EDIMAX EW-7708Pn nMax Wireless 802.11n Draft 2.0 32-bit Cardbus for PC and Mac

Pros: Easy software install. The software that came with the card is very informative and easy to use. Also, it automatically connects when you revive your computer from sleep or power on-off. sturdy, clean design with activity and link lights. affordable pc card is much more sturdy than a usb stick IMO

Cons: *once in a while i have to reconnect to a signal if i put my computer to sleep but it usually connects by itself.

Overall Review: not sure if draft N matters versus N protocol? oh well it works great for me. The software included has a lot of handy info as well about your connection.

Pros: Solid build, good price for an 11n adapter. Got an excellent 130mbps signal through one wall from my WNDR3300 with DD-WRT downstairs (operating only on the 2.4GHz band). Operating on an Inspiron 5100 (was using USB 11g on a machine with only 2 USB ports) to get faster wireless speeds. My mom instantly noticed the difference in speed from a solid 11g connection.

Cons: Nothing major. A reality with any hardware is that the bundled software tends to be out of date, so I recommend getting the required drivers from the chip manufacturer (this particular model is the Ralink RT2860). Oh, and Newegg's organization of cardbus adapters isn't entirely uniform, as some cards are found in wireless networking while others (most) are on laptop networking.

Overall Review: If you want to get the full 300mbps, you MUST have a wireless router that is operating the 5GHz range, and set the data width to 40Mhz. On 2.4GHz bandwidth, the best speed you will get is 130mbps barring large amounts of interference. N-wireless is very uncooperative with interference.

Pros: This card uses the Ralink chipset, so it's very open-source friendly. I've tested it using Puppy Linux, and it works great, and it also works well under XP pro. I get great reception throughout the house, even though there is a wall full of vinyl LP records in between my router and the living room. With this card, X-forwarding works like a charm, allowing my girlfriend to use her laptop as a thin client to her Ubuntu desktop system while she's in the living room watching grandma.

Cons: The build quality isn't very good. Cardbus wifi cards are inherently flimsy, but this Edimax card is especially so. If you carry a laptop in a backpack full of heavy books, you might want to consider something more solidly built.

Overall Review: I usually only get 130 Mb/sec, rather than the 300 Mb/sec of the official 802.11n spec. I don't know if that's the card, my router, or something about my particular networking configuration that I'm not aware of.

Pros: inexpensive

Cons: doesn't work as wireless N should be, I got this card bus install driver into my laptop, it pick up signal ok, only 3 bar which is fair. and then I purchased the linksys N wireless USB, Linksys seem to work better, the signal bar is always full which is Excellent even in my closet.

Overall Review: Maybe this cardbus Edimax didn't have the high grain antenna build in like the linksys USB I got, that why it pick up the signal not as good as Linksys, but for the price it isn't bad for an N adapter network.