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D-Link DWL-650 11Mbps 802.11b Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card

Monday, September 19th, 2005 | Networking (LAN), Reviews

There was a time when I wouldn’t seriously consider wireless networking, execpt if I had money to burn. This value for money deal will let you join the wireless lifestyle for next to nothing.

D-Link make many wireless networking oriented products, both for desktops and for laptops. This version is not their newest model, but the deals that can be had on these slightly outdated cards make it worth it.

The advantages of wireless networking include:

• Being able to freely move yourself and laptop while on the internet
• Free yourself of cables which become a huge bother
• Take advantage of the wireless networking offered in so many public places
• Be able to get online almost anywhere, on your own computer

This card receives many good reviews from happy customers who installed it without problems. Just a matter of plugging in the card, loading the drivers from the CD and off you go.

The recertified models seem to have problems with drivers sometimes. Make sure you still have access to the internet either from your laptop or elsewhere. Go to the D-Link drivers page on their website and get the latest ones. The drivers page is at http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=9&sec=0#drivers.

Basically there is nothing to lose here. For around 5 bucks for the recertified model, just try it, you may even like it.