I use them all the time for quick network hookups, PCs with IRQ problems, and quick LAN party action. I have one Linksys, and two of the D-Link models. Yeah, they won't get maximum bandwidth, for that 1 millisec that most of us actually try to use it. I compare that to the people who sniff at ATA66 drives, and reco you pay a lot more for ATA100 -- *occasionally* you'll be able to put the upper end of the spec to test, but not often during typical PC use. I've used these USB adapters for LAN + net gaming, surfing off my cable modem + router, and they're great. I'd jump on this for $5 (I already did).

 

[Jokeram]

Is the instant rebate only online or at B&amp;M also?? I went to the checkout it did not seem to apply it.

 

[vdg]

For the rebate for go to &quot;Rebate&quot; section of the web site and look for &quot;D-Link-Save $20 DSB650 Ethernet adapter! 6/10-6/16/01&quot;