Netgear FA-410 Network Card for Notebook PCs

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Summary: Windows ME
Review: Throught the course of 8 months I have gone through FOUR of these because the dongle that connects the CAT-5 cable to the actual card always breaks where it connects to the card. If your laptop is sitting in one place all the time, it will probably be fine, but if you plan on having your laptop move around while you are connected, then forget it. The only reason I stayed with this model was because Staples would replace it for free each time it broke, since it was usually 2 months apart. Other than that, the card itself worked superbly. Fast clean connection when the dongle was intact.

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Summary: Netgear certainly isn't Tough Gear
Review: Throught the course of 8 months I have gone through FOUR of these because the dongle that connects the CAT-5 cable to the actual card always breaks where it connects to the card. If your laptop is sitting in one place all the time, it will probably be fine, but if you plan on having your laptop move around while you are connected, then forget it. The only reason I stayed with this model was because Staples would replace it for free each time it broke, since it was usually 2 months apart. Other than that, the card itself worked superbly. Fast clean connection when the dongle was intact.

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Summary: Netgear FA-410 Network Card for Notebook PCs
Review: What a headache, after hours of pulling my hair out, the dongles were bad. I purchaced two of these cards and both dongles were defective right out of the box. It seems this is a common problem with the Netgear PCMCIA cards. Sure they were under warranty but who can afford the down time of constant dongle replacement. Avoid this item and get a 3COM product, they never fail.