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Summary: Works good for Sharp Zaurus.
Review: **This review is for the D-Link DCF-650W Wireless Compact Flash Card used with the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 ONLY**I bought one of the D-Link DCF-650W Wireless Compact Flash Cards for my Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. (802.11B) The Zaurus automatically reconized the card; I did not have to install any drivers, but I had to set up the network settings manually. I haven't had much of a chance to test the distance, but it works great in every room of my house. Pros:
-Excellent price (way cheaper than others)
-Fairly easy to set up
-40bit or 128bit WEP security
-No drivers needed for Sharp Zaurus SL-5500
-Pretty quick for a PDA 802.11b card Cons:
-HUGE! This thing is a lot bigger than other brands
-No signal meter for Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 (at this time)
-Lowers battery life from about 10 hours to about 1 hour Overall:
I like it. It does everything I want it to do. The only things that really bug me is the gigantic size and not having a signal meter. (The signal meter is a Sharp Zaurus thing only. If you use Windows it DOES have a signal meter.) You can't get anything better for the price. You can spend an extra [money] for the Linksys, but I doubt it would perform any better.
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Summary: Stable, reliable & easy to setup
Review: I purchased the DCF-650W to use with a Casio E-125 PDA and wireless LAN . The D-Link works very well for it's compact size . I am able to access the internet & network to a distance of approx 200 Ft ( line of sight works best ) . The two status LED's display link quality ( the green LED starts to flash when the range drops out) , this is useful for determining effective range. Most impressive is the power consumption. The E-125 will run for approx 3-4 hours continuous operation (Internet browsing) . I was hesitant to purchase this having read some negative reviews, but after daily use would recommend it to anyone running CE3.0 PDA's ( I have not tested it on my notebook!)
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Summary: Larger than necesary, poor range.
Review: I'm returning this unit. It's too large to truly be flexible with a Pocket PC, the range is very limited, and it requires a Compact Flash II slot while others only require a CF I. I'm going to purchase the Socket Low Power CF card instead.
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Summary: Great price, great performance.
Review: I've been looking for a CF-format, 802.11b wireless card for my Ipaq PDA for at least 6 months. There have been a few out there meant for industrial use (and priced accordingly), but this is the first one I've seen at the consumer-level price point. I am extremely pleased. The card was fairly easy to set up with the D-Link access point I bought at the same time (DWL-1000AP), and it has performed flawlessly for the last week. It is so nice to be able to catch up on the news, get email, and even browse Amazon.com from anywhere in the house (and a good distance outside) without being tied to a desktop computer. Overall, this card is great. It seems to get better reception than my notebook does with a larger wireless (802.11b) PC-card, and it has a pretty simple setup. The reason I give it four instead of five stars is that the manual does leave a little that you have to figure out yourself, especially if you want to use secure communications, but everything else is a no-brainer. I find that almost all 802.11 devices have the same problem. Tip: if you want to use WEP, use the hexadecimal key option, NOT the passphrase key option. One caveat: you take your chances with D-Link's tech support. I had to call them for a compatiblity issue this card was having with an access point also built by the same company - the problem was the access point, not the card. The first person I talked to must have just been pulled off the street a few minutes before I talked to him - he didn't understand how the product worked and was less acquainted with D-Link's product line than I am, and that ain't saying much. When he decided that my (rudimentary) question was far beyond his grasp, he directed me to another, non-toll-free, number that he purported was "second-level tech support". The number he gave had a recording that told me to call the first number, and had no other options. I called the first number again and got someone else who had the answers I needed right away. Again, that was a problem with the wireless access point, not this card.
Rating:
Summary: Great price, great performance.
Review: I've been looking for a CF-format, 802.11b wireless card for my Ipaq PDA for at least 6 months. There have been a few out there meant for industrial use (and priced accordingly), but this is the first one I've seen at the consumer-level price point. I am extremely pleased. The card was fairly easy to set up with the D-Link access point I bought at the same time (DWL-1000AP), and it has performed flawlessly for the last week. It is so nice to be able to catch up on the news, get email, and even browse Amazon.com from anywhere in the house (and a good distance outside) without being tied to a desktop computer. Overall, this card is great. It seems to get better reception than my notebook does with a larger wireless (802.11b) PC-card, and it has a pretty simple setup. The reason I give it four instead of five stars is that the manual does leave a little that you have to figure out yourself, especially if you want to use secure communications, but everything else is a no-brainer. I find that almost all 802.11 devices have the same problem. Tip: if you want to use WEP, use the hexadecimal key option, NOT the passphrase key option. One caveat: you take your chances with D-Link's tech support. I had to call them for a compatiblity issue this card was having with an access point also built by the same company - the problem was the access point, not the card. The first person I talked to must have just been pulled off the street a few minutes before I talked to him - he didn't understand how the product worked and was less acquainted with D-Link's product line than I am, and that ain't saying much. When he decided that my (rudimentary) question was far beyond his grasp, he directed me to another, non-toll-free, number that he purported was "second-level tech support". The number he gave had a recording that told me to call the first number, and had no other options. I called the first number again and got someone else who had the answers I needed right away. Again, that was a problem with the wireless access point, not this card.
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Summary: Larger than necesary, poor range.
Review: Well, even though DLink offers the 650W/K (650W w/CF-to-PCMCIA) on their website you cannot get drivers for anything other than PocketPC. I wanted to get this item and a CF-to-PCMCIA converter and use it in my laptop and my handheld, but DLink does not offer the drivers. Also, from the research I've done it looks like this card doesn't work with a lot of other wireless access points because they are using an old driver with antiquated security. DLink is nothing more than a reseller of hardware so there is an obvious lag in their driver support. I will probably be returning my 650W CF Wireless card and DI-713P Router/Switch/AP since their tech support has been less than abysmal.
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointed
Review: Well, even though DLink offers the 650W/K (650W w/CF-to-PCMCIA) on their website you cannot get drivers for anything other than PocketPC. I wanted to get this item and a CF-to-PCMCIA converter and use it in my laptop and my handheld, but DLink does not offer the drivers. Also, from the research I've done it looks like this card doesn't work with a lot of other wireless access points because they are using an old driver with antiquated security. DLink is nothing more than a reseller of hardware so there is an obvious lag in their driver support. I will probably be returning my 650W CF Wireless card and DI-713P Router/Switch/AP since their tech support has been less than abysmal.
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