Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wifi Card $49 @ eCOST

[scoreadeal]

The Orinoco Gold 802.11b Wifi Card is $49 under eCOST's bargain countdown. Looks like there's 9 left to be had...

Orinoco Gold

Free shipping, small handling fee...

 

[jackywebdesign]

Looks like it just went up to _1622_ in stock...

 

[IgoByte]

Any coupons involved, because it shows up as $56.95 for me?

 

[craftsman]

Worked fine for me!

 

[hevnsnt]

awesome deal, best card in the business, this one has the external antenna jack..

 

[kevie]

Handling fee is $6.95 for me. Ocoh!

 

[bbkat]

Thanks!

49.99
3.95 handling fee
4.18 tax (CA)

 

[blahsome]

What's the difference between Gold and Silver?

 

[jaybert]

gold = allows for 68 or 128bit WEP encryption
silver = allows for 64bit WEP encryption

Basically, its the same card except for firmware. There is actually a way to upgrade the silver to a gold but it requires a mac with an airport port.

 

[prenatal]

Originally posted by: blahsome
What's the difference between Gold and Silver?

I believe Orinoco Gold has 128-bit WEP key and Orinoco Silver has 64-bit WEP keys. Orinoco (used to be called Lucent) are known to have the best range for 802.11b cards.

 

[Braxus]

Orinoco (used to be called Lucent) are known to have the best range for 802.11b cards.

Actually, I believe the Cisco Aironet 350 cards tend to have the best range... Of course with Cisco, a lot of of what you pay for is also the name. Their client side util could be better tho IMO.

Best bang for your buck of course is still Proxim's Orinoco hardware.

 

[FatPat]

Originally posted by: craftsman
Worked fine for me!

Me too! Thanks, scoreadeal.

 

[wyvrn]

This is a warm deal. Shipping starts at 7.95 across two states, and WTF is up with the HANDLING FEE? I hate companies that quote low prices and charge extra fees on the backend. I won't buy from them just for this reason, fsck it!