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Netgear Inc. WG311NA Wireless Adapters
Customer Reviews for NETGEAR WG311 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Adapter Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP - Retail
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platiniumshadow
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/18/2010 8:17:49 AM

Rating + 3 Not so bad but then again....


Pros: I get good connection at good speed. but it took some work to get it running, i don't get drop connection,it work smooth and constant.

Cons: Win 7 64 users (like me) the drivers have a signature problem. I doubt netgear will ever sign them since it cost money to get them cross sing with Microsoft and this gear is too old to dump money on it. So you have two choices completely disable driver signature tool or sign them yourself using ms sdk and tell sdk to go on test mode that way you don't need ms to cross sign. Second after you get the card working don't let you pc guess anything, give your pc a static ip, tell it which ip is connecting to (give it your router ip), and specified dns server, you should have a strong steady connection.

Other Thoughts: This is not a plug-n-play gear with win 7 64, it requires some work. the are better options out there. but if you are stuck with it there ways to make it work efficiently.

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JM
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
1/9/2010 1:33:44 PM

Rating + 1 Stay away!


Pros: Nicely packaged,

Cons: Does NOT work with Windows 7. No driver available.

Other Thoughts: The rating system would not allow me to rate it anything under 1 egg but frankly it doesnt deserve that.

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allenchadclark
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/3/2010 9:23:22 AM

Rating + 4 Wireless software sucks


Pros: It works...maintains a solid connection.

Cons: Installed the wireless software (came with disk...driver buried in there too); once complete an working I could not change the "fast user switching" option. Gave me an error that a recently installed program has caused this. The only evidence the computer could give was a DLL file. Some research later I figured out it was the wireless software. I uninstalled the software and reinstalled the wireless card.

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datadavid
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/25/2009 12:59:18 PM

Rating + 5 Good Wireless Card


Pros: Inexpensive way to eliminate cord clutter. Works out of the box on XP.

Cons: I thought this card was listed on the Windows 7 compatibility list as being compatible with Windows 7 64 bit edition. I checked back and it is no longer listed. Not Newegg's fault.

Other Thoughts: Does not work with Windows 7 64 bit.

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Json Gyver
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/25/2009 8:07:02 AM

Rating + 1 Complete JUNK!!!


Pros: Can get it installed in Vista and XP. Haven't tried 7, no point in it.

Cons: As others have said, very weak signal strength. Cannot connect if in another room and in the same room only 20 feet away it only gets very low connectivity.

Other Thoughts: It's not always the case, but this it's true, you get what you pay for. 5 eggs to Newegg for getting here on time. You guys still ROCK!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
11/22/2009 7:25:42 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: Inexpensive.

Cons: Be advised that this will not work with Windows 7. I got Win7 to actually see the card and recognize it as a Netgear wireless card, but it would not initialize. Called Netgear and was informed by a nice gentleman from tech support that this card does not have support for Win7, only XP and Vista.

Other Thoughts: I didn't buy this from Newegg, but I thought it would be helpful for others to have this information.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
11/22/2009 10:42:06 AM

Rating + 3 doesn't work with windows 7


Pros: Once you get the drivers that work with windows 7 it is a great product.

Cons: no windows 7 support! Before I upgraded to windows 7 it was a piece of junk because it consistently lost the signal. I had to install marvell libertas drivers 1.0.0.53 to get it to work with windows 7 and that's with disabling the driver signature recognition program on start up. Now it works like a champ!

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Redcoat.
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
10/31/2009 6:09:50 PM

Rating + 1 Very disappointing.


Pros: Driver and Utility installed OK under XP SP3.

Cons: Agree with many other reviewers. Very poor receive sensitivity. Poor signal strength only feet away from access point, no matter how much antenna was adjusted. Would only achieve 1Mbps most of the time. Replaced card with a different make, and got full strength and speed.

Other Thoughts: Not cheap compared with the competition.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
10/23/2009 11:16:50 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: Easy to set up under Vistax64; I didn't have to install new drivers, and it gets a good signal signal and everything works fine, there. I've had it for about 2 months and it hasn't broke, yet.

Cons: If you're using XP, I would shy away from this adapter. I run a dual boot system, and under XP I had to install their drivers AND software, which disables the welcome screen login. Also, the signal I'm getting with their software stinks. When I boot up in XP with this card, I get all kinds of packet-loss, and the signal is always changing from strong to weak to none and back about every five seconds. It doesn't interrupt browsing or downloading too much, but it makes it tough to play an online FPS.

Other Thoughts: It's an inexpensive card, but in the end, I wish I had ponied up the extra cash and got something better, and with my experience with their software that you have to install in addition to the drivers under XP, I would just avoid anything like this.

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Gene K.
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
10/16/2009 5:37:23 PM

Rating + 1 Just horrible.


Pros: Great, that it worked for a 3 weeks?

Cons: And then it doesn't work at all. I'm literally 7 ft away from my router (no walls), and can't play Wc. Just a pathetically weak adapter.

Other Thoughts: Just don't buy it.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/29/2009 10:55:02 PM

Rating + 2 Works, but not good.


Pros: It works.

Cons: Signal is very weak compared to my laptop's wifi and is not even close to the EDIMAX EW-7128G I purchased a year ago.
Also, it does not with with windows 7 64-bit.

Other Thoughts: I wont buy from Netgear again. This card's performance isn't up to par with other brands. In addition, my parents used to own a Netgear Router and it is terrible. It always drops connections. After switching to Linksys, there have been far less issues. The only issues remaining are caused by ISP.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
8/12/2009 1:11:18 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: Cheapest wireless network card available at local best buy

Cons: Junk, very poor signal quality while I can have my laptop right next to it and have very good quality. Drops connection constantly

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tc
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/12/2009 12:05:42 PM

Rating + 1 Junk


Pros: Can't really think of any...

Cons: When it worked, it worked very poorly. Bad signal pickup, horrible drivers and awful Netgear support. Then it started shorting my motherboard. Suddenly the PC won't turn on or POST or anything. I try all the little "tricks", and when I disconnect this card, voila! it works again. Switch slots, doesn't boot. Put another card in the original slot, works fine. I put the card in another computer, no boot. I try another computer, POOF, sparks from the Mobo...not good.

Other Thoughts: If Newegg had a negative rating, this earns it after destroying a motherboard...good thing I was thinking of replacing the mobo for a better featured one anyways, just gave me an excuse.

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Michael
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/11/2009 3:35:26 PM

Rating + 1 Don't buy from netgear or marvell.


Pros: I used to own an 802.11b router made by netgear. It worked well so I assumed this card would work well also. I used this with xp back when I had no security (open) and it worked ok but the range was substandard. When we switched to WPA and a nonbroadcasting router this card became intermittent. When I switched from xp to anything beyond it (vista, 7) the card ceased to function. It has been years and Netgear has failed to address the issue. Stay Away from netgear products

Cons: Spotty WPA support (you're lucky if it stays connected for 30 seconds)

Customer service attempts to blame the issues on microsoft

Finding drivers is a wild goose chase

Well below average range

Other Thoughts: Just don't buy it. Spare yourself the misery.

Buy anything other than this card I don't care what unless you find out it is based on a marvell chipset like this card.

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PowerPC
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/9/2009 10:38:19 PM

Rating + 1 Worst PCI NiC on the market


Pros: If "cheap" is a pro...then this piece of junk has it.

Cons: Totally incorrect driver/software for this device. Windows XP rarely installs or boots this device up correctly, Vista (32-bit) couldn't even get the hardware (nor software for that matter) to fully install correctly. After what appeared to be a complete software installation, the hardware wouldn't load the correct driver OR couldn't get the device to start (Error Code 10). Even Netgear has issued a "recall" of sorts on this device - yet they refuse to RMA or refund any of the select problem serial numbers.

https://my.netgear.com/myNETGEAR/checkWG311v3.asp

Terrible support, for an even worse product. I have four of these bought in a bulk for a number of user-ready machines - what I have now are four useless paperweights.

Other Thoughts: Save yourself hours of headaches and problems, spend the extra money - and go Linksys or D-Link, I replaced mine with D-Link.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/4/2009 1:41:08 AM

Rating + 2 It connects... with a weak signal


Pros: It does connect... well usually.

Cons: Slow slow slow. Tested 2 laptops in the same room as this desktop card on speedtest.net. The laptops averaged 5MB up / 6 MB down. The desktop got .9MB down and 1.1 up. (desktop is a quad core with 4 gigs of ram, vastly better than both laptops)

Other Thoughts: Avoid this card.

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dan
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2009 10:00:42 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: works with ubuntu 9.04 & ndiswrapper

Cons: none

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
6/9/2009 7:48:43 AM

Rating + 1 Miserable Product


Pros: Works ok in XP 32 bit

Cons: Avoid this product, save yourself some hassle and buy a linksys product. Netgear is too cheap to develop drivers for the current operating systems, so the driver will only operate in XP/ Vista 32 bit. Through some pain staking tinkering I managed to get this device to work in Win 7 RC1 64 bit as long as I take out all but 2Gb of RAM in my system. I wish I could go back and save my time by just buying a linksys for 10 dollars more.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
6/2/2009 3:01:37 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: works well enough for me in a 32 bit OS

Cons: Does not work in a 64bit OS. No driver exists. If you want to use this card, you're stuck using a 32bit OS.

Other Thoughts: It automatically gets installed in XP, so don't bother with the driver CD. If you're using linux, you'll have to use ndiswrapper. It's not the most newbie friendly process, but in the end it will work. I'm using the card now in Ubuntu 32-bit Jaunty and it works perfectly fine. I need to upgrade to 64bit Jaunty to take full use if my RAM, but I can't unless I get a new wireless card. LAME.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
5/6/2009 9:37:29 PM

Rating + 1 Get something else


Pros: None

Cons: Included software is complete junk and unneeded. I don't know the extent of the damage it does because I did a clean install of XP soon after installing it.

But the software is not the reason this card is junk. It seems its "tubes" overfill easily and causes it to disconnect constantly.

Other Thoughts: Pass on this card. There's no reason to waste any time or money on it. I should have done a bit of research instead of buying what was on the rack.

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dejames
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
4/28/2009 7:10:42 PM

Rating + 1 Might work with XP, AVOID IF RUNNING VISTA


Pros: Probably will work okay with XP.

Cons: Practically worthless with Vista. No low profile PCI bracket included (MSI and D-Link include them with their cards). So if you mangle the full height bracket trying to get this thing in a low profile DELL case, don't plan on returning it when it doesn't work with Vista. I tried the latest Netgear drivers and the Marvell reference drivers. I had to downgrade the RAM from 3GB to 2GB just to get the drivers to install! Then the thing wouldn't recognize any nearby wireless networks.

Other Thoughts: Netgear shoot this old horse or make some Vista drivers that aren't garbage! I ordered an MSI wireless G card for half the price and was online five minutes after opening the box.

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pader
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
4/21/2009 11:38:40 AM

Rating + 1 sic sic


Pros: Hardware seems stable under windows XP network management and without the Netgear software.

Cons: Drivers and software stinks something terrible. Installed this about 3 years ago and had drop-off problems regularly from day 1. Tried everything using Netgear software; updated software and drivers from their web site, added external antennas, changed location, etc. Nothing helped. Finally got smart a few weeks ago and completely uninstalled Netgear software and configured card to let XP do all the work and the thing has been humming along wonderfully ever since.

Other Thoughts: The card seems stable without Netgear software. Their support also stinks. Every time I asked for help the only thing they would offer was to ask me to try their newest downloads.

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Zombiwulf
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/17/2009 1:25:15 PM

Rating + 1 Unacceptable design


Pros: hmm....can't really think of any

Cons: It's overpriced for it's quality level.
It's poorly engineered.

Other Thoughts: Card installation under windows requires that the drivers be installed first - then the hardware - with a reboot in between..
Like many others, I was out of my usual card, and decided to give this a try.

Absolute rubbish.

Need to reinstall drivers?

Shut down and remove card.
Boot up and uninstall drivers.
Reboot.
Install drivers.
Reboot.

Maybe it will work at that point.

Welcome to 1995.

C'mon Netgear - every clueless moron in SE Asia has the ability to put out a card with the same chipset, same specs, and drivers that down require that you dance the Minuet while installing them.

I was about to pull the trigger on a couple grand worth of switches - still am - but they won't be this brand.

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Tom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
3/25/2009 12:43:14 PM

Rating + 5 great card


Pros: This is a great card. I have used them for many years and not had any problems. Netgear provides drivers that work under Windows 98, Windows XP and Vista.
for linux
wg311v1 works with madwifi under linux
wg311v2 uses acx100/acx111 firmware under kernel 2.6
wg311v3 needs ndiswraper under linux because of the marvell chipset

one of the computers I have the card in is 3 rooms away, under a desk and next to the wall, I have no connection problems.

Cons: it is a little over priced.

Other Thoughts: the oldest card I have (I have 4) is 6 years old and it still works great. never had any problems with any of them

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Lichig0
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
3/8/2009 7:14:31 PM

Rating + 1 I can't express this enough


Pros: Gets you online wirelessly.

I managed to boost the signal a little bit by attaching a soda can to the antenna XD

Cons: Got this like 3 years ago. Always has a weak signal. Averages around 18 MB/S and usually has "very low" or "no signal" makes playing online with TF2 or other games difficult. When I'm not gaming I like to use Ubuntu and I had to go through total hax to get that to go online with this card, and I got some $15 card (Made by Edimax or something like that) for my 7 year old laptop running Ubuntu that usually has a perfect signal.

And NETGEAR could care less about their costumers. I got the Windows 7 beta and I went for support, and got "beta is beta we don't care until it's official". After long research I was able to find out to get Windows 7 online you need to open up the boot menu and "Disable driver signatures"(I think that's it)

Oh and the software it comes with is a piece of !@#$ too. It thinks crashing is fun :|

Other Thoughts: My card is actually a WG311V3 but it's close enough and I have very similar issues.

After bad mouthing the moderator on the NETGEAR forums I was banned. And Nvidia supported Win 7 right away so that was no hassle.

Started with a Belkin and it was a defective and Circuit City was out of that model at the time so out of frustration my dad grabbed this piece of junk.

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Daniel
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/10/2009 8:15:35 AM

Rating + 3 Drops signal


Pros: It worked for about 6 months with no problems.

Cons: Crapped out after 6 months, keeps dropping my connection and then is unable to reconnect even thought the network signal is at full bars. All other wireless units work fine - this is the only one that is having problems. Just started happening after 6 months and is getting worse day by day.

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Dom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
2/6/2009 5:35:16 AM

Rating + 1 Not good at all, as seen by all the reviews!


Pros: I can't explain it, but it worked on my older computer for a long time, a few years in fact.

Cons: I have built 2 new computers in the last year, and this card loses connection every few minutes with both boards. The connection level has never been very good either, and I have always had my wireless router no more than 1 room away.

Other Thoughts: My wireless router is a Linksys WRT54G...a pretty good product. Have had no other issues with wireless peripherals (ie printer, Wii, Apple TV, other peoples laptops, etc). This card is just and overpriced piece of junk.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/2/2009 4:23:43 PM

Rating + 1 Shoddy connection


Pros: Use to work with Netgear router.

Cons: Moved into another house with a different brand router and had was physically connected to the router until now. I moved the computer into another room and tried to connect to the router. Nothing. Laptop works perfectly fine, but my desktop now has no connection. I uninstall and reinstall the drivers. Restart my computer, multiple times. Will connect, barely, with the included wireless network manager. Doesn't work at all when using Window's network manager.

Other Thoughts: I bought it from best buy about 6 or 7 months ago. I wonder if i can still return it.

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Sam
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
1/16/2009 9:48:04 AM

Rating + 1 Remote Desktop


Pros: Easy to install, easy to use.

Cons: the drivers replace your Remote Desktop Software, and when I tried to connect to the computer I received the following message: "You cannot not initiate a remote desktop connection because the windows login software has been replaced an incompatible software MrvGINA.dll"

Also, I get disconnected all the time, or maintain a low to limited connectivity.

Other Thoughts: I may not be a networking genius but I can assume it is not the routers fault considering my roommate across the hall, as well as the laptop in my room both receive a great connection speed.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
1/10/2009 1:12:14 AM

Rating + 1 Horrible


Pros: None.

Cons: Better not planning using anything 64 bit.

Does not work on any Linux distro 64bit even with ndiwireless.

Using a non-standard driver you can get it to work in XP 64 but only to authenticate with WEP. It crashes on WPA or WPA2.

Terrible.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
1/4/2009 2:57:51 PM

Rating + 1 Not so good


Pros: It works some if the time.

Cons: The signal is almost always weak or very weak, even though I put a hardcore antenna from Radio Shack on it.
Sometimes it will randomly lose internet connection. The drivers for the card SUCK. Most of the time I can't even open the program that controls the thing.

Other Thoughts: If I were you, I would not buy this, no matter how cheap it might be, cause its pathetic

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Jeff
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
12/30/2008 6:07:18 PM

Rating + 4 Works fine with Vista 64


Pros: Installed without any problems on a new install of Vista 64 bit (I used the latest Netgear drivers; wasn't happy having to use the utility as well, but it works, and I'm not messin' with it).

Cons: Ran into a problem where it wouldn't connect, but that was STRICTLY on the router end. I have a WPN824 SuperG router, and as it turns out, it should have been in B&G mode. Instead, I had it to the default "AUTO" mode for 108 mbps. Also, I had the "Access Control" checked. After unchecking that, and changing the mode, I connected without a hitch.

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Baustech
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/27/2008 5:24:44 PM

Rating + 2 Weak Signal -- Always


Pros: It mostly works ok. Connects to my Netgear router without any hassle.

Cons: Signal is always low or very low even when in relative close proximity to the router. This device is just not made well. Period.

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realmike15
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/21/2008 6:54:19 PM

Rating + 1 Warning: DO NOT BUY


Pros: when it's actually connected, works as it's supposed to.

Cons: i've tried moving this thing to different PCI slots, updating drivers and firmware, moving wireless router into the same room. i know some people might be a little skeptical that maybe some people just might not know what they're doing and thats why it's not working. but this thing is a total peice of junk, there are cheaper cards that will work far better then this. it will constantly disconnect and the only way to fix it is to manually go in and choose "Disconnect/Reconnect", even "Repair" doesn't work. trust me guys, you don't want this card... avoid at all costs.

Other Thoughts: last netgear product i ever buy.

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MiddleAgedGamer
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/11/2008 10:11:12 PM

Rating + 2 Never Reliable!


Pros: Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

Cons: It never holds a connection for any reasonable length of time; forget about any downloads or file transfers succeeding! Signal strength is constantly all over the place, even with a direct LOS in the same room. So called "firmware" upgrades requires that you physically remove the card from the computer.

Other Thoughts: I thought I'd got a quality product when I first got this, what a joke! Replaced it with a ten dollar Airlink 101 adapter that never drops a link once its established. Don't waste you money on this junk, nor either its companion wireless router, the wgr614, which is equally bad even when it's only using wired connections.

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LeonDeath
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/6/2008 11:16:43 PM

Rating + 1 It worked and then it died...mostly


Pros: It worked for well over a year, almost two even!

Cons: All of a sudden this card decides to stop working, and then works again several times in the span of a single second. I used to get full 11g out of this thing, but now dial-up seems like a better choice then this thing. Not going Netgear again.

Other Thoughts: There is another one in another computer that works fine, even though we got them at the same time. It rarely gets used, but I can't take it nor go hardwire. Looks like I'm in the market for another wireless NIC.....

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Super
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/2/2008 1:29:09 PM

Rating + 1 Avoid this product like the plague!


Pros: None.

Cons: This card has constant connection drops and disconnects. Plus, the signal strength is weak no matter how close or far you are to the router. I had this card drop connection 1 inch away from my router(s).

Other Thoughts: Trust me. Do not get this NETGEAR wireless card. Horrible product!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/25/2008 4:13:21 PM

Rating + 2


Pros: Three years and still kicking in an XP setup.

Cons: Low signal quality, be it 45 feet from signal, or 5 feet

Doesn't work in Ubuntu (although Ubuntu didn't officially support WPA when I tried the workaround)

Other Thoughts: I bought it on sale, but I think I would try my luck with another card if the need arose.

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Neil
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
11/22/2008 4:15:58 PM

Rating + 1 Don't Waste Your Money


Pros: it's only good if you were like 5 feets away from your rounter

Cons: Like everyone said drop, will not connect, I'm about 15 feets away from my rounter in an open room with a few desks and my signal sometimes good and most of the time is low imagine that.

Other Thoughts: just don't buy it.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
11/16/2008 1:09:16 PM

Rating + 1 Terrible


Pros: Connects for short periods of time with decent reception

Cons: Continuous drops and loss of connection. Would sometimes work and sometimes it wouldn't. Right now it does not connect to my network at all.

Other Thoughts: Stay away from this product. I don't think I'm going back to netgear ever again.

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Sebastian Clarke
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
10/2/2008 11:34:19 AM

Rating + 2 Expensive, with poor signal to boot!


Pros: Detected instantly in Vista Home Premium x64, no driver needed.

Cons: AWFUL reception. My wireless router (also a Netgear product) stands maybe 15' away from this network card. Other 802.11 devices, both laptops and desktops have no trouble receiving a strong signal. This adapter is barely able to connect at all, and has terrible signal strength when it does.

In addition, this product does not work with Ubuntu.

You could easily spend much less on a better product, such as one from D-Link.

Other Thoughts: Disclosure: I did not purchase this product from NewEgg.

System: Intel DP35DP, Xeon E3110, 4GB DDR2800, Quadro 290.

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Txakura
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
8/27/2008 10:30:53 PM

Rating + 1 Doesn't work in XP 64 either


Pros: none

Cons: cd supplied (v2) is not XP 64 compatible, it simply doesnt finish the install after re-start. V3 from the website, for Vista, and Vista 64 does not finish the installation either

Other Thoughts: don't buy this, read the other reviews, it isnt working for most people

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Sedryn
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
8/23/2008 9:38:17 PM

Rating + 1 Don't bother


Pros: Connects sometimes!

Cons: Constant disconnects.
Mostly holds at 11MBPS.
Scripted Indian Technical Support who know nothing. Was told I was sold a unit that should have been recalled.
Newest driver doesnt work. Must return and exchange and hope to get with newest firmware................... :( :(

Other Thoughts: Last Netgear product I bought (a router) crapped out as well. Last product I buy from them ever. Netgear has gone to the dogs.

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AdamC
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
8/10/2008 10:16:37 PM

Rating + 2 Works, barely


Pros: Technically works

Cons: Consistently weak signal, frequently dropped signal despite only traveling through one wall, bad support, requires complete uninstall to upgrade which may not work, and is rarely updated.

Other Thoughts: If you depend on your connection get something else.

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m
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
8/10/2008 11:54:24 AM

Rating + 1 Code 10


Pros: none

Cons: Vista 32-bit. Code 10. Device cannot start.
Of course, code 10 is like the "check engine" light on your car. "Something is wrong but we're not going to tell you exactly what it is that's wrong".
Vista drivers from the website (v3) would NOT load no matter what I tried.
Netgear, you have surely seen all the forums and negative feedback. FIX YOUR VISTA DRIVER PROBLEMS.

Other Thoughts: How can newegg even sell this without a disclaimer?
"Warning, does NOT work with Vista."

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
7/30/2008 11:16:25 AM

Rating + 2 Not worth it


Pros: It works at a decent speed and strength with few drops, if you can manage to get it to stop crashing your PC.

Cons: Though the aligning of the planets five years ago we managed to get this to install and work on a dell. And it was good. Trying to put it on anything else? Unsigned driver, causes XP to freeze when installing drivers, complains about XP system files that are protected for a reason and if you allow it to touch them you'll be booting in safe mode looking for a restore point.

Other Thoughts: I've tried downloading drivers, taking the suggestion to load the drivers only from the CD via windows, installing the drivers using the CD, nothing has worked. Some people have had issues with it freezing after it has been installed, though I had no such problem, using windows to configure my wireless.

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Hackworth
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
7/28/2008 1:42:50 PM

Rating + 1 Junk


Pros: None. I could never get it working to try it out.

Cons: Does not work with Windows Vista 32-bit, even with the drivers downloaded from Netgear's site! What's worse is that the box has a sticker on the front indicating that the card works with Windows Vista!

Other Thoughts: I have built several system per year for the past 20 years or so. I started using wireless networking adapters almost as soon as they started being sold. This is the first time that I've purchased a wireless adapter that advertised itself as being able to work with Vista... and it didn't.

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Falken
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
7/25/2008 9:24:49 PM

Rating + 1 You're taking a chance...


Pros: Umm... affordable?

Cons: 1) Pain in the rear-end software installation.
2) 54Mbps card only connects at 2Mbps
3) Changes windows XP login registry keys
4) Memory errors.
5) CD comes with drivers from 2005, despite being labeled as Vista compatible...LOL!

Other Thoughts: I have 4 other computers in my house that connect to my wireless router. All computers have 11b cards that connect @ 11Mbps. This card, despite being right next to the router, and despite having "excellent" signal strength, can only achieve 2Mbps. Which is actually SLOWER than my cable modem internet connection which gets 6.5Mbps! The actual bandwidth of the card is only 1.3Mbps... and this is a 54Mbps 11g compliant card??? I don't think so.

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timmahhny
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/11/2008 9:01:22 AM

Rating + 5 still working


Pros: Still working after three years.

Cons: Wish range was better, but not too bad.

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Mikey
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
7/5/2008 4:52:48 PM

Rating + 2 Avoid this!


Pros: Was cheap. Now I know why...

Cons: I'm less than 25 feet from the router, going through 1 wall and it only gets 2 bars. My laptop right next to my desktop gets 5! Avoid this card!

Other Thoughts: Bought from Office Depot, not Newegg.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
6/22/2008 10:53:36 PM

Rating + 1 Bad, drops connection


Pros: Range seems good. Picks up networks from across the street. Installing and uninstalling both the card and software is incredibly simple.

Cons: This thing drops the connection to the router all the time. This has happened to me on three different networks. I'm constantly trying to configure this thing so it'll hold the connection for more than an hour or two, but mostly to no avail. The problem is not distance; the card is physically separated from the router by about 10 feet, albeit with a floor in between. As previously stated, two other (non-Netgear) wireless cards use this network with almost zero problems. I also had gripes with the included software. It's confusing to use and it doesn't get out of the way if you want to use Windows instead. I got fed up with it interfering and uninstalled it, but uninstalling the software also uninstalls the drivers, which is ridiculous to me. And Netgear's customer support is definitely lacking. I sent them an email about my problem. They promised an answer in one business day and haven't replied over a week later.

Other Thoughts: After accidentally uninstalling the drivers, the computer wouldn't detect the card at all. This was fixed by putting the card into a different slot on the motherboard. This may be a card problem or a motherboard problem, I'm not sure, but maybe something to keep in mind. Also, the description claims speeds of 54 Mb/s connection speed, but the highest I've observed is 48Mb/s. This is still overkill for internet, but file transfers are just that much slower between computers in the network.

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Red Knight Alex
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
6/5/2008 10:26:36 AM

Rating + 4 Works Well Enough


Pros: The card works fine, in both XP Pro and Vista (I have a dual-boot setup). In fact, I have more problems in XP with this card than in Vista, maybe because I use XP more often. Signal strength is good going through a floor and I usually can connect to neighbors wireless connections as well (if I ever wanted to). Setup was painless and only takes up a single PCI-E slot. Worth the money considering how much I use the thing (everyday, sometimes on over night as well).

Cons: The software interface is a little confusing and unnecessary. It will occasionally crash on you for no real reason. There were a few times where it would not acquire any signal at all even though it had seen a signal the previous reboot. This doesn't happen for long.

Other Thoughts: I also have a Netgear wireless router connected to my cable box which might be why I'm having an easier time than some. Netgear products like to work together. It isn't the best product but it's what I got and it's no way near worth it to replace it.

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Toxicity²
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
5/10/2008 3:43:53 PM

Rating + 2 Use Vista? Don't use this card then


Pros: Maintained a decent connection to my wireless router, which was downstairs and across the house....When I could get it running.

Cons: Does NOT work with Vista. Every time I installed it, I'd get an "error 10, this device cannot start".

After hours of taking the card out and putting it back in, as well as cursing at my computer, I read on several online forums that Netgear's Vista drivers don't work.

I finally got it running when I installed Windows XP drivers, but it worked for about six hours before stopping again.

Other Thoughts: Might be a good adapter on Windows XP, but don't bother if you're using Vista.

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gonesuryn
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
4/14/2008 1:11:19 PM

Rating + 1 GETNEAR


Pros: Maintains a wireless conection

Cons: GETNEAR really lives up to its new wireless name. Because you better be really close to even be able to maintain a wireless connection. So close, in fact, that you are actually better off spending the 9.99 for a 'wired' adapter and just pluging into your router directly. Really not worth the money. Actually hands down the worst product Ive ever bought. Ever.

Other Thoughts: If you waste your money buying this adapter after reading these reviews you should have your head examined. GETNEAR has outdone itself with the total lack of quality and performance in this product. The earlier post on how its emploees shoud be made to use the adapter while appriate, would be extreme and harsh punishment. It would case the company to grind to a halt. I do have a netgear router that does work fantastically.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/6/2008 8:11:14 PM

Rating + 2 Trash


Pros: Because my computer is within a short distance of the router, my connection is real strong.

Cons: I can't seem to be stabilized at 11Mbps. I will get there for a few minutes and then go back down to 2Mbps for a good month or so. Really frustrating, since my cheap laptop can do it fine and my lean and mean gaming machine can't.

Other Thoughts: I bought it at Comp USA right before they closed, so I couldn't return it.

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Magician
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
3/8/2008 11:31:47 PM

Rating + 1 Another piece of junk


Pros: Looks nice and that's about it.

Cons: If I knew where I kept the retail box for this piece of junk, I would definitely return it! Worst than any other brand I have used. Total waste of time to setup and trying to find signal. My Dell laptop next to me gets "excellent" signal strength while this piece of junk always get "very low".

Other Thoughts: Don't waste your money on it. If I could, I would make the designers at Netgear use it so that they would know what a terrible piece of garbage they put on the shelves.

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goodgame
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
3/2/2008 10:42:55 AM

Rating + 2


Pros: Good looks? Easy installation.

Cons: Poor range, poor signal strength, and oh yeah for troubleshooting not being able to connect to a router with WEP security enabled netgear says,"To resolve this problem, turn off WEP." So essentially they are saying that their card cannot handle connecting to a secure network. Good stuff.

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cardbox
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/4/2008 4:36:44 PM

Rating + 2 You can do better


Pros: The hardware itself is aesthetically pleasing?

Cons: Unless you are sitting directly next to, above or below your router, this card is total garbage. In short, you could find something much better.

Other Thoughts: I just built a computer with this card and swapped it out after a week with an old Belkin I had lying around. The Belkin is better than three and a half years old and works infinitely better than the Netgear.

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f00fbug
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
12/28/2007 2:09:46 PM

Rating + 2 Junk


Pros: Will work (somewhat)

Cons: Terrible Range, driver software is junk.

Other Thoughts: I came across this card in a customer's tech computer, could not get one bar on my strength meter even though the computer was less than 10ft from the router.

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Joby
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/19/2007 9:26:17 PM

Rating + 5 Awsome Product


Pros: Installed card, put in IP,connected fine. what more to say. very easy to use and configure.

Cons: none

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Bro deal
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
12/13/2007 4:01:30 PM

Rating + 1 Nasty


Pros: None.

Cons: Everything. Computer hangs up after 1-2 hours of being connected and I have to restart to fix it every single time. Do not buy this product - it sucks.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
12/7/2007 6:36:58 PM

Rating + 3 meh, works but not worth 40 bucks


Pros: meh, very weak signal strength.

It does what a wireless adapter should suppose to do but not very efficiently.

Cons: Driver for Vista 64 bit suck, literally, they do.

I keep getting the Code 10 error.
I had to reinstall driver for this thing 7 times since I had it.

I would stay away from this.

Other Thoughts: not worth 40bucks. I can justify spending maybe 20 bucks for it. This is not a great product.

Does what its suppose to do.

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Seb
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/5/2007 2:41:36 PM

Rating + 2 Wow


Pros: Can't think of any.

Cons: Where to begin..
Mrvgina.dll the program that forces you to use "classic" log in, don't even know why it's there deleted it with no problems. Slow, signal disintegrates after about 10 minutes of use. Expensive compared to other, better cards. Horrendous drivers and you can't even get rid of the app that comes with it, which is even worse than the drivers. No 64-bit Vista support. If you're still reading don't. Bottom line, don't get this card it's a waste of your time and money.

Other Thoughts: Save yourself the hassle, heartache, and headache go with another card. This thing is 40 dollars and it barely works.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
11/11/2007 2:24:45 PM

Rating + 1 Card drops signal too much. Buyer Beware.


Pros: Good documentation. Website was informative.

Cons: It drops the signal all the time. You might be able to get a better signal with an antenna extension.

The antenna also broke. This might have been my fault, I'm not sure. The little twisty piece that screws tight to the computer broke off. It is now unusable. The poor signal probably lead me to take it off and on while troubleshooting and thus it broke from wear and tear.

The software that manages the card is also clunky. I just let Windows XP manage the card.

Other Thoughts: Stay away from this card. I recently gave up on this card and had to get a new one because of unreliable performance.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
11/5/2007 9:39:09 AM

Rating + 2


Pros: Cheap, easy user interface, takes up very little system resources

Cons: Practically worthless card. Signal begins to fade about ten feet from router; don't even think about different floors. Worked magnificently... for about a week. Now, the card freezes at LEAST twice a day, with no option to fix other than restarting. Pre-patch drivers force a "logon" screen in XP. I'm returning it as soon as I can buy a new adapter.

Other Thoughts: I'm really not sure what possible setup this would be an acceptable card for, save a computer you turn on to check e-mail for about 5 minutes and then turn off. Might work better on a pre-XP-SP2 system... lord knows I'm not wasting my time testing that.

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brad
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
10/18/2007 8:38:47 PM

Rating + 3 it works


Pros: it's got a very user frendly user interface. and the antena is adjustable.

Cons: limited range and many wireless phone will cause dsl to drop out even with filter.

Other Thoughts: someone said that the older 2.4ghrz phones cause this and the newer 5.4 ones don't. I have the older ones and it will cause that, about 35' range in my case.

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Chris
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
10/11/2007 5:22:55 PM

Rating + 2 Nope


Pros: Slightly fast when it works. Okay user interface.

Cons: It works real nice for the first couple of weeks, then it gradually becomes less and less effective. I was only 15ft away from the router with this thing, and I got disconnected a lot. When I didn't get disconnected, it would be super slow, working at very low, or low if I was lucky. I know it wasn't the router, because other computers in my house were getting a substantial signal. This was surprising to me since NETGEAR holds a pretty good name

Other Thoughts: SKIP THIS CARD! Please don't buy this utter waste of technology.

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thomas
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
9/18/2007 7:46:24 PM

Rating + 2 Avoid if you can


Pros: When it works it trully works...that's about it unfortunately.

Cons: I would have to say that this little card has caused more headaches than solutions. For some reason it randomly decides to stop working and I'm left with no other option but to restart my computer. On the average this happens around once every two weeks, maybe more. I would definitely try to stay away from this card at all cost if you can. I was dumbfounded by the'brand name' that netgear carries but found that it really doesn't cut it. Too bad for Netgear, at some point I had respect for their products.

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Otis
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
9/12/2007 1:15:39 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: very easy to install, easy and effective software. worked pretty good

Cons: nothing too bad. periodically drops signal but my router is far enough away where it's understandable

Other Thoughts: a network is only as good as the weakest link. if your router can't send a strong signal then you're out of luck... same goes for receiving the signal

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/17/2007 5:03:14 AM

Rating + 1 piece of garbage


Pros: well, it worked, for like... a week, maybe two.

Cons: where to begin? you can't use them in linux without ndis wrapper, which is a problem because i don't know how to use ndis wrapper and wasn't going to get a copy of windows for a couple weeks after buying it. so, i finally do get windows. it works! works about as well as i was expecting it too, except... it stopped. after about two weeks it was dead. i thought at first it might be my router, which is a cheap netgear wireless g router, especially since other devices were having trouble connecting, but my xbox 360 was using the network just fine. recently, though, i borrowed my friend's rangemax router, brand new, and the darn thing still won't establish a full connection. so, basically, this thing is now useless to me. ah well.

Other Thoughts: i hate things that don't just plain work, and this is one of them.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
7/28/2007 3:15:24 PM

Rating + 1 wasn't worth mentioning my sad story to friends.


Pros: it goes online the most for 5 minutes. the speed seems great. too bad the enjoyment is VERY short-lived.

Cons: first off, the software included is beyond horrible. i think just looking at the "connected to router" status was irritating enough knowing it can't keep a connection to the internet. the range is ridiculously horrid, frail in comparison to my internal laptop WNIC (atheros chipset.) the signal speed drops from the 54mbps bracket to below 11mbps by itself, till it ceases functioning and requires a reboot. Also, the MrvGINA.DLL file installed in your system32 folder locks your user logon i-face, so I'm done with Marvell chipsets for good.

Other Thoughts: NetGear makes great routers. for cards, look elsewhere. if you're going for a wireless card, have a nice budget aside for it because with cheaper cards, what its worth is what you get. I've had worse wireless adapters that don't function period, but never getting this to function properly was more aggravating, and I'm stuck with it. Looking at the previous reviews, this card worked a long time ago to most buyers, but i think it became outdated till it ceased to function in today's present. not worth the buy, cheap products are exactly what you get. I expected better from NetGear.

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virago81
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/29/2007 10:55:54 AM

Rating + 3 Drops signal way too often


Pros: It's cheap and generally works when it is connected.

Cons: It drops the connection and makes you totally reset the card way too often. Sometimes it bombs and the only way out is to reboot. I'm using the thing with a Netgear router too, but it still conks out once a day or more.

Other Thoughts: Even though the card is cheap, it's really not worth the pain because it just can't stay connected.

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M@ man
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/1/2007 1:06:05 PM

Rating + 5 Good stable connection


Pros: It's cheap and supports several different security protocols. I put it in an old 900Mhz box running XP, and had no instillation problems. Maintains a steady signal across my house to Netgear wireless router.

Cons: None really.

Other Thoughts: I'm so glad I was told about Newegg.... I got a router and wireless card for the price of just a wireless card at my local international retailer!

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Chris_Himself
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
5/27/2007 7:06:26 PM

Rating + 2 avoid if possible


Pros: it was cheap.

Cons: it has very poor range, doesnt go through walls/floors/ceilings without losing about 2/3 bars of signal strength. and the device does not start up when using windows vista.

so if using windows vista, DO NOT buy this card

the wireless assistant software that comes with the card is far inferior to the windows zero configuration wireless utility

Other Thoughts: please dont buy this card if you possibly can avoid it.

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Anthompson
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
5/22/2007 7:08:32 AM

Rating + 4


Pros: Reasonable Price.

Cons: Bought mine a few weeks back, and like the others it dropped too. The Wireless Assistant is worthless.

Other Thoughts: Just Disable The Wireless Assistant and let Windows or any other OS Configure it. It should help.

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Jaejae
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
5/9/2007 6:30:52 PM

Rating + 5 Good as usual


Pros: Works seamlessly with my home network as expected. Cant't beat the price and free shipping..

Cons: Like the other guy said,IT'S VERSION 2 not v3

Other Thoughts: Take note "Wireless adapters are only as good as your router". In my home network each room do not have the same brand of PCI adapters. 2x108 mbps, 2x54mbps(netgear),1x54mbps (Encore),and 1x54mbps(Airlink) AND my router is Netgear Rangemax.The range is better from this router I never experienced dropped connection. You can always add antenna boosters/extensions if it still happens.

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Ziv Zu
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/25/2007 8:34:32 PM

Rating + 1 Agreed, Bad Design


Pros: None

Cons: Awful. This card is a pain to install. And like the other poster said, too many dropouts. Also the drivers will lock up a PC, requiring a hard boot

Other Thoughts: Stay away.

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bigbravobear
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/24/2007 5:05:48 PM

Rating + 4 right off the bat


Pros: installed in a recently built box. it was requested by customer,the moment it was detected it was a simple clicks and off it went looking for wireless connnections.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: great buy and newegg hooked it up.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
4/23/2007 11:33:45 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: the antenna is small, so it doesn't interfere with rear cable management too much.

Cons: unbelievably short range. i had constant dropped connections and interference from across the room. when i moved and had my router in a room across the hall? forget it.

Other Thoughts: i ended up having to buy a different wireless card to have a decent connection and it has made a world of difference. i got a 20% signal strength with this card and 70% with the new one. don't waste your money on this.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/27/2007 4:43:22 PM

Rating + 5 Good..


Pros: Works just how a wireless adapter should work.

Cons: I don't like the software that comes with it. I found it a lot easier to use the window's wireless configuration tool, although if you're using a netgear router I guess it's best to use their software.

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JazzMan
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/24/2007 6:29:48 AM

Rating + 5 Good for the Money


Pros: Easy to setup. Connected to my router with no problems. Great product!!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I bought 3 of these for my kids' computers. I only had minor problems with one. But it was almost at the range limit. A little re-positioning and it connected perfectly.

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( o Y o )
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/22/2007 4:27:07 PM

Rating + 5 EASY AS PIE


Pros: I have a netgear router, so i think it even made it easier for me. just install the driver, turn off the puter then pop the card in, start up and finish with the driver and worked perfect. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL

Cons: none at all so far

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Curt
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/17/2007 8:56:01 PM

Rating + 1 Makes XP hang


Pros: Sometimes works. Cheap.

Cons: Confusing utility is inferior to XP Service Pack 2's built-in wireless handling utility.
On some systems, this product makes XP hang. Cold reboot is the only recovery from this. It happens with both revision 1.0 or 1.1 of the XP driver.

Other Thoughts: Google for [netgear wg611v3 "windows xp" hang] and check out what has been said on various online forums. Steer clear of this product.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2/1/2007 1:21:58 AM

Rating + 3 Acceptable


Pros: Client is happy.

Cons: Windows 2000 utility is a bit confusing. The antenna isn't very good.

Other Thoughts: My local store was having a refurb special. This was ridiculously cheap.

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none
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
12/20/2006 6:57:31 PM

Rating + 1 Lousy


Pros: Nice yellow packaging. Price was ok.

Cons: This is the worst pci 54g card I've ever used. It has very poor range and dropped connections are a regularity.

Other Thoughts: Expected more from a "respected" brand.

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SaVaGe
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/21/2006 9:01:52 AM

Rating + 4 Buggy Software


Pros: Price/Rebate. As always, Newegg service - my favorite e-tailer.

Cons: Software is bad...very bad.

Other Thoughts: Purchased with a WGR614NA Wireless-G Router. XP SP2? Dont even install the software... Packet loss using the Netgear wizard was horrid. I uninstalled the card/software and then let XP find the hardware, installed the driver from the CD and then let XP manage the wireless connection - works perfectly.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/21/2006 1:35:42 PM

Rating + 4 Works Well!


Pros: Very easy install, software worked perfectly. Up and running in minutes. PC is about 30 feet from router, down stairs and down the hall...running at 54Mbps

Cons: none so far

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
8/25/2006 6:12:31 PM

Rating + 1 Buy a linksys


Pros: none

Cons: bad xp SP2 compatibility. not sure if it is my AMD chip or SP2 because even the XP update from netgear woulnt help. BSOD's daily needed a restore to get them to stop. buy a linksys, havent had a single problem with them.

Other Thoughts: linksys WMP54g is well worth the extra money, stay away from this card.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
8/25/2006 3:59:12 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: None

Cons: This thing is piece of junk. It just sits there forever and scans for networks, and if it ever connects, it drops the signal within a few seconds. Buy a Lxxxxys instead of this garbage.

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J-reemy
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
8/4/2006 11:41:50 PM

Rating + 1 DO NOT BUY


Pros: Works well...

Cons: for a few weeks. I was given this card by my uncle in order for my computer to have internet. It worked great at first, but then one day it just ceased to function. I did some research on the product and it turns out that it is not compatable with sp2. I'm sorry, I am not sacrificing sp2 just so I can have a poor internet connection.

Other Thoughts: I feel bad for giving this a one. There should be a zero rating.

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Jeff S.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
7/18/2006 6:02:07 AM

Rating + 3 Good for everyday use, with some help


Pros: This card is simple to set up and use and works pretty well once everything is all done.

Cons: The built-in antenna is a little underpowerd. I used an add-on antenna and was able to boost range. The Netgear software is a little clunky and updates are almost a year old.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
7/10/2006 6:21:56 PM

Rating + 2


Pros: Simple installation and setup.

Cons: Very low range. It is sitting right next to another PC, and the other PCs card is Very Good, while this one is Very Low. Consistently to boot.

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elliott
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
7/4/2006 1:19:10 PM

Rating + 2 Don't buy


Pros: It works...

Cons: ...very poorly. The signal I get on this is abominable compared to all of the other wireless devices I have tested in the same area.

Other Thoughts: Buy a different brand. I had no driver problems but other people have reported screwy drives.

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JazzyJake
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/30/2006 7:24:05 AM

Rating + 1 DON'T BUY THIS CARD!


Pros: i can browse the internet....*hardly*

Cons: if you have a system that only needs to check email once in a while, this card is fine, however, doing anything above that, is painful...
it gets laggy doing very simple things, don't even BOTHER trying to play BF2 with it!!
i moved it to my dad's eb4y machine, and he still complains some...
NOT WORTH IT!!

Other Thoughts: only get this if you plan to check email, and even then there are more cost-efficient solutions...

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DiG
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/23/2006 8:11:09 AM

Rating + 4 Not bad.


Pros: Easy installation. I installed it, loaded the drivers, and it worked. No complaints there.

Cons: I one v2 and one v3 of this card. Both have about the same range, which isn't the greatest, but if you're in an open area you shouldn't have much of a problem. My box that has the v2 is basically in line of sight with the router (Belkin) and connects at 54mbps all the time. My box that has the v3 is behind several walls (one appears to be concrete) and the connection is hit or miss. I've recently replaced the wireless connection with a wired one, which resolved my problem.

Other Thoughts: Not a bad card overall. The price is reasonable and you get what you pay for. Just don't expect wireless miracles.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
3/9/2006 9:57:22 AM

Rating + 1 Takes a lot of work


Pros: Works somewhat after installation.

Cons: Was diffucult to install(code 10 error)..so I had to download new driver and switch slots (IRQ problem). Connection is there after tuning on computer, but then disappears within one hour, and will not come back 'till reboot.

Other Thoughts: I will never again buy from Netgear.

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what's it to u
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
3/2/2006 2:43:59 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: good signal when there is one

Cons: for starters the drivers that come with the card are bad it kept restarting my computer so i downloaded the newer drivers off another computer and put them on a floppy and install them on my computer. ok so now (after messing with the software for hours) it looks like its working great, i got an exellent signal at 54Mbps and then...it's gone, ya great then gone. it will work fine for about 5 minutes and then the signal will drop to nothing for several hours with no explanation from netgear.
save yourself some serious frustration and don't buy this

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JPX
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/25/2006 10:46:07 AM

Rating + 5 AWESOME FOR PRICE!!!


Pros: Awesome.. MUST BUY!!!

Cons: nothing

Other Thoughts: Great for the price. You really can't beat it. In a regular home networking house with about set a tower up about 30 feet away from the router. Full Excellent Signal.. Must buy don't pay the extra this one is worth it. Pair it up with a netgear router. Can't go wrong.

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swimmerman272
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/5/2006 7:46:37 AM

Rating + 3 disappointed


Pros: Extremely easy set up, connected in less than 3 minutes.

Cons: Very poor signal strength. Bought this card becuase my old Xterasys was causing computer problems... but man, the signal strength went from "excellent" to "no signal"...

Other Thoughts: Not worth the money. Sorry Netgear, but definately not your best work.

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AJ
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
1/30/2006 6:05:03 PM

Rating + 4 Good stuff...


Pros: It gets good signal... just have to point the antenna the right way. But ya, usually never drps, I think Ive had like 2 in about 5 months. Just download the latests drivers from the Netgear site.

Cons: Dont use the Wireless Network Application that came with this... use Windows Zero Configuration for it. :)

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