D-Link DWL-AB650 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card

by D-Link

Product Details

Product Manual [472kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006SKKT
• Item model number: DWL-AB650
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,578 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2002

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Barely acceptable., November 2, 2004

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C. Luckinbill "radioengineer" (Carpentersville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-AB650 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card (Personal Computers)

I have both a DWL-120+ and the DWL-AB650. I am using the wireless adapters with a DI614+ router and neighbors routers.

My DWL-120+ detects and uses several available wireless routers besides my own router. The signal detected from my router is consistently weighted at greater than 90% signal strength. The other routers signals are greater than 65% signal strength.

My DWL-AB650 consistently detects my routers signal in the range of 50-70% signal strength.
The other routers are not detected at all.

Dlink tech support has no reasonable fix. I'm a Motorola Radio engineer. Maybe I have high expectations a response to an obviously flawed product by DLink Tech Support.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From now on, I will buy D-Link products!, March 29, 2003

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Jun Li "LoveIt" (College Park, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-AB650 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card (Personal Computers)

This card has the following metits: 1) works greatly, even in the condition of weakest signal; 2) easy to install in WinXP Home edition; 3) dual modes ready for potential upgrades; 4) absolutely cheaper than any other dual band cards I have ever known (pls buy it from Amazon.com, I received my card in the third day after I ordered for free shipping). Thank you--Amazon.com!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great D-Link product, March 23, 2003

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Charles Haddad "charlyhad" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DWL-AB650 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card (Personal Computers)

I purchased this card very recently, and it works great. It is very easy to install (in my case on a Micron Millenia laptop running Windows ME). The installation guide (geared for XP) is very concise and easy to follow. This card is "hot-pluggable", meaning you can easily get onto your network with your OS running. You need a 32 bit cardbus slot which is available on most newer laptops. The only negative would be the "pop-up" design of the antenna, which could cover your second PC card slot and make it non usable). I have 802.11b and use DI-713P, and I get a great and sustained connection signal. I cannot comment on the "a" protocol, but I am sure it will work as advertised. Also it allows you to tap into public "hotspots" when out of town (eg. airports, hotels). I bought it mainly because of its dual mode, which is a very handy feature and keeps your options and potential upgrades open in the future. It certainly makes more sense economically than purchasing 2 separate cards, and Amazon had the lowest price (even cheaper than the 22Mbs 650+ or wireless G), specially with the current rebate. Even though most wireless connections are currently 802.11b, the emerging "G" and faster "A" modes will sure make this dual AB card a first choice. Needless to say I am a D-Link fan for networking (this is my 6th, but not last, D-link product), and would definitely recommend the DWL-AB650. Thank you Amazon.