Linksys PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PC Card

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Summary: Great price, but its driver is not compatible with Win 2K
Review: I love the price, but it is very frustrating after I found out that the driver is not compatible with Win 2k even if the box is written "Win 2000 Ready". I actually called the Linksys technical support and they said the MIS engineers messed up. Well, Win 2k recognizes the card but it requires a file named "pc100nd5.sys" which does not exist. Without this file, the driver will not be installed correctly. Linksys said they will fix it ASAP and post the new driver on the web soon. (Yeah right)

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Summary: Cheap Connector
Review: I'm no wiz at this stuff, but I strongly advise against purchasing this Ethernet set-up. Although it was easy to install, and worked well until it broke,the "dongle" that plugs into the laptop is flimsy and breaks readily. Mine broke within 5 weeks.

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Summary: Dongle breaks too easily
Review: I'm pretty careful with my hardware, but the dongle on this card broke off far too easily (in fact I have yet to see a dongle survive serious use). Integrated cards do not cost much more. The only reason you might want this is if you really need to be able to have something stick out of a second PCMCIA slot.

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Summary: works but not durable
Review: It worked for, me but the connection between the card and black cable is not durable. I went thru 2- I'm slow to learn lessons. IMHO I suggest a one piece item. I switched to Netgear only because the other linksys product was temporatily unavailable.

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Summary: Buy the PCM100 IntegratedConnector...
Review: Just a recommendation if you are considering the PCMPC100 card: Buy the Linksys PCM100 which has an integrated port on the end of the card (no dongles to break or lose). It is usually available at the same price (and has the same specs) as the PCMPC100. Both cards are excellent value.

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Summary: Good
Review: Just got one recently and it works fine. Seems like I saw something similar at Best Buy the other day for a little less, but otherwise I'm happy with it.

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Summary: design defect?
Review: My experience is that, after a few months of usage, the weight of the dongle has bent something on the card cutting off the connection. So the card has stopped working. It seems the connector is too flimsy.

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Summary: A little too cheap
Review: The card works great until the dongle (the black cord that connects cable to card) breaks, and it breaks pretty easily, i have had two and neither lasted more than 4 months without breaking.

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Summary: "dongle" broke
Review: the product works fine - cheap and easy to set up, but the coupler or "dongle" as i've heard it called that hooks up the card to the ethernet cable is very delicate and mine broke after just a couple months of use.

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Summary: "dongle" broke
Review: the product works fine - cheap and easy to set up, but the coupler or "dongle" as i've heard it called that hooks up the card to the ethernet cable is very delicate and mine broke after just a couple months of use.