SMC2532W-B EliteConnect 2.4GHz 802.11b High-Power Wireless PC Card

Average customer rating: 4.0

Does not work!
SCM wireless card for laptop
Bad customer service
excellent performance, fragile design
Great Card, fragile antenna

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SMC2532W-B EliteConnect 2.4GHz 802.11b High-Power Wireless PC Card

Manufacturer: SMC
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000099671

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802.11b Standard

Notebook Cards

Wireless Connectivity

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Product Description

The SMC2532W-B High Power Wireless PC Card puts 200 milliWatts (mW) of power to work to deliver superior range in a wireless networking environment - operating at distances up to 2,700 feet. And, its already superior range can be increased even further by attaching an optional high-gain antenna to one of the two available MMCX connectors. Thanks to its range, throughput, and ability to overcome significant indoor multipath distortion, the SMC EliteConnect 802.11b High Power Wireless PC Card increases the reliability, mobility and flexibility of wireless networking.

Customer Reviews:

Does not work!.......2006-07-11

I purchased this card and had to return it. It did not work on my computer. Service personnel could not help me and they do not speak clear English. This is the second SMC 2532 W-B card that I had had to return.

SCM wireless card for laptop.......2006-03-12

This card allows me to attach an extrnal antenna which gives me a good to very good signal which was a low to very low signal.

Bad customer service.......2005-10-23

I have a number of computers and wireless cards (Linksys, Netgear, etc.), but could not get this one to work with any of my notebooks. I called customer service, and they were rude and useless. They basically treated me as though I were an ignoramus about computers. I definitely recommend going with another company.

excellent performance, fragile design.......2005-02-16

I bought this card for use on the boat at Shilshole Marina in Seattle, to connect to the access points of Broadband Xpress (www.bbxpress.net). After some research, I found that this card (among others) is built on the same chipset as the one bbx sells for $109, and I suspect it actually is exactly the same.

It works great on my IBM Thinkpad T20, with Win XP Pro SP2. I installed the drivers from the SMC website. No problem. The custom utility that comes with the drivers is pretty nice, with signal strength, quality, all the available APs, etc. I always use that instead of the Windows one.

The only drawback is the weakness of the detachable tab antenna. If you plug it in and out a lot, and travel around with your laptop, it WILL break. Mine did. SMC sent me a new one right away for $20. For that money I could have bought an external one, which I'll get anyway at some point.

Great Card, fragile antenna .......2004-12-10

I have bought two of these cards and the range is incredible. It works great in Linux also. In case you need an external antenna, it uses a reverse polarity MMCX connector. The only problem I have had is the little tab antenna will eventually break if you keep taking it off and putting it back on. That is OK, because i have two of these cards and use one only with the tab antenna and the other with my external antennas.

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