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Linksys PCM1000 Network Adapter

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	Product Type - Adapter Warranty - 1 year - 10/100/1000Mbps data rates auto-negotiation - Supports both Category 5 (10BaseT) and Category 5e(100BaseTX/1000BaseT)

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Product Description:

The Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adapter is the simple, reliable way to get your notebook connected to a gigabit network. Since it's automatically supported by all major operating systems, getting connected is usually as simple as sliding the card into your notebook's PC Card slot. It fits in a single Type II slot, and the RJ-45 network connector is integrated into the card, there is no dongle to lose or break. The new pop-up connector folds flat when not in use for easier storage. The card automatically negotiates for the network's best speed, 10, 100, or a screaming 1000 megabits per second and supports both 802.1p traffic prioritization and 802.1q VLAN tagging. The easy-to-read LEDs let you know the link status, your link speed, and network activity. Ultra-low power consumption minimizes drain on your notebook's battery life. Let the Linksys Gigabit Notebook Adapter help you get your notebook connected to gigabit networks.

Product Reviews:

Summary: Be aware of ethernet cable issues.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Date: 2007-12-04
Be aware of ethernet cable issues. Even though the Cat5e spec is for cables up to 300 meters long, you may have issues with a much shorter cable, depending on factors such as the quality of the cable, the connections, bends in the cable, etc. I experienced data loss with a 90 foot cable.

Otherwise, the adapter works fine with a shorter cable.

Summary: 10/100/1000 all in1works wonders for IT Pros
Rating: 5 out of 5 Date: 2007-11-20
Let's get this straight once and for all. GB and Gb are NOT the same. GB is Gigabyte and Gb is gigabit. B == Byte and b == bits. 8 bits make a byte so now you can calculate the numbers on your own.

I purchased this product as a B-Day gift for myself as I would like to have a GigaBit Network Interface Card for my laptop so I can get the full potential usage of my clients gigabit networks and transfer data at alarming rates compared to a 100 Mb network speeds.

The Cons: The cover which has the "Linksys" logo on it, it keeps popping off, it is not a full molded piece as it appears and you have to lift the top up in order to insert the patch cable. After a while of wear, sometimes if you move laptop and the wire is hanging off down to the floor your connection comes disconnected from your network. And forget about D.O.S. support driver for using Ghost to link up to your network to image your laptop. Not a great move on Linksys' part to work in a commercial environment when a user "corrupts" or thrashes their operating system.

The Pro's: Reliable within Windows' XP operating system. Never skips a beat and is quick when connected to a GigaBit network. Transfer 3 GigaBytes at about 1 GigaByte a minute so3minutes for 3GB or over 60 GB in an hour. I transfer over 10-15GB to back up critical data (My Documents) frequently because I corrupt my Operating System or experiment with other Operating Systems like Linux builds such as SuSE and Mandriva distros, however have not used this PCMCIA Network Interface Card with these Linux Distros yet. I have been too busy with life to toy with them, yet. however I bet this will be supported with Mandriva 2008.0 and a newer version of SuSE (9.2 is the latest I have).

Overall: Great purchase, Great Price, Great Product (For the almost all part).

Summary: Cannot get it to work at high speed
Rating: 2 out of 5 Date: 2007-05-16
Maybe it's just me, because the other reviews love it, however I purchased it to upgrade my laptop from 100Mbs to Gigabit and it downloads much slower on this than on the integrated 100Mbs Ethernet. I have tried ething to get it working quicker and gave up, pulled it out and now it is a paperweight. Gave it 2 instead of 1 because it does work, you can get connectivity on it, just I could not at anywhere close to claimed speeds.

Summary: Gigabit PCMCIA card
Rating: 5 out of 5 Date: 2006-10-11
I was able to install this card and got the full speed in <5 min. I had wasted a lot of time with another brand.

Summary: Perfect product .
Rating: 5 out of 5 Date: 2006-02-20
This is a perfect product, fit well with my needs.
Slim size is great

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