Netgear WN511T RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition

Average customer rating: 3.0

RangeMax Notebook Adapter
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Unbelievable Speed! Great Performance!
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Netgear WN511T RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition

Manufacturer: Netgear
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000FGJVCW
2006-05-04

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Product Description

RangeMax NEXT EXTends the possibilities of your wireless home network by providing a Steady-Stream of up to 300Mbps, and is compliant with draft 802.11n. This next generation wireless standard utilizes advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology, which delivers incredible speed and range, and for the first time provides wireless interoperability at the highest speeds with product with TopDog.A RangeMax NEXT wireless network creates and maintains stable connections and enough bandwidth to surf the Internet, download MP3s, make Internet phone calls, share files, play network games, and stream high-definition videos, simultaneously at any distance or location in the home or office. Because RangeMax NEXT is compatible with all legacy b and g wireless products, you are sure to be connected.Preset internal antennas and 11n-True Test, high-performance testing and tuning, provides maximum performance and high-quality streaming every time. Touchless WiFi Security makes creating the highest level of network security easy.

Amazon.com Product Description

Step up to the next level of wireless network speed, reliability, and performance with the Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition. Thanks to cutting-edge technology, now you can run multiple applications -- such as streaming HD video, audio, file transfers, VoIP calls, HD gaming, and music downloads -- over your wireless network throughout your home. Plus, an attractive internal antenna design means there's no flimsy antenna to break off. This adapter fits in your PC notebook's available PC card slot.

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<small><b>When coupled with the RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router Gigabit Edition (shown above), the RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition offers blazing speeds.

Listen to a presentation about the RangeMax NEXT system.</b></small></td></tr></table> <b>Built for Speed</b>
Netgear's new draft-11n technology lets you build a wireless network that creates highly reliable steady-stream connections at up to 300 Mbps. By using advanced MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology, as well as Top-Dog technology from Marvell, the NEXT Wireless Router maximizes wireless network range and throughput. What's more, Draft-11n products like the Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition are compatible with legacy 802.11b/g devices, so your current networked products will stay connected.

<b>Simple Installation</b>
To begin experiencing the next generation of wireless networking, add a Netgear RangeMax NEXT router and adapter to your existing network. The coverage and performance of your legacy devices will improve immediately. And when you move your whole network to the draft-11n wireless standard, you'll experience greater speed, range, and performance than ever before.

As always, with Netgear's Smart Wizard installation is a breeze. Plus, touchless WiFi Security makes creating the highest level of network security easy. Security includes support for WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. And don't forget Netgear's 24/7 technical support.

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<small><b>RangeMax NEXT is designed to handle the massive bandwidth that today's applications demand. See how RangeMax NEXT compares to other wireless technologies.</b></small></td></tr></table> <b>What is RangeMax NEXT?</b>
RangeMax NEXT extends the possibilities of your wireless home network by providing draft 802.11n-compliant technology that greatly increases the amount of bandwidth available to wireless devices and computers. This next generation wireless standard utilizes advanced MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology, which delivers incredible speed and range, and for the first time provides wireless interoperability at the highest speeds with other draft 802.11n products. Additionally, the Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition uses Steady-Stream technology, which ensures you have enough streaming bandwidth to support all of your applications, all over your home, all at once.

A RangeMax NEXT wireless network creates and maintains stable connections and enough bandwidth to surf the Internet, download MP3s, make Internet phone calls, share files, play network games, and stream high-definition videos, simultaneously at any distance or location in the home or office. And, as mentioned, RangeMax NEXT is compatible with all legacy b and g wireless products, so you are sure to be connected. <br clear="all">

Customer Reviews:

RangeMax Notebook Adapter.......2007-05-16

Range and signal strength not as good as the slower (54 mbps) built-in adapter in my HP notebook. Expected Netgear to Netgear signal to be superior, but is not the case here. 300 mbps is over-rated, since bandwidth controls the volume of data. Somewhat dissappionted in this product. Perhaps in a higher bandwidth network, would realize the benefits.

Great Product.......2007-03-26

The WN511T is a "must-match" product if you have purchased a WNR854T, 1 Gigabit router.
The card offers superior connect and operating speeds for your laptop.

Unbelievable Speed! Great Performance!.......2007-02-23

I recently received an HP notebook as a Christmas gift. The problem was that the internal 802.11b/g wireless card was very slow (20-30 Mbps) and kept dropping the signal if I moved too far from the router as we have an older house with thick lath and plaster walls. We have a 1700 square foot house and I was looking for something with a little more ooomph and reliability.

After reading articles in Maximum PC magazine and PC World, I decided to give the Netgear WNR854T Wireless, Pre-N Gigabit router and the Netgear WN511T RangeMax Notebook adapter a chance. The advertised connection speed is 300 Mbps.

Well, all I can say is "OH MY GOD!" This is the most fantastic thing I have ever seen! I am achieving 300 Mbps connection speeds with NO DROP OUT in 2 months now anywhere in the house. The slowest I have connected is about 67 feet from the router at 270 Mbps in the front of the house and sometimes even 300 Mbps at that range! I used the CNET broadband site to test my connection speed and was achieving the same 3.7 to 4 MBps download speeds as my wired connection. I can download a 79 MB file in under 30 seconds on a busy day on my notebook using the WN511T Adapter card.

I assume with more modern houses with gypsum/drywall instead of lath and plaster your speed/distance from the base router (WNR854T) would be even greater.

I recently sat out in our backyard, about 80 feet from the base and was online at 262 Mbps! I mean 80 feet!

If you buy any Pre-N router this year and notebook adapter, I highly recommend the Netgear WNR854T and WN511T pair. You won't be sorry. And the WNR854T comes with the highest security protocols, WEP, WPA, WPA-2 and WPA-2SK. It is also highly configurable for online gaming, networking and backwards compatible with 802.11g.

Its pretty good.......2007-02-18

This card is pretty good for I were expective. Its card receive more signal that another cheaper branch like lansy or something similar. I know what I talking about because my roommate got this card and I have the netgear. I can tell the difference between her signal and mine.

the only incovenience is the netgear program. Usually, the wireless is detected by the computer and pu-up the connection. You need conect first with the program and then, search what is the connection that you want.
In general, I don't complain

Good Product/Terrible Support.......2006-11-29

The netgear Rangemax products can do what they say--it was able to reach a device in my house that other products couldn't--but you have to set it up so that your cordless phone does not interfere with it. I called tech support when my signal kept droping and the reps all insisted it was a problem with my computer hardware. It turns out that my router and cordless were using the same channel. I imagine that this must be a common problem and can't believe that tech support was not able to figure it out. Their ineptitude cost me a lot of hours and headache. I haven't had any other problems with the router and, knowing about the phone problems and how to fix them, you probably won't either.

If you have a problem, try setting the router to channel 11.

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