Is this a good wireless PC card NIC? (Orinoco Silver)

[beatle]

I'm considering picking up a wireless NIC for my girlfriend's laptop. I have an 802.11b access point and I don't plan on upgrading any time soon. I found this Orinoco Silver card for a decent price. I've ordered from JustDeals before with no problems, but is this a decent card? Do brands matter more in Wireless or are they all about the same?

 

[JackMDS]

For 802.11b the Orinoco line is the Best.

Silver 64bits encryption.

Gold 128bits encryption.

 

[ApacheXMD]

You can flash the silver card and make it into a gold, so you can use 128bit WEP (which everyone should be using anyway).

Thread on the Netstumbler Forums

Look for Stargo's post (9th post from the top). I did that to my Orinoco Silver and can now use 128bit WEP

-patchy