Rosewill RNX-N300X IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 (PCI Interface) Wireless Adapter (2T3R) Up to 300Mbps Wireless Download Data Rates 64/128-Bit WEP, WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK (TKIP and AES)

Pros: *Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Edition recognized the card right off the bat without even installing drivers. I do recommend that you install the drivers from Rosewill's site here (http://rosewill.com/products/d_1465/productDetail.htm) though.*

*It's a Ralink RT2860 chip (made in Taiwan) and one of the best out there! It's OEM and Ralink also provides (very) up-to-date drivers on their site here (http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=1). Make sure to download the one for your OS and PCI RT2860 OR just use the one from Rosewill.*

*Quick and easy install*

*Fast speeds (running at 300mbps / 270mbps constantly on a dedicated N network)*

*Incredible range*

*CHEAP! I got it for $20 shipped with the promo code*

Cons: *SH*TTY packaging but who cares? It works 100%*

*No drivers on disk... a hoax?*

Overall Review: MAKE SURE to download the drivers from the above websites I noted BEFORE installing this card in your system UNLESS you have another internet connection or YOU WILL get frustrated at having to reinstall your old card or w/e. In my case I have two LAN connections so I was perfectly fine though I did know beforehand that the disk DID NOT contain drivers even though it clearly stated on the disk to install drivers first FROM the disk... a hoax maybe? But who cares... a great product!

NEWEGG rocks! Picked EggSaver shipping and got the item in 5 days INCLUDING weekends. Plus it was free and cost only $20!~ SUCH A STEAL! Kudos to Newegg.com and Rosewill AND Ralink!

Pros: Appears stable; authenticates with WPA2-PSK/AES no issues (except Linux, see below). No problem with XP or even W2K. Driver CD lists Vista so is pre-W7 but expect that should work, too. The antenna are rather unwieldy off the back of the card, great that Newegg/Rosewill threw in the RNX-A2-EX which works great - even though only 3x2 dbi it outperforms my single stem 10 dbi. Inexpensive, but Rosewill seems to make good budget components.

Cons: The mgmt tool is rather crude, but it does provide data that Windows vanilla does not. If you are using Linux, you should before buying check your distro's kernel version and driver implementation. While you'll have no problem with WPA2-PSK, AES is an issue and w/o it you are limited to G's 54Mbps speed. You'll need wpa_supplicant and wext compiled in to get N. You can compile from the source at the Ralink site, but depending again on the distro that can have its own issues. If you need N and are not technically proficient, do the extra homework first or choose an adapter with a different chipset (this uses the rt2860).

Overall Review: For those struggling with 54Mbps or 150Mbps issues: To get above 54Mbps you must enable the Draft-N AES encryption, and of course the router must support it, too. Without that, you are using G. And to get above 150Mbps, your router must support 40Mhz channel-bonding; and be aware that the cost of that extra speed is a reduction in range, so at a distance you may actually get better signal and throughput using 20Mhz.