Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

Advantages: Reliable, Fast, Cheap adapter.
Disadvantages: Only provides 802.11 a/b/g, whereas N is much faster for not much money.

...I had to replace the wireless adapter in my notebook due to defect, it was a broad com one, however, due to having problems with it, I chose to go for Intel this time, a great choice! This card is much more reliable in terms of not dropping the signal, and, I find that I get a better overall reception, boosting speeds everywhere. For the convenience that this card gives, it is a great buy, if your note book has the port for one, it is much better than an external wireless adapter, just because it is hidden away inside the case, not adding any extra bulk to your notebook. Installation (for me), couldn't have been easier, Windows Vista recognized it and immediately installed it, and I was ready to surf within seconds. However, just make sure that your notebook has the available port/antennae connections, and that you are... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to set up and use, Stable, Good support
Disadvantages: A bit out dated

...The D-Link DWL-G650+ is a PCMCIA wireless (WiFi) card, which plugs into an available PCMCIA slot on a laptop. With this card, it wireless-enables a laptop, assuming it doesn't have built-in wireless already. The card cost me about £25 at the time but you may be able to find the same one cheaper now. Most of these seem to be in this price range if not less, since they are becoming redundant with new laptops already having built-in cards. It's a 802.11G card, which means theoretically, it can transfer 54Mbits/s but they never get to that speed. Most residential broadband connections nowadays only range up to 10Mbit/s. INSTALLATION I find the installation of this card has always been very easy. I just install the driver and software off the CD and then plug the card in. This literally takes minutes. Only thing I'm not too keen on is... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, wide variety of hardware and software support
Disadvantages: Slower than newer WiFi hardware

...The WL110 is one of the best 11b compatible WiFi cards I have ever had the pleasure of using. Made by Compaq shortly before the joyous "merger" with Hewlett Packard, this PCMCIA card shows why the disappearance of the Compaq brand should be mourned. Looking like just about any other Type II PCMCIA card, the WL110 has a silver metal body with large red-and-white label declaring the make and model and a small black, plastic part which juts out from the body of the device into which it is plugged. "Compaq" is then written in silver on the protusion to leave the casual techy in no doubt as to whose hardware they are using. There are also two green LEDs to show network connection and traffic status - very useful if you're not sure whether you have a WiFi signal or not! At the very end of the card is a small rubber plug under which is... Read review

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