Netgear MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card

price: $48.99

SKU: MA521NA

Sales Rank: 4283

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Product Description

Go anywhere you like and still stay connected with this Netgear 802.11b 11Mbps Wireless CardBus Adapter. Once you install one in your notebook computer, you can easily access the Internet from anywhere. Adapter lets you experience superior range with distances of up to 300' with automatic rate fallback. The auto-adjustment transmit power provides longer battery life and reduces interference. Features 802.11b wireless access with 802.11g compatibility; 40/64 and 128-bit Wired Equivalency Protection (WEP); and supports any PC equipped with a processor faster than 400MHz on Windows 98SE and higher.

Product Specification

Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: Netgear
EAN:: 0606449028713
Feature:: Supports any PC equipped with a processor faster than 400 MHz
802.11b wireless access with 802.11g compatibility
Speeds up to 11 Mbps
Superior range -- up to 300 feet
40/64 and 128-bit Wired Equivalency Protection (WEP)
Label:: Netgear
Manufacturer:: Netgear
Model:: MA521NA
NetworkInterfaceDescription:: CardBus
NumberOfItems:: 1
ProductGroup:: CE
Publisher:: Netgear
Studio:: Netgear
Title:: Netgear MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card
UPC:: 606449028713
Warranty:: 3 years warranty
MPN:: MA521NA

Customer Reviews

Good, economy wireless card.

The card set up easily and works well. It's a lot better than the internal card most laptops now come with.I bought the 11b to save money and it works well for the price....

8/1/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Card not bad, but not the best

I bought this card for an old Toshiba laptop (Win98) that I got off of eBay, so I could access the DSL at home and school. I bought this card because 1)it was cheap and 2)it did not stick out of the laptop very far, which I hate about most PCMCIA wireless cards.I wiped the hard drive and put XP Home SP2 on the laptop, and popped in this card. It asked for the drivers from the CD, and in less than five minutes I was connected and up and running on my wireless at home. So far so good, but I soon discovered...

5/16/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Excellent

I've had this card for almost 4 months. I use it on T-Mobile's WiFi service at Starbucks etc. It is excellent!I got it for $10.00. You can't beat that price.You'll never use the 11 mbps anyway; 802.11g etc. are overkill inless you work in an office....

4/23/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Poor if you have a poor signal

My signal is not consistent and this card drops every 5-10 minutes.My old card was much more consistent - I upgraded to this one for speed but it has caused all kinds of problems for me (including the driver problem mentioned by others here)....

4/20/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Dodgy driver install, but otherwise fine

Several people have noted that Windows XP does not detect this card automatically. This is true. The trick is to install the latest drivers (from the web, not the CD), then insert the card. Of course this might be a chicken-and-egg kind of problem, since you need to have access to the web before you can install the card. I downloaded the driver on my Ethernet-connected desktop, burned it to CD, then installed it on my laptop. Then (and this is very important), I told the driver install program to...

2/6/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews