Cisco-Linksys PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PC Card

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Product Details

Product Manual [953kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.2 inches ; 1.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003006X
• Item model number: PMCPC100
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The EtherFast 10/100 PC Card will connect your notebook computer to a 10BaseT or 100BaseTX network in just minutes. Ready to run in both half- and full-duplex modes, the EtherFast 10/100 PC Card supports speeds of 10 Mbps, 20 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or a whopping 200 Mbps. Designed for heavy use at the office or on the road, the card adjusts its speed and duplex to almost any 10BaseT or 100BaseTX network automatically--just plug in your cabling and go.

Product Description

LNK PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PCMCIA Card

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a great product, June 13, 2000

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Charles Matthews (charlotte, north carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PC Card (Personal Computers)

This 10/100 ethernet card is really a bargain, when compared with the other ethernet cards such as 3com. The connection, and download ability is tremendous, and makes surfing the net a breeze. I liked it so much, I want to buy two.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a true bargain. outperforms cards costing over twice as much, February 23, 2001

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markzero "markzero" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PC Card (Personal Computers)

This card is, simply put, the best value for the money for this type of product. I have a premium Xircom combo card that I was using until I saw this offered here. I decided to try it out, thinking I would save it as a backup to my "better" card.

As it turns out, this card outperforms the more expensive card by far - it does do true full duplex 100baseT, and the more expensive card doesn't really, even though it claims to (in fact, this card proved it to me). It also had an easier setup procedure. I did not hesitate to box the Xircom up and declare this my favorite card, instead.

The dongle is less pretty than the other card, but the lights are better at giving the status of the Ethernet connection. Don't be afraid of the dongle's reputation as being a weak link - I've had this card for probably 6 months, and I finally *just tonight* broke the cable adapter by letting my laptop fall off my bed. However, until today, the dongle worked great after squishing the cable in my bag, or even leaving it connected to my laptop and sticking my laptop in my bag (not that you should ever do this, but everyone forgets and does it anyhow) and banging my bag around on road trips. It certainly appears no weaker than the other card's. At the time of my writing, Amazon doesn't carry replacement dongles, but another vendor has them for only $11 each before shipping. That makes them "disposable" in my mind.

This card is one of the best bargains I have found on Amazon. It outperforms a top-of-the-line card at under half the price. If you don't break the dongle, it's totally hassle free. What are you waiting for? Buy it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little too cheap, October 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys PCMPC100 EtherFast 10/100 PC Card (Personal Computers)

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.