Rating: 
Summary: OK for connectivity, not so OK if you want large transfers
Review: I have this card installed in my Linux box. Had to compile driver
to get it working. Read a comment from the author of the driver
that this was an "entry level card, more for connectivity than
for performance" and, in my opinion, this has turned out to be
true. It is fine for everyday operation -- transfer a few files
around, access resources remotely, etc. However, the card has
hung my machine reliably everytime I attempt large file transfers
(>25MB), requiring a hard reboot. I searched around on the net
and found several people had the same experience. So buy with
caution!
Rating: 
Summary: D-Link DFE-530TX+ as part of DFE-910 home network- great
Review: I installed 2 cards as part of the home network kit and they worked immediately and without problems. I instantly had all 3 of my home computers linked together and could share files and play games. I just installed the Midpoint Lite software and can share my internet cable connection on 2 computers. The 3rd has a network card from a different vendor, and the software won't work with it (manual states this explicitly). I came here to buy another one ... I've not had any problems with the card and it zips!
Rating: 
Summary: This DFE-530tx+ is the nic to get!
Review: I purchased this card to network my computer with my college's server and the installation was sooo easy! It has the plug-and-play for automatic installation and gives me 10 or 100 mbps full duplex. It was so trouble free that my roomate also picked one up for her computer and now we both are connected on our campus.
Rating:
Summary: Poor W2K Driver -- No Support
Review: I purchased this product as a second NIC for a Windows 2000 Server. I like the fact that the DFE-530TX+ was easy to reconfigure for a low-profile PCI slot (it has both full-height and low-profile brackets in the box).Unfortunately when I installed the drivers and rebooted I got the "blue screen of death". I tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times per the documentation, I downloaded the latest version, etc. to no avail. So I called tech support. I waited on hold for 8.5 hours before I gave up the first time. Altogether I called tech support about 9 times. 2-3 times after drilling down their phone menu the system was silent for a few minutes and then disconnected me. I never did speak to a tech support person. If the drivers actually work with your OS it may be a good product, but I would certainly avoid it if you're running W2K.
Rating:
Summary: Poor W2K Driver -- No Support
Review: I purchased this product as a second NIC for a Windows 2000 Server. I like the fact that the DFE-530TX+ was easy to reconfigure for a low-profile PCI slot (it has both full-height and low-profile brackets in the box). Unfortunately when I installed the drivers and rebooted I got the "blue screen of death". I tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times per the documentation, I downloaded the latest version, etc. to no avail. So I called tech support. I waited on hold for 8.5 hours before I gave up the first time. Altogether I called tech support about 9 times. 2-3 times after drilling down their phone menu the system was silent for a few minutes and then disconnected me. I never did speak to a tech support person. If the drivers actually work with your OS it may be a good product, but I would certainly avoid it if you're running W2K.
Rating: 
Summary: Easy install, questionable quality
Review: I read a good many reviews before selecting the d-link nic card. I found the install easy and trouble free- but the quality isn't what I'd expected. The RJ45 connection is poor (cable doesn't lock in) and I've lost my connection several times, having to remove the card to get a proper connection. This may well be a faulty card, but I can only speak from my experience with the one, which thus far has not been great.
Rating:
Summary: No problem nic
Review: I recently built a new computer and this was the nic I installed , no problems what so ever , windows xp home , nice and fast cable modem connection to the internet .
Rating:
Summary: Updating the drivers for windows Me
Review: I'm haveing trouble updaing the drivers for windows Me besides that I think its a good product for it's cost.
Rating:
Summary: Another great product from D-Link
Review: I'm one of those people that would rather keep reusing old computer parts until they completely die than buy new ones; network cards, after all, haven't changed much in the past 6 years. Recently, however, I decided to switch my hub to 100baseT as it worked faster than the dual-mode I was using. Suddenly, my old card became obselete (well, on THAT switch at least) and I did some research into the latest crop of LAN cards out there. D-Link is very highly rated across the board, and I settled on this particular card. My system automagically recognized it, my switch latched on to it, and have not had a problem with it at all. It even happily coexists with the 6 year old 10baseT combo token ring/RJ45 card! Summary: If you need a LAN card, you can't go wrong with D-Link.
Rating:
Summary: Good card for the price!
Review: I've used the Netgear and LinkSys equivalents to the D-Link DFE-530TX+ as well, and I don't see any real difference between these cards at all except for the price. D-Link is the least costly of them all and works just as well. I would AVOID Netgear's cards though, since I have had shutdown/lock-up problems using their cards in Windows ME. No problems with the D-Link thus far. Perhaps since the D-Link uses a different chipset (Realtek, whereas the Netgear uses Lite-On I believe). A good choice for a low cost network card.
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