Linksys Wireless-N Notebook Adapter WPC300N - Network adapter - CardBus - 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• ASIN: B000FII00E
• Item model number: WPC300N
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,357 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Wireless-N Notebook Adapter is the simple way to add or upgrade wireless connectivity in your notebook computer. Just slide it into your notebook's PC Card slot and enjoy incredible high-speed wireless network access while retaining true mobility. The Wireless-N Notebook Adapter uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Range and Connectivity, December 17, 2007

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Q. Smith (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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I've used both the Netgear N notebook adapter and this Linksys N adapter. I found the Netgear adapter to be faster but it failed after 8 to 9 months. Coincidently I've had 2 out of 3 Netgear N products fail and the tech support was a joke. The Linksys adapter has been much more consistant and still works after a year. This product has worked well for me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, January 25, 2008

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M. Wong (San Francisco, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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Setup was easy. The range is incredible compare to 802.11b. Fast connection throughout my house and front yard.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works with Windows 7 RC out of the box!, June 2, 2009

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Michael Rice (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Great little Wireless N adapter that performs as you'd expect, i'm writing this review right now on my N connection, on average I get around 270 Mbps over my local network.

Installed right away on Windows 7 RC, just plug and play, no need to use the driver CD or search the website for a compatible driver.

Form factor isn't anything special, it's like any PCMCIA card, but at least it's not massive or intrusive, and it has a glossy finish on the underside of it, although i'm not sure why.

Lights on the top of the card clearly indicate what you'd expect, power and link/act as they're labeled.

The only reason I give this card 4 stars is that it doesn't come with any form of Linux drivers, and my Slackware distro doesn't have a generic driver that works for it like it did for my onboard wireless G or another Linksys PCMCIA card I have, also wireless G, so for the moment, I have to wait till I can find a Linux driver (or modify an existing driver) before my Linux life can come into the wireless N world. Minor annoyance for me that wont affect most people.