Belkin HSM Wrls. G Notebook Card ( F5D7011 )

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002ED6IC
• Item model number: F5D7011
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 14, 2006

Product Description

The Belkin Wireless G Plus Notebook Card connects your notebook computer to your wireless network. With a Belkin Wireless G Plus Router as the central connection point of your network, your computers can share your high-speed Internet connection as well as files, printers, and hard drives.By achieving networking speeds that are faster than standard 802.11g, the Wireless G Plus Notebook Card provides increased real world networking speeds. You will see overall speed improvements in mixed mode networking environments where other 802.11g devices may be present. Wireless G Plus offers even faster speeds in pure G Plus networking environments. Wireless G Plus technology is interoperable with all other wireless devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mac OSX 10.4, Tiger, Compatible, June 6, 2005

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JAS (Calif) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin HSM Wrls. G Notebook Card ( F5D7011 ) (Personal Computers)

My original Belkin F5D7010 ver 3000 card died in Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger. This version uses the Ralink chipset, and there is no currently available software for this card with Tiger (see my F5D7010 review).
I then purchased this F5D7011 card, which utilizes the Broadcom chipset (as in AirPort cards), and it it works in Tiger using the AirPort software in my Powerbook G4 (DVI, 667MHz). Oddly, the normal 'AirPort Setup Assistant' application did not work, but the 'AirPort Setup Assistant for Graphite or Snow' hooked up just fine.
Others have claimed similar success with F5D7010 ver 1000 or 2000, which also utilize the Broadcom chipset. These should also work in Tiger, but I have not tried these directly and cannot confirm the findings.
I'm very happy with the new setup. No more buggy Ralink software, and wireless access while in OS X 10.4. Hope this works for you too.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mac OS X 10.3.9 / Pismo Compatible, May 1, 2006

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Spock (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin HSM Wrls. G Notebook Card ( F5D7011 ) (Personal Computers)

I am using Ver. 1101 of this card in my Pismo Powerbook, running OS X 10.3.9. Since this card uses the Broadcom chipset, my PowerBook automatically recognizes it and allows me to set it up using the original Airport software. I am using WPA2 Personal encryption for additional security. Belkin does not say that this card is Mac OS X compatible and does not provide Mac drivers for it, but it works fine. Another reviewer mentioned that it works in Mac OS X 10.4 as well, but he did not mention the version number of his card. I also tried Belkin F5D7010 version 5000, but it is not Mac compatible as it does not use the Broadcom chipset.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars belkin hsm wireless card, March 22, 2009

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Sandra Haskins "grandma of 7" (richmond ,va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin HSM Wrls. G Notebook Card ( F5D7011 ) (Personal Computers)

this product is the easiest way to get sucured intrenet in a house that was built over 40 years ago . it was easy to install and instantly took me to my home page in a room that not even a cell phone works in . amazon .com made this the easy purchase i have made ,the product was at my door in three days THANKS AMAZON.COM