Product DescriptionThe new Trendware TEW-423PI 54Mbps Wireless PCI Card cuts the wires to your desktop. It provides 54Mbps speed to handle bandwidth-intensive applications, using the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The card is also compliant with the IEEE 802.11g standard, making it backward compatible with 802.11b networks for assured compatibility. Advanced encryption provides secure access for your data. Remove the wires and take your desktop anywhere you need to be, with the TEW-423PI 54Mbps Wireless PCI Card. Compliant with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards Detachable 2dBi dipole antenna with Reverse SMA Connector Supports 64/128-bit WEP and WPA-PSK Simple user setup and diagnostics utilities Compatible with Windows 98(SE), ME, 2000, XP(SP1/SP2)
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Rating: - Generally works with occasional hiccups
For the price, this card works for what it is needed for, connecting a desktop from one room to a another room where my cable modem is. They are separated by one floor vertically and about 15ft horizontally. It consistently connects at 54.0Mbps, though it takes a moment to search and connect when resuming the computer from hibernation. Occasionally, it will not turn on and connect in this situation, requiring a reboot.
Rating: - great product
this card works great.i use it with super cantena and get about 1/2 t0 3/4 mile from access point.
wonderful product. i bought 4 more for my friends to do the same.
Rating: - Not worth the money
I bought this card for a Dell desktop when i setting up a wireless network in my house. Installing the wireless card into the computer wasn't that difficult and installing the drivers/software was a fairly painless process. However, the card had very poor reception and only detected a very weak signal and would continually lose the signal all together. Moving the antenna around did not increase the signal strength appreciably. Even when the wireless router was placed about 10 feet from the computer ... Read More
Rating: - Barely works...
Bought this for a computer running XP Home, and so far, it barely works. Constantly drops the connection and requires it to be repaired. Have tried tinkering with settings, updating drivers, and so on, all to no avail.
Rating: - Cheap. Pain to install. Use the Realtek Driver
It created a software error when I installed it - "Microsoft Kill Process Utility" created a fault. I uninstalled the supplied software and downloaded the software from the chip manufacturer - Realtek RTL8185L. Unzip the file to a temporary folder, install the card. Tell windows that you want to install from a specific location and browse to the folder. It will install the drivers, and then you can use the standard windows wireless manager to take care of connecting to your network. Driver can be found ... Read More
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Electronics : TRENDnet TEW-423PI 54Mbps Wireless G PCI Adapter
- Generally works with occasional hiccups
- great product
- Not worth the money
- Cheap. Pain to install. Use the Realtek Driver