Belkin F5D8000 Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card

Average customer rating: 3.5

Fed up with Bait and Switch
Not Vista Compatible
Performs as respresented
Awesome
Great range and speed

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Belkin F5D8000 Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card

Manufacturer: Belkin Components
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0006J5AAU

Related Categories:

Pre-N

Pre-N

Desktop Cards

Product Description

Belkin Wireless Pre-N Desktop Network Card connects your desktop computer to your wireless network with new Belkin Pre-N technology. It lets you share your broadband Internet connection farther and faster than ever. Featuring smart antenna technology, the Pre-N design helps combat distortion and interference so the Network Card can send its data streams greater distances, more reliably. When used with a Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router as the central connection point of your network, your computers can share your high-speed Internet account as well as files, printers, and hard drives. Belkin's Pre-N technology offers backward compatibility with existing 802.11g and 802.11b products, to provide seamless integration into existing wireless networks. In fact, its advanced technology enables Belkin Pre-N products to significantly improve the performance of standard 802.11g and 802.11b devices in the mixed network environment. Belkin Pre-N products do not drop to the lowest networking speed in a mixed-mode environment - If a standard 802.11g or 802.11b device is introduced into a Belkin Pre-N network.

Customer Reviews:

Fed up with Bait and Switch.......2007-03-16

Even though this network card works amazingly well when everything is configured properly and it's a great bargain, Belkin is doing everything within its power to make you buy the N card and router instead. The day the Belkin N router was introduced at my local Staples and Bestbuy stores last year, the Pre-N cards and router mysteriously disappeared from the shelves and no one could explain why. Now Vista has been out for months, yet Belkin is still unable/unwilling to deliver Vista compatible drivers for most of the older Pre-N cards. All you get is a "coming soon" note on their web site with the implied message that they hope you run out of patience with your old, useless Pre-N network card and upgrade to N.

Not Vista Compatible.......2007-03-11

I was disappointed to learn this card won't work with Windows Vista. I bought the router + card together in hopes of getting broader coverage even though it isn't fully standards-compliant ("Pre-N"). I contacted support about the issue and they sent me instructions that didn't work out. Might be a good product for WindowsXP, but for my purposes I rate it 1 star.

Performs as respresented.......2007-01-24

I use with Belkin F5D8230-4 Wireless 802.11x Pre-N Router.

Fast with excellent range.

Easy installation if instructions are carefully followed.

Awesome.......2007-01-21

The wireless Belkin network card was easy to install and works great. No more lag with online games!

Great range and speed.......2007-01-13

Bought the pre-n to replace a malfunctioning 802-11b system. I am very impressed with the speed and range. Well worth the price!

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