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ASUS WL-138g V2 Wireless Adapters
Customer Reviews for ASUS WL-138g V2 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless Adapter Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128-bit WEP WPA2 (including 802.1x, ... - Retail
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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/20/2009 4:26:59 PM

Rating + 4 As usual Newegg does it again!


Pros: Great range,easy to install & downloaded its own driver.Works like a charm.

Cons: None

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24bitblaster
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/13/2009 12:42:41 PM

Rating + 5 It's worth it...


Pros: Just bought last one from Newegg,... it's my second unit first worked flawless with Win XP and Vista...second will work with custom build system with Win 7.

Never install any software that comes with it... Win XP & Vista loads the newest Marvel- Libretta drivers for the unit. Managing throught networking tools from OS...

Had no idea that some others manufacture wireless adapters can NO WORK with Vista... that's new for me...!

Cons: Well,...didn't see any..

Other Thoughts: Should buy more for 4 desktops I have... but still using the wire as the fastest and most secure connection for my network...

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/12/2009 7:09:39 PM

Rating + 5 works with Linux Ubuntu 9.1


Pros: It works well in a upgraded 1998 Gateway G6-400 PC. Yes a 1998, you read it correctly, a Gateway made in 1998.

Cons: The computer is 11 years old but, it works fine for wasting time on Facebook and other light duty internet surfing.

Other Thoughts: The PC has been upgraded with a Power Leap 1.4ghz upgrade kit, Audigy gamer soundcard, 384 mgs of memory, 128mg ATI graphic card, and 300 watt power supply. Ubuntu 9.1 Karmic Koala ROCKS!!

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qwerty
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/12/2009 6:39:54 PM

Rating + 2 range and thur put is horrible


Pros: great price, low profile card

Cons: slower the dial up!!! range is bad does not see the ap most of the time even if its close (+ it should be seeing like 5 ap's but it see only one on and off)
the worst part is its thur put 5 kb /s down and 45 kb/s up
its like watching paint dry!!!!!
i tried looking for for drives from asus and broadcom but nothing works
Disappointed at asus was expecting more. They usually have every dependable parts

Other Thoughts: running it on xp 32 bit, service pack 3, Pentium D,1gb ram...

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tga
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/5/2009 10:50:22 PM

Rating + 5 so far so good...


Pros: it works, installed in an old powermac g4 with 10.3 and 10.4, wouldn't work in 3, but works fine in 10.4 (after software update)

Cons: none really, simple to install, cheap... yeah, none.

Other Thoughts: I bought this for a new build i'm working on, haven't had a chance to install it in that yet, decided to test it on this mac, and it works fine.

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re4zado
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/2/2009 6:44:12 PM

Rating + 1 No luck card


Pros: NONE OTHER THAN PRICE

Cons: Where do I start.Went to ASUS website looking for help left mail id.Card will not connect and/or will drop the connection for no apparent reason.let xp install driver no luck.Install software from cd rom before installing no luck.Install latest driver from website no luck.They should call it the no luck card.

Other Thoughts: I understand the price choice but I expected more from a name like Asus BTW look at mail id:WTM20091029320366196
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at 812-282-ASUS (2787) so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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Mark
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/2/2009 2:38:20 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: Supports 802.1x and other security standards.
It's priced well for what it is, compared to a Linksys card.
Fit's in a low profile slot with the card slot that was provided.

Cons: Software that comes with it just sucks.

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Darin
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/26/2009 6:08:47 PM

Rating + 5 Works Well


Pros: Have two of these, both work as expected. Great price and brand.

Cons: No Cons.

Other Thoughts: -

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Sergiu
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/25/2009 3:40:22 PM

Rating + 4 Decent performance for the price


Pros: Got the Asus WL-138g v2 card in about 3 months ago, it was 13.99$ with free shipping, that was much cheaper than any other PCI wifi card to find in the city (at around 30-35$). The signal is excellent from my room on the second floor, the router being in the basement. I always have 54Mbps, at least theoretical :)
The real appreciation came when I changed my computer for a SFF, where only low profile card fit...and boy I was happy that this card come with a low profile bracket.

Cons: The software is old and obsolete. Don't even bother to install it, just use the driver for the card, witch is also quite old (from 2005). I got some critical errors from the Asus software, so I just uninstalled it, and let Windows manage it.

Other Thoughts: Overall I'm satisfied with the card, works ok, at least for me. But I can't really say what it's maximal real spead, as my Internet connection is only 6Mbps.

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spks19
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/23/2009 9:08:55 PM

Rating + 3 Hit and a miss


Pros: Bargain bottom price(3 year old piece of equipment).
The one that works (I got 2) works great. My "hotrod" computer sucked it up like a champ and runs it pretty well. Even showing 11 mbp, it gives me excellent strength. 0 packetloss and you would never know you were wireless. Win XP SP 3

Cons: The one that doesn't work. Win XP Media center edition. This is not in a homebuilt pc, rather in an HP Media center. It only had 1 open pci slot, which was between the capture card and the video card (a hot spot). I am hoping the problem is heat, but after uninstalling it, it won't even install in the new slot.

Other Thoughts: I did not uninstall the card that was in the other slot, I'll do that now and edit this later if it fixxes it. Odds are though, that it is not a heat issue and I just got 1 good card and 1 bad card.

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Jason M
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/18/2009 8:25:23 PM

Rating + 5 Thanks!


Pros: This is a good wireless card with good range. Everything works great.

Cons: The included software sucks, uninstall it. Windows can manage it better, and it's still managing mine perfectly.

Other Thoughts: Another great product from Newegg!

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kennt
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/14/2009 1:43:58 AM

Rating + 2 Not Worth it


Pros: - Works like every wireless should most of the time (over 90% of the time)
- Cost

Cons: - Internet speed can be really slow even though you have excellent signal (I have to fix it by adjusting the antenna, which usually takes forever)

- THE SOFTWARE:
- is bad, more complicated than Windows zero conf
- hard to connect and always run at a slow speed
- didn't work well for me at all

btw, my router is just on the other side of the wall

Other Thoughts: - That less than 10% of the time that it doesn't work is enough to drive a person nut, especially when you need to get something done.

Once it's working fine, don't touch the antenna or move your pc, or it'll be slow or gone again

Would NOT recommend this.

It's a gamble, might work well, might not.
pay a bit more for one that has better rating.

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SilencingMachine
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2009 6:35:05 PM

Rating + 1 Not me, not now


Pros: It didn't poke me in the eye; that's always good imho.

Cons: I spent the money to RMA this card hoping that mine was just malfunctioning; but I was wrong. Only 15 feet away from an N router and this card connects at 54 or 36 mbps, only to drop to 18 or less within 30 seconds.
Using Testmy I was able to gauge my download speed at 4-10 kbps, so basically dialup. When wired or using a USB wifi adapter, the exact same pc is capable of 1.2 megs per second btw.

Other Thoughts: I purchased this because it was supposed to be compatible with osx86, (which it is) but with these speeds it’s next to worthless to me. This card’s performance is just so far from acceptable that I’m without words.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE534054" so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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Herb
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2009 2:48:02 PM

Rating + 4 Good card for the $$ not distance


Pros: Price, PCI interface Good card if it is very close to AP

Cons: Very poor recieve sensitivity

Other Thoughts: I bought this card to use in a lab environment and for that purpose it works great. I used the same antenna (not the one included but one with a true 4 to 5 DBd gain) in a window over several hours I picked up 2 AP's, I switched to a alpha card and another RTL based card and picked up over 10 AP's. Repeated this test with several cards and antenna combo's and this was the most "deaf" out of about a dozen. If you need range buy a alpha card or get a better external antenna

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Grayson
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2009 12:10:10 PM

Rating + 5 A great buy


Pros: Plugged right into my Mac G4 Digital Audio, worked immediately.
Works as expected.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: This card is recognized as an AirPort Card by Mac OS 10.5. It works like a charm, web access is snappy (considering) and transferring files between Macs is relatively fast as well.

Definitely recommend this card to anyone that has G4 Mac and is looking to upgrade to wireless connectivity. It's more than worth it with the low cost and native application.

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Stiofan
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/7/2009 8:54:35 PM

Rating + 1 Not the best choice today


Pros: None

Cons: Outdated drivers, probably OK for XP but forget about a Vista installation. Maybe Win 7 will be better.

Other Thoughts: Shipped with drivers dated in 2006, before Vista was even released. Card took about 5 minutes to recognize my network router, and although other computers in my house see about 10 wireless networks in the neighborhood, this one only saw mine plus one other.

After finally connecting I was treated to painfully sub dial up speed downloads (tested at 70 Kbits), other computers getting about 800 Kbits speeds, I went online and found tons of complaints about this card. Asus website was no help, I finally bound a newer driver at Broadcom. It helped the card make a quiker connection to my router, but the slow speeds continued.

After messing with it for a day, I gave up and went to a local brick and morter, picked up a Netgear card, which installed and works like a dream.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,

You can get the drivers from our site at http://support.asus.com . For further technical assistance, please contact our technical support team at 812-282-2787 and reference case# NE529908.

best regards,
ASUS SUPPORT TEAM

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/5/2009 9:48:06 PM

Rating + 1 Slower than my 56k


Pros: It costs nothing

Cons: I have a mac book and my PC both of which are now on my wireless network. My macbook has great download speeds when using the internet but my PC which is freshly set up with XP and Vista runs at 5kbps per download and while web browsing. This may possibly be a bad unit im not sure but it sure is disappointing. Not a recommended buy

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE526598" so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/5/2009 12:19:58 PM

Rating + 4 Hardware good, drivers bad


Pros: great value, doesnt take up alot of space, and very cheap.... runs well and never have a problem with signal strength

Cons: included drivers no good for 64-bit, but dropped by the company website and they had working drivers available.... easy fix

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Gavin K
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/5/2009 8:24:24 AM

Rating + 5 Good card


Pros: Works with x64 Vista, no problems, 54mbps as described. Wish cable was..
Low profile ready, which is great because since I replaced with with a D-Link Xtreme N adapter I can now put this in my torrent box, which is low-profile only.
Also works with Ubuntu/Mint x64.

Cons: None so far. Have read poor reviews regarding Windows7 x64 drivers, but these should be the same as Vista.

Other Thoughts: Asus is a great brand, they are half the reason I bought this, and I wasn't dissapointed.

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Jay
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/30/2009 9:01:10 AM

Rating + 2 Cheap, has Windows 7 64 bit issues


Pros: Cheap, works with 32 bit systems no problem

Cons: Auto-detected by Windows 7 as Broadcom... massive packet loss, and random dropped connections.
Used ASUS drivers, same thing. Also they have stopped support for this product, people with Vista 64 bit have had the same problems x 1.5 years without it being addressed.

Other Thoughts: Eventually I obtained the latests Broadcom drivers... everything works fine now in Windows & 64 bit, but this exercise turned out to be far more work finding the driver than it should have been. The time I wasted, shoulder have just bought a more expensive card.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience and are glad that you are able to resolve your issue. If you still need further technical assistance, please feel free to contact our technical support at 812-282-2787.

Regards,
ASUS SUPPORT TEAM

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jaybird
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/29/2009 5:27:46 PM

Rating + 5 Cheap, simple, works


Pros: The instructions were simple to follow.
1. Install the software
2. reboot
3. install the card
It works.
Picked up the local networks around me.

Cons: None.

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Bilal
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/27/2009 3:38:12 PM

Rating + 1 Total Disappointment


Pros: None.

Cons: Never got it to work. I tried both broadcom and asus drivers, and it never once gave me a stable connection. My router is only 15 feet away, yet it still doesn't work. This is the first Asus product that I've been disappointed by. I'll probably look into a different brand now.

Other Thoughts: Things got busy for me last month, so I never got around to calling for an RMA, and now it seems it's too late, as I've owned it for over a month. I have Windows 7 64 bit, but other reviewers claimed it worked with it. That wasn't so in my case.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE517296" so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/26/2009 5:46:17 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Very cheap, works with no issues under 64-bit Windows 7 (presumably also with Vista).

Cons: The antenna it comes with is pretty terrible. I had huge connectivity issues that disappeared after replacing the antenna.

Other Thoughts: This card would get one egg if reviewed with the original antenna (it's THAT bad), but if you put a new antenna on, bump it up to five. With that little fix it's a great little card that does everything you need it to do for hardly any money.

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boondaburrah
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/16/2009 1:33:39 PM

Rating + 2 Cheaply Made


Pros: Works with generic broadcom drivers, recognizes networks, connects, everything else a wireless card is supposed to do.

Cons: The card has a very weak antenna, I couldn't get half the networks I normally get. This was okay, until I started having intermittent connection problems with the router IN THE NEXT ROOM. After a while, it wouldn't connect at all. It seems that the antenna may have been at fault? the chip continued to work, the signal just dropped like a stone.

Other Thoughts: I returned it and got a refurbished Linksys with a similar chipset. Hasn't failed me yet. Disappointed about paying shipping both ways on this one.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued customer,

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you still have the card, we would like to assist you in getting a working replacement. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE507486" .

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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Eric
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/15/2009 8:05:08 PM

Rating + 5 Instant access w/Win7


Pros: Installed in a Windows 7 RC machine, and upon startup the drivers went in w/o having to use the CD at all. Connected w/o issue to my wireless network as well.

Cons: My connection speed was a bit slower over wireless when using this card with my Linksys WCG200 router, but I can't guarantee it was the card. I'm actually more inclined to think its the router's fault as this is a known bad model. Still, looking at these numbers below its perfectly fine for any purpose.
Connection speed via LAN = 12Mbps
Connection speed via WL-138G = 5.5Mbps

Other Thoughts: I gave it 5 despite the speed difference because I believe its the router not the card causing the slower speed. Major kudos to Asus and Win7 for instant support w/o using the CD

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Apokio
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/11/2009 8:04:11 AM

Rating + 5 Good Card


Pros: Good card, easy to install, Vista picked it up right away. Transfers as advertised. Driver installation disk worked with only one or two mouse clicks.

Cons: none right now

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Johnvan
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/11/2009 6:42:32 AM

Rating + 5 Cheap and works well


Pros: Sets up easily in XP and Xubuntu.
Decent speed, good signal strength.
Cheaper and faster than running 100ft of ethernet cable.

Cons: Didn't like the included installation software so I ended up using the Windows XP zero config utility.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
9/8/2009 1:03:43 AM

Rating + 1 Don't buy it if you have Nvidia gfx


Pros: It's cheap and it has descent signal strength and speed.

Cons: What really sucks about this card is that it's almost impossible to make it work with some Nvidia gfx cards. Everything works fine until you install the Nvidia drivers.
I've been trying for like a month to figure out what turned the wifi card from descent to completely useless.
Well, it's the Nvidia drivers. (Same applies to Win and Linux)

Other Thoughts: If you want it for an office PC or something like that with an integrated gfx card, it'll probably work just fine for you for a great price.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE499233" so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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Bob Noche
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/3/2009 5:50:46 PM

Rating + 2 Just OK


Pros: They get a wireless signal...

Cons: Only work on 802.11b. When I switch to G only on my router, they die.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE502656" so that we may get more details about your configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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jdeere2210
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/2/2009 8:11:18 AM

Rating + 4


Pros: Works great. in vista

Cons: I had a little trouble with xp installed,so I deducted 1 egg.Works better with the driver windows install. Don't use the cd.

Other Thoughts: Works even better with Windows 7, rc1

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nearly
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/31/2009 7:33:12 AM

Rating + 5 Decent Cheap Card


Pros: Cheap, does exactly what it says on the tin.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Works out of the box with Ubuntu (9.04)

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Liface
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/30/2009 11:16:26 AM

Rating + 1 Does not connect to my network


Pros: Price? Still not worth it if it doesn't function.

Cons: Installed it running Windows XP SP3. Let the "find new hardware" wizard find the XP driver. It can see networks fine, but it will not receive an IP address when connecting to them. I did manage to connect once, but the latency was terrible (lots of dropped packets).

Other Thoughts: DO NOT BUY THIS. I even read the reviews before buying this thing, hoping I would be among the positives. Let's see... electronics components should work over 95% of the time. This one works like 75% of the time, the rest are defective. Spend the money and get something else and save yourself the hassle.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx and reference case number "NE502660" so that we may get more details about your system configuration and assist you in resolving these issues you are experiencing.

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/27/2009 2:04:25 PM

Rating + 1 Buyer Beware


Pros: Software loaded and recognized my router.

Cons: It worked for a while but even though it said it had excellent connection (it showed 81%0 the connection sped was only 200k or less. I tried to use different software, Broadcoms and even windows but would not work with it. Finally it stopped working (I had it about 6 weeks).

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please let us know if we can assist in the RMA process by contacting us at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/usa_rmaserv.aspx and reference case number "NE502652".

Or, if you need further technical support, please contact our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

Best Regards,

ASUS Support Team

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Ell Guapo in Seattle
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/26/2009 11:00:45 PM

Rating + 4 Driver tweaking


Pros: Good connection speeds, great price.

Cons: Built-in driver doesn't work with Vista 64bit

Other Thoughts: If you're using Vista 64 download the driver from broadcom (same chipset) and it'll run smoothly. I'm getting 4 - 5 mbps down.

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Thr old centurion
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/24/2009 9:25:17 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Great card. Works fine. Follow driver directions. Set up without a hitch

Cons: None

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/23/2009 8:09:41 AM

Rating + 1 Stopped Working


Pros: It sort of worked, albeit after alot of work to find the correct drivers for 64bit Vista.

Cons: First of all the Software it came with was pretty awful, and the utilities aren't even compatible with Vista.
And, for some reason it just stopped working in the middle of the night. Tried reinstalling Drivers, and it just won't show up in my Device Manager.

Other Thoughts: I'd imagine this would work really well in XP where the Utilities actually performed the way they are supposed to.

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BBQpANDA
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/23/2009 7:30:31 AM

Rating + 5 Works great in OSX86


Pros: Sample design
Easy driving in OSX86

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Woks as BCM4813 under OSX86

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/15/2009 2:55:22 PM

Rating + 1 Avoid if using Linux


Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: Isn't supported by SuSE Linux directly.

Other Thoughts: There are reports that this broadcomm chip can be made to work with linux. I wanted an 802.11g card, not a project when I purchased this card. 802.11g cards using the RaLink chip work out of the box with SuSE.

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destructfashion
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/10/2009 11:03:03 AM

Rating + 5 Nice for the price!


Pros: Installed it this morning on vista 64 bit and it works wonderfully so far. As others have said, don't use the included disc, just let vista find the drivers for you automatically.

Cons: None so far :D

Other Thoughts: Haven't tried using the disc drivers, because the reviews say they are much worse. This is a shame because the software controls look sort of neat :P

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TechWiz
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/9/2009 12:47:46 PM

Rating + 3 Decent for the price


Pros: - Easy to setup
- Low profile
- Supports all major security systems

Cons: - Software sucks miserably
- Disconnects quite a bit
- Range seems to be very suckish as well (my iPhone will receive full signal and this will only get half signal from the same spot)

Other Thoughts: Works well with hackintoshes but the disconnects and terrible software kind of balance out the good to the point that it becomes annoying to use.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 8:40:39 PM

Rating + 1 Save your money


Pros: Cheap

Cons: Completely unable to get a reliable wireless connection, even with the wireless router 6 inches from the card. Several other computers have successfully connected to that wireless router, so I know it's the card. ASUS also provides exceptionally poor support for Windows XP x64.

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skeletor
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/3/2009 8:40:41 AM

Rating + 4 It works


Pros: Cheap
Able to connect to local network eventually.

Cons: Do not use the standard ASUS wireless utility especially when trying to connect to a network using WPA2. Just stick with the standard Windows Zero configuration, much easier to navigate and connect with.

Range isn't that great on the card but that isn't necessarily the card itself but more of the antenna that it is packaged with.

Other Thoughts: Able to finally pick up signals and connect after a little of fiddling with the stock antenna on card and now able to get good, stable connect.

Good if using it just for a home tower and not wanting to deal with using USB wireless cards.

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Bacon
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/1/2009 11:38:32 AM

Rating + 5 Works great.


Pros: Signal never falls off or disconnects. I kept my computer on for two straight days to test this and there were no problems. Low-pro bracket is nice to have, didn't need it but I could imagine many do. Certified for Vista x64 unlike Linksys's PCI 54g adapter. No issues with WEP. Fair price.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: I haven't really tested the range and consistency with this as my desktop will never sit more than 20 direct feet away from the router, but at that range it is at max signal strength. Didn't bother with the drivers on the CD, went straight to ASUS for them.
Thanks Newegg again.

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TonyK
Tech Level: low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/31/2009 2:59:44 PM

Rating + 5 This Wireless Card


Pros: Card works in every os pretty much.... i popped it in vista 64 bit and when it even had no internet to it it automatically found and downloaded the drivers for it. The range of the card is so great. And the card is dirt cheap.

Cons: The antenna it comes with is so small.... i put a different antenna on it and am getting 5 bars of wireless from 3 stories away.

Other Thoughts: Best buy for your buck...no doubt. Works with vista 64 bit! dont listen to the people who dont even know how to install a card lol...

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Phil
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/26/2009 8:57:05 AM

Rating + 1 No 64 bit support


Pros: Cheap.

Cons: Included driver CD contains absolutely no 64 bit support. Once 64 bit drivers were obtained from the Asus website, I could hardly hold a connection at less than dialup speed.

Other Thoughts: Don't be fooled by the price. If you're using a 64 bit system, spend a couple extra dollars more to get something that works.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/23/2009 8:10:11 PM

Rating + 5 It works.


Pros: It works, and it works with Vista 64 bit. I didn't even try and install the included software, just popped in the disk and let Windows do it's thing. Seems to get a strong signal and it's built pretty well.

Cons: None that I can see so far.

Other Thoughts: Just got a wireless card for the rare occasion that I move my computer, this seems like it'll do the job and the price was defiantly right.

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Ian
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/21/2009 8:54:21 AM

Rating + 1 Unreliable product with bad software


Pros: Low price

Cons: Unit was DOA. Awful, awful, awful software.

Other Thoughts: Expect a higher rate of defectivity in ASUS products vs. Linksys or Netgear.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/20/2009 8:44:10 PM

Rating + 1 Utter garbage; antenna miniscule


Pros: None. But thank you to NEWEGG for a liberal return policy on this item.

Cons: 1) Simply does not connect to router 10 ft away on both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro 32-bit. I was able to get a connection one time, and it transferred at 1/5 of my XP laptop and Macbook Pro.

2) The firmware was last updated in 2004. The ASUS connection interface is garbage - difficult to navigate and unintuitive.

3) The antenna is literally 1/3 the length and 1/2 the girth of my replacement Linksys wireless adapter.

Other Thoughts: This was my first build, and the issues with the wireless adapter was infuriating and cost me 8+ hours of troubleshooting, posting on forums, clean-installing, disassembling, re-buying, etc.

What an utter waste of money, time, and sanity. I will never recommend this product to anyone.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/15/2009 6:58:00 AM

Rating + 1 Worst Buy from New Egg Ever


Pros: Order was very quick and complete and was in good condition. It was easy to install in the computer.

Cons: In a week of attempts I have not been able to get this card to work on any of several distros. of Linux in spite of the fact that both New Egg and Asus sites say it supports Linux.
I bought this card specifically for use with Linux so it is pretty much useless to me. Linux recognizes the physical hardware, but I have not been able to find a working driver.

Other Thoughts: I bought this on a 24 hour sale email from New Egg and I waited almost to the 23rd hour so I did not do my research ahead of time. Having since done so I have discovered that the Broadcom chip used on this card is very difficult to get working under Linux. There were no Linux drivers included on the CD with the card and I have not been able to get the native Linux b43 driver which is supposed to support this card to load in Mepis 8.0. I did try Puppy Linux as a live CD and it did detect my SSID, but would not communicate even after I disabled all authentication and encryption for the test. In short I do not recommend this card for Linux use.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/14/2009 4:35:35 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: None. Although the RMA Return process went fairly quickly, thanks to NewEgg. :)

Cons: Didn't work at all. The driver was unnecessarily complicated. Even if my computer was right next to the router, I got no signal. When I did get the signal, it came in short bursts, like 5 seconds. Eventually, I just decided to stick with an ethernet cable. Kind of a hassle, but at least it's dependable.

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MrMrdr
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/13/2009 1:28:46 PM

Rating + 5 Perfect!


Pros: Installed into Vista 64 Computer on ASUS P5Q-E mobo with no problems what so ever.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Did not install any drivers, did not read the maunal, did not do anything but pop it into the PCIe slot, screw on the screw to hold it into place, fired up Vista Home Premium 64 bit with Service Pack 2 and I was good to go out the gate. No connection issues, no dropped internet signals, nothing! best wi/fi I have ever used!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/10/2009 8:00:23 PM

Rating + 1 problems


Pros: the price lol

Cons: Software it came with didn't work.

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esaron
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/9/2009 5:21:31 PM

Rating + 1 product seems defective


Pros: easy pci plugin

Cons: takes a while to recognize connection.
claims speed is 40-54mbps but can't even load web pages. Seems to be able to load google just fine (due to nothing being on it) but it cannot handle anything else. Videos can't load, pictures take 5 minutes, etc.
i tried different drivers, tried asus's support site, it seems as if asus is denying that this is a defective product.

Other Thoughts: newegg's support was amazing as everyone should already know, understood the problem right away and gave the refund, didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes from picking up the phone.

avoid this adapter at all cost, i read a few forum posts about it and saw the majority of people had the same problem as me.

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Lemonhead
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/8/2009 11:44:53 PM

Rating + 5 Great Card


Pros: Works fine, even as plug and play. I connected to the internet while I was installing Windows 7 on a new system. Couldn't be happier.

Cons: Maybe rebranded? I have no evidence to back this, and its still dirt cheap, so who cares?

Other Thoughts: I get the full 54 mbps just about wherever I go as long as I stay within the recommended range. Connected to my DSL router fine and never looked back.

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lightstream
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/8/2009 5:32:08 PM

Rating + 5 oops


Pros: I just submitted a review for this nic but got the manufacturer wrong. I wrote Rosewill but meant Asus.

hopefully newegg will notice and nuke the older one.

I love this nic, it works great for me, no hassles (but I did not install their software, only the driver)

Cons: none for how I'm using it (in the same room as the router)

Other Thoughts: Rosewill does make excellent products but of course, Asus does too. Asus is another one of those companies that 0sells high quality at low prices.

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Fabio
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/7/2009 10:16:41 PM

Rating + 2 Too much hassle


Pros: - Inexpensive
- Connects (sometimes)
- Newegg's excellent service

Cons: I purchased this wireless card to run in my computer in my bedroom, which is about 40 feet away from my Linksys router. I first installed the utility and drivers to the card, then I inserted the card into my PCI slot. Rebooted my compy, Windows XP saw the card right away. Tried to connect to the wireless network with the ASUS utility, without success. Utility said that the encryption settings didn't match and gave me the option to change them. So I did that, and tried connecting again, and received the same problem. I went through and made sure everything was right, and then attempted to connect again. Didn't work. I uninstalled the utility and told it to use Windows to connect. Had some problems with Windows as well, but finally managed to connect...at 11mbps. I then realized the card was set on 802.11b, not g. So I switched that around and changed all of those settings. Card did not pick up any network (unless I switched back to b). Finally got it to connect on g, but

Other Thoughts: only at 11mbps, no higher, and my other computer (which is the same distance from the router) gets 54mbps no problem. I've been trying to figure out that problem ever since. ASUS Forums didn't have anything, none of the reviews here on Newegg had any help, and searching the web up and down did nothing. I've got the most current drivers for everything, so I have no idea what the problem is. This card was definitely a pain to mess around with. I should have taken more consideration into a card and should have chucked in a few more $ for something nicer/more reliable. I've seen good reviews on here, and also bad, so the quality of this product is basically hit or miss.

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JBS
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/2/2009 9:12:08 AM

Rating + 3 No luck with Vista 64 bit


Pros: I noticed that Dell uses the OEM version of this card in a couple of desktop computers that I ordered from them. They were running 32-bit versions of Vista. I was able to get this card to work in a system running Windows 2000 without any trouble.

Cons: I could not get this card to work in the system that it was intended for, which was running a 64-bit version of Vista. I downloaded the latest drivers for this card from the Asus website. I ended up replacing this card with a Rosewill wireless "N" card, which works fine in the computer.

Other Thoughts: Although Dell uses this card with systems running Vista 32-bit, they don't have any 64-bit drivers available, suggesting that they had to go to another card for that operating system, too.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/1/2009 8:30:44 AM

Rating + 1 just got this


Pros: cheap

Cons: doesn't work

Other Thoughts: don't buy

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fergk
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/23/2009 3:05:40 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Standard and easy install. Drivers worked perfectly with Win XP and Windows 7. Excellent reception.

Cons: None at the moment.

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JLM
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/21/2009 1:26:48 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: 1. Price
2. has low profile bracket

Cons: 1. Does not work with Windows Vista 64
2. Included drivers are outdated

Other Thoughts: Purchased this product after several reviews stating that it did work with Vista 64. Installed the card and upgraded the drivers from the website as recommended in other reviews, but the card never connected to my network. Made multiple attempts at getting the card to work but was unsuccessful. Ultimately I utilized a Linksys wireless card

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G*
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/17/2009 5:55:21 AM

Rating + 5 Works great


Pros: Works perfectly.

Cons: None.

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Dougwein
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/16/2009 12:10:15 PM

Rating + 1 Useless


Pros: It's cheap

Cons: I just got this card, installed it, wrestled with the drivers (vista ultimate) only to find out that I get less through put than I do connecting my desktop through my laptop's wireless connection. I don't recommend this card for any vista machine although it seems like the Linux guys are doing alright with it. all in all it's a waste of money.

Other Thoughts: Pretttttty worthless piece of trash. ASUS should really watch what they put their name on.

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Hexxor
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/13/2009 2:34:05 PM

Rating + 5 Hackintosh approved


Pros: Works really great right out of the package. Hackintosh (Build 10.5.6 Deeb) accepted as airport and now I'm working with speeds faster than with my Ethernet hook up. (588.4 kb/s Peak Throughput so far)

Cons: None so far!

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prince1142003
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2009 7:41:36 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: None I can think of.

Cons: Absolutely no documentation. Drivers won't install properly.

Other Thoughts: Absolutely worst purchase I ever made. Expected better from ASUS.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/10/2009 8:38:19 PM

Rating + 5 It works! with a little help


Pros: Has a very strong connection, although the router is only one wall away. The first wireless care I managed to get working with vista 64 bit. The driver that came with this product never allowed me to connect. I ended up removing that one and using a general broadcom driver and I haven't had any problems since.

Cons: The driver that came with this product did not work for me.

Other Thoughts: Left my computer on one night and I had green flashes every few seconds. Not a problem though, looks cool.

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gtr225
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/1/2009 7:44:25 AM

Rating + 3


Pros: Supports WPA2, decent range

Cons: slow transfer rates

Other Thoughts: I bought this to put in my htpc in the living room running Xubuntu Linux. After some playing around I got Ubuntu to recognize it and install the drivers to get it working. I mainly have this so I can transfer multimedia from my desktop to my htpc wirelessly via ftp. This is where I'm disappointed. Typically my laptop with an ASUS wireless G card gets transfer rates around 2.5MB/s when retrieving files. This card varies quite a bit, but after trying the antenna in different positions I can get it to transfer at a steady 1MB/s, and the machine is only one room away.

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Lombarty
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/27/2009 3:07:35 PM

Rating + 1 Buyer Beware


Pros: The only pro I can see is that I paid less that 20 bucks for this worthless piece of hardware. I purchased this card because it had XP 64 drivers; but they don't install at all.

Cons: Using 64-bit Vista Ultimate and XP pro; I cannot get this thing to connect. I have downloaded drivers from the website; to no avail. Tried re-installing OS and using drivers from the disc, still no luck. Windows Zero shows Excellent signal strength, but absolutely will not connect. I have a USB adapter that shows weaker signal strength, but NO connection issues whatsoever. I have tried everything I can think of, but this card refuses to connect.

Other Thoughts: Absolutely worthless piece of hardware...does nothing but take up a PCI slot that could be utilized for something else. NOT impressed at ALL Asus!

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Lombarty
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/27/2009 3:07:33 PM

Rating + 1 Buyer Beware


Pros: The only pro I can see is that I paid less that 20 bucks for this worthless piece of hardware. I purchased this card because it had XP 64 drivers; but they don't install at all.

Cons: Using 64-bit Vista Ultimate and XP pro; I cannot get this thing to connect. I have downloaded drivers from the website; to no avail. Tried re-installing OS and using drivers from the disc, still no luck. Windows Zero shows Excellent signal strength, but absolutely will not connect. I have a USB adapter that shows weaker signal strength, but NO connection issues whatsoever. I have tried everything I can think of, but this card refuses to connect.

Other Thoughts: Absolutely worthless piece of hardware...does nothing but take up a PCI slot that could be utilized for something else. NOT impressed at ALL Asus!

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Evol Inc.
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/12/2009 2:26:52 AM

Rating + 1 Isnt worth a cr@p in Germany


Pros: it is made by asus as is just about everything in my PC

Cons: it doenst work woth a cr@p in Germany due to the frequency over here

Other Thoughts: Asus M4A78 Pro AM2+/AM3 780G ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition 2.5GHz 125W Quad core Processor
ASUS EAH4870 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
GeIL Black Dragon 4GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel Memory
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm 32MB Cache SATA Hard drive
Raidmax Hybrid 530W ATX12V V2.2 Modular LED Power Supply

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TechWiz
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/5/2009 2:31:02 PM

Rating + 5 Must-have for Hackintosh w/ Wifi


Pros: Works straight out of the box no problems at all plus its Low Profile ready

Cons: None yet

Other Thoughts: Works in Mac OS X without any drivers to install.

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born-again-geek
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/3/2009 7:56:14 PM

Rating + 1 Terrible product


Pros: ...

Cons: I don't know where to begin. I run 3 wifi devices here and they get great signal strength, even in the basement. Why can't this get a decent signal when the router is 15 feet away??
I also can't seem to get it to connect half the time. And when it does, it take anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to reconnect. Plus, I get no more than 18mbps. After messing with this, I went with and old D-****, which worked great.

Other Thoughts: You guys make GREAT mobos... how about sticking to those?

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/23/2009 9:36:38 AM

Rating + 1 I hate this thing!


Pros: ZERO - NONE - NADA

Cons: Works for a few seconds- then does not work for most of the time.

Can see networks, can never connect to networks.

It was so bad I renamed my connection NotWork.

Other Thoughts: What's your problem Asus!?!?!?

Pull this trash off the market.

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Cory Crocker
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/22/2009 8:12:08 PM

Rating + 5 Good and cheap


Pros: cheap
works great

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: i just installed it today if i have any problems i'll let you know but i am not anticipating any.

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Ramiro
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/14/2009 2:13:55 PM

Rating + 5 It Works


Pros: Inserted Device into vista x64 (home premium) machine, installed most recent drivers from the site via thumb drive. No issues, no disconnects.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Good Wireless G card for vista x64 users.

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ben
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/9/2009 9:38:25 AM

Rating + 1 bad wireless card


Pros: able to detect wireless networks

Cons: Cannot connect to wireless networks.

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prometheus1981
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/20/2009 7:26:24 PM

Rating + 5 Excelent Wireless card


Pros: Very easy to install. Not seen it drop connectivity of give me any connection issues. Works flawlessly in Windows Vista.

Cons: None so far.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/15/2009 5:12:13 AM

Rating + 5 Broadcom Chipset BCM4318


Pros: Works great with BackTrack and MacOS!!

Cons: none

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taehoon
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/11/2009 9:23:11 PM

Rating + 4 Vista 64 a success!


Pros: Auto detectable in Windows Vista 64 SP1. With or without CD/Website drivers. Setup was with Windows Zero Config. Auto reconnects successfully without failure.

Cons: Lots of background noise using supplied antenna; so network transfers maybe slow.

Other Thoughts: Vista 64 SP1/4GB of RAM. No problems here!

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low
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/11/2009 4:22:23 PM

Rating + 1 very unhappy


Pros: none

Cons: this card sometimes connects on it's own when I start my comp an sometimes doesn't...when it does connect I never know how fast my connection is going to be...I use cable with a netgear router...my laptop has no issues sitting right beside my comp...I have seen this card download at less than 25kps while my laptop is getting 1k+ on the same file

Other Thoughts: I have decided to get an ethernet cable, it will be very long but at least I won't have to worry anymore

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Buck
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/11/2009 2:45:48 PM

Rating + 5 Nice


Pros: Works great comes with low profile bracket. Works flawlessly in windows xp with no ugly 3rd party utility.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I use it for streaming video on an old slimline hp i turned into a netflix box.

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Diamond Joe Quimby
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/24/2009 9:02:30 PM

Rating + 5 PnP on Dell GX620 SFF & Windows 7 64-bit


Pros: Automatically recognized by Windows 7 64-bit, low profile bracket included

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Had no connection issues with Linksys WRT54GL running DD-WRT v24 SP1 and using WPA2. Would definitely purchase again.

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Dr. Iatkos
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/14/2009 4:30:31 PM

Rating + 5 Simply working card


Pros: Nice packaging, clear manual (not needed) addtl. small bracket, working right out the box no tweaking necessary.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Recommended for everybody considering my type of medicine.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/3/2009 6:33:17 AM

Rating + 4 Great buy


Pros: Excellent replacement for a Usb wireless card.

Cons: The dipole antenna is very short I replaced it with a high gain for better performance.

Other Thoughts: If you are looking for a cheap G wireless card this is for you.

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Spymagician
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/29/2009 12:03:31 AM

Rating + 1 After Further Consideration


Pros: None.

Cons: As a followup to my initial review, it is apparent that the range on this card is severely crippled. During setup, this card was in a PC about 6 feet from my WRT54GL (With DD-WRT firmware) and it worked well. As soon as I moved it 20 feet away in the same room WITH line-of-sight to the router, throughput dropped to dial-up levels. It's NOT an issue of interference, as 2 laptops, a Nintendo Wii and an iPod Touch all work perfectly in the exact same location. In short, this card has no range.

Other Thoughts: I tried both Asus' software manager as well as Windows' native support (under XP pro) and the preformance was identical. The connection is reported as excellent, but it's completely useless. Trying to load Google.com failed more than half the time. The times it doesn't fail, it never loads completely. Avoid this card at all costs.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/14/2009 10:45:48 AM

Rating + 2


Pros: Easy configuration and driver install. Cheap.

Cons: I have an Apple Airport Express, which I have used for many computers, both XP and Mac OS X, over the course of four years. The network I use is WPA2, with an access control list, and a closed (SSID doesn't broadcast) network.
Now, I can only get this new XP machine to connect if I open the network, and downgrade my security to WEP. And when it does finally connect, the connection is very slow in both my browser and WoW, despite XP reporting Signal Stength: Excellent and 54.0 Mbps speed.
I have updated the drivers that came with the card using the ASUS website, but the problems have not gone away. In fact, the drivers that were on the CD were version 3.100.64, while the ones on the website were 2.8.3. So either the versions are identified incorrectly, or the CD somehow has more current drivers.
I was getting terrible (<75%) packet loss after installing the card, though that has improved a bit. My router and computer are in the same room, no more than 10 ft. apart.

Other Thoughts: Asus control software is terrible. It looks like something written in 1991 with a terrible interface.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/14/2009 10:34:57 AM

Rating + 2 Product review


Pros: At least it's inexpensive. Getting it into your machine isn't hard, PCI is a very easy technology to work with. Got it in and got the drivers installed from the CD with minimal fuss.

Cons: I have an Apple Airport Express, which I have used for many computers, both XP and Mac OS X, over the course of four years. The network I use is WPA2, with an access control list, and a closed (SSID doesn't broadcast) network.
Now, I can only get this new XP machine to connect if I open the network, and downgrade my security to WEP. And when it does finally connect, the connection is very slow in both my browser and WoW, despite XP reporting Signal Stength: Excellent and 54.0 Mbps speed.
I have updated the drivers that came with the card using the ASUS website, but the problems have not gone away. In fact, the drivers that were on the CD were version 3.100.64, while the ones on the website were 2.8.3. So either the versions are identified incorrectly, or the CD somehow has more current drivers.
I was getting terrible (<75%) packet loss after installing the card, though that has improved a bit. My router and computer are in the same room, no more than 10 ft. apart.

Other Thoughts: I don't think I'll be buying ASUS products again.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/12/2009 3:27:33 PM

Rating + 5 Works Great


Pros: Works well, low profile card, drivers preinstalled (in vista 64).

Cons: Antenna can get in the way if you have a small case.

Other Thoughts: ASUS is a great company.

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BentWookie
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/10/2009 2:10:25 PM

Rating + 3 ok


Pros: Works in Vista and Leopard.

Cons: Couldn't get it to work in Ubuntu. I'm sure I could if I had access to an ethernet connection, but switching between Leopard or Vista and back to Ubuntu became too much of a pain so I gave up. The drivers I downloaded for it for linux didn't help. Also the antenna and connection is rather finicky. Every once in a while I have to reposition the antenna. I also can't screw the antenna in all the way or I lose speed. Getting it just right can take a while, but when I do I am able to get my maximum internet connection speed. My router in one floor up and three meters over.

Other Thoughts: I've gotten sick of fooling with the antenna so today I ordered a new wireless card with 3 antennas. Odds are one of the three will work fine :-P

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Spymagician
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/10/2009 3:28:19 AM

Rating + 4 Respectable if not Revolutionary


Pros: Low price, compact size, reliable drivers (under WinXP), good range.

Cons: Utility software is intrusive and inefficient. Throughput seems to fluctuate more frequently than I would like, even though the router I'm connecting to is 6 feet away in line-of-site. (WRT-54GL with DD-WRT firmware)

Other Thoughts: I initially installed this card in my XP Pro machine and manually installed the latest drivers from Asus. Setup and configuration was standard and easy. Connected to my WLAN with no problem. I did, however, notice that my reported speed would fluctuate quite a bit- I'd log-in at 54Mbps, then it would drop to 48, then 36, then 24 and then rise back up to 54. It would also consistently move between any and all those speeds with no discernible pattern. I then downloaded and installed the most current Asus utility, thinking perhaps Windows wasn't managing the device properly. After installing the Asus utility, I didn't notice any change in the fluctuating behavior, but I did notice the additional resources the utility was consuming. Nothing huge, but enough that I noticed. Uninstalled the utility and let Windows manage it. Seems quite reliable as I've had no dropped connections- I just wish the connection speed remained more consistent. Need to do further testing to determine root cause.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/8/2009 4:49:24 PM

Rating + 1 Much too hard to install


Pros: none

Cons: CD wont install drivers and utlities on Vista - new Presario 32 bit.

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AMD Ati
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
12/30/2008 8:24:26 AM

Rating + 1 Does NOT work with xp x64 Edition


Pros: It was supposed to work with xp x64.

Cons: This card does NOT work with xp x64. The drivers caused my system to freeze shortly after booting.
The bundled software is permanently on my system and i cant delete it.

Other Thoughts: If you want a good card that works with xp x64, go with the Zonet ZEW1603 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI 802.11g. It has bad reviews by 2 people but will recieve a good one by me.

My System: Amd athlon x2 6000+ cpu, 4gb of ram, 160gb samsung harddrive, Asus DVD burner with lightscribe, Asus EAH3870 video card, Zonet ZEW1603 IEEE 802.11b/g PCI 802.11g wireless card, customized gateway 2000 server case.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/24/2008 3:20:41 AM

Rating + 4


Pros: - Works well on Vista 32 bit
- No drivers needed
- Low profile adapter included

Cons: - Fails on Vista 64 bit
- I initially bought this for a new Vista Business x64 system. The card refused to work properly regardless of the drivers used. I first tried the windows drivers, then tried the drivers on the disk, and then downloaded drivers online. None of the drivers worked well. The card would connect and then maybe work for a couple minutes and then start to spike. Eventually the connection would fail completely. This was on a network with WPA2 encryption... it might work for other types of encryption.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this card for 32 bit systems. The drivers for 64 bit obviously need some work.

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superinstaller
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/15/2008 4:44:45 AM

Rating + 2 Dont like my Lynksys wireless router


Pros: Cheap

Cons: Wont stay connected for some reason??????

Other Thoughts: I dont have the time to troubleshoot this thing, wait should it just WORK anyway?/

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Adjenti Tech
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/12/2008 2:43:04 PM

Rating + 2 Ya win some, ya lose some!


Pros: Works great in x86 XP install. Fast connection, great response, you almost forget you're on wireless.

Cons: Deceiving x64 vista support! Contrary to other reviewers this card failed me on vista x64. The drivers install fine, but the card can't negotiate a connection. When it does connect the down-link is slower than 28.8kbps, no lie. After some research I found out it's based on a Broadcom chipset (i've got beef with those driver engineers already). Using a non-broadcom card solved the issue.

Other Thoughts: If you plan on using Vista, get the Rosewill RNX-N300.

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Bigfatotay
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/7/2008 10:27:47 PM

Rating + 5 Easy Setup


Pros: Came up in Windows XP 32bit, and it loaded the drivers from the CD just fine. I had beter range than I expected, put this in a Pentium 4 2.4G as a third computer.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: ASUS is pretty solid company, I buy ASUS all the time. If I do have an issue Newegg always come through.

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Whipplestick
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/30/2008 9:12:22 PM

Rating + 5 No drivers!


Pros: Worked great once I uninstalled the drivers from the driver disk. Pretty fast and no hang ups.

Cons: I installed the driver on the disk at first. For Vista 64bit it messed me up. Just let Vista64 find it itself and it will start up like a champ.

Other Thoughts: Spent several hours trying to find out why it wasn't working. I should have just payed attention to the other reviewers. Don't install drivers!

I'll keep it at 5 eggs and give myself 4 for not paying attention.

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nate
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/30/2008 3:06:32 AM

Rating + 5 one that works vista x64


Pros: Plug this in and you will be set you vista x64 users. this is the one. My system automatically detected it upon startup and i was connectable in seconds. this works and will not freeze the system no matter what! No wasted time installing drivers, the system operates seamlessly with this!!!

Cons: None, but i do recommend a wired antenna attachment instead of the plain antenna, better signal. Unless the distance from the router isn't an issue...

Other Thoughts: I can't complain, the other adapter I had was not cutting it. It may have worked well with another OS but Vista x64 did not like it. This one is the one for vista x64, finally :)

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Lenny
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/9/2008 2:44:00 PM

Rating + 5 Lisa Needs Braces


Pros: Plugged it in and Vista 64 bit installed the drivers automatically. Cheap and working hardware makes me
: )

Cons: UPS delivered it to the wrong house and I had to play detective to track it down. Boo UPS

Other Thoughts: I had a Rosewill wireless card that said it worked with Vista 64 bit and had serious issues after I installed it. The drivers were apparently the cause of the problem and not even updating them online fixed anything. PROTIP: If your looking for a wireless card that works flawlessly with Vista 64bit, look no further!

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James
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/23/2008 11:40:01 AM

Rating + 5 Solid, Standard, Inexpensive


Pros: Vista 64 recognized with no supplemental driver install. Working flawlessly.
Price.
Good performance.

Cons: Antenna connection quality hard to determine.

Other Thoughts: Worked like a charm at first, but I had serious trouble once I put the side panels on the case and moved the new build downstairs. After some odd troubleshooting where I wondered about interference or attenuation from the case (Vista reported excellent signal strength but no connectivity with the router), I realized that twisting the polarity of the antenna had caused some problem (the antenna screws on but there is also a swivel to allow you to adjust polarization). I reconnected it and antenna is currently happy.
Comes with a low profile bracket (which I didn't try using, but could be nice for a slimline installation).

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Biological Component
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/11/2008 6:48:38 PM

Rating + 5 Affordable WPA2 encrypted adapter for a desktop PCI slot


Pros: -WPA2!!!
-Easy to install/setup
-Superb connection in WinXP, with 802.11g
-LOW price

Cons: -won't be up to wireless N speeds ...whenever that becomes the standard...

Other Thoughts: The bundled connection management software might not be so great, but you can always just use the function integrated into Windows to manage your wireless connection.

I love the super-small PCI card!

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