Xterasys wireless PCI card, $19.99 shipped. NO REBATE REQUIRE~~

[solo717]

LINKY
Xterasys wireless 802.11b PCI card $19.99 shipped.
Too bad their wireless router is not online...

 

[Tainer]

dunno about the site.
one review at resellerratings

 

[mindless1]

This card looks identical to a Trendware TEW-223PI that I bought from Newegg. It works fine at very close range, but starts dropping the connection at 20' through 1 wall unless the antennae are very carefully positioned. This would be a good deal only for a system that will be close to the base unit.

 

[Ionizer86]

Hmm, all the other PCI cards I've seen has that heatsink thingy except this one. Why's that? Is that metal piece on wifi PCI cards and on TV cards even a heatsink?

 

[mindless1]

It's not a heatsink, it's a RF shield.

I don't know if that's why mine doesn't have good range, but if I ever get motivated I might bend up a piece of metal/shield and attach it... then again I'd probably move to 802.11g before I got THAT motivated, so there'd be no point. When I bought mine I was just happy that it was so small, was going into a flexATX case, but it didn't come with a low-profile mounting bracket so I had to carve out one.

 

[EvilScooby]

Wow they have the Xterasys 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA only $17.99

not bad

link

and under new items they have some really cool loking gaming speakers free shipping

 

[Souka]

if getting 802.11b for a desktop, I recommend two options:

1: get a 3-6ft antenna cable extender....get that antenna out from behind your metal case that emits EMI

2: get a USB 802.11b solution.....then you can just put the antenna just about anywhere ya like....

My $.02

 

[lennitard]

A 6 ft. cable extender costs around 35 bucks from what I see...Any cheaper alternatives?