Advantages: Fast and reliable and loads of network choice..
Disadvantages: Expensive

...and why I think it is so. The 3Com 905B Combo 10/100MBit PCI Overview. This card is of excellent design. It is produced by 3com who are one of the market innovators in Network Technology. You can gaurantee it is going to be very high quality and last you for as long as your computer will. With its vast array of network port choices, you can be assured it will be adaptable to almost any environment. Compatibility. This card is PCI slot fitting. This means that it fits into the WHITE expansion slots inside your machine. Almost all PC's built in the last 5 or 6 years will have PCI slots. Best way to make sure is to open up your PC case. If you are unsure about this, consult a local shop. The slot will be towards the rear of the machine and on the motherboard. Installation. Simply open up your computer (with the power off... Read review

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Advantages: Works - perfectly.
Disadvantages: Perhaps a tad expensive for the home user to fork out on

...When I decided to upgrade my home network, I knew exactly which NIC was going to choose for my machines. The 3com 3C905-TX is /the/ network card to use to ensure a quick and reliable network. Obviously the network is only as good as the cabling and the hub connecting it together. But as far as network cards go - this one is the dogs b*llocks. I say this because as I'm in the IT industry, I've got through quite a few makes of network cards, and this make seems to be the most reliable. Many a card have I had to replace because they give up the ghost or simply wont work in the PC. I've even had cards which have caught on fire, taking the motherboard with it! Now I'm not saying that this won't happen when you use this network card - let me give that little disclaimer! ;-). I've seen 100mbit network cards for about 7-8 quid. In most... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, dual speed compatible, built in management
Disadvantages: Connectors have begun to rust - might cause problems in the future

...Preface = When you work so much technology around you, like I do, you begin to learn which technology is more reliable than others - especially when you have to deal with warranties/replacements! Some hardware is appalling, and without mentioning any brand names in this opinion I would say that the monitors that we use are the most unreliable monitors I have every seem. Seriously, we replace one at least every couple of weeks. But then you get some pieces of hardware, like the 3com Superstack II hub, that you don't even remember exists. It just sits in the corner of my office, doing its job, and just doesn't stop. That is why I'm writing this opinion. This hub deserves recognition for its reliability - as it's a fine piece of kit. The 3com SuperStack II Dual-speed hub 500... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable
Disadvantages: Nothing special

...3Com Card This card is a nice card but when it come to networking cads there is only two things that make a difference one being the speed, you only tend to find three types of network card all at various speeds ranging form 10 mbps then you get a 10/100 mbps and just recently you can now get hold of a 10/100/1000mbps cars that can use any of these three standards. The card in question will only run at either ten mega bits per second or one hundred mbps depending on you other hard ware so this is something to keep in mind when buying this card. If you are using a Rj45 Crossover network cable linking two machines directly and both cards will work a 10/100 then you will receive a speed of 100mbps but if the other card in the other machine is only running a 10mbps you will only get speed of 10mbps the speed of the slowest card... Read review

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Advantages: Swivel Hinge, Handwriting mode, Fingerprint Recognition, Awesome Features
Disadvantages: Expensive

....7 million colours) *****Video***** Graphics Processor / Vendor ………………………………………………………….Intel GMA 900 Video Memory ………………………………………………………….Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 Max Resolution (external) ………………………………………………………….2048 x 1536 / 24-bit (16.7 million colours) *****Audio***** Audio Output ………………………………………………………….Sound card Audio Codec ………………………………………………………….AD1981B Compliant Standards ………………………………………………………….DirectSound, AC '97, SoundMAX Audio Input ………………………………………………………….Microphone Now, unfortunately, in my opinion the tablet PC would have been better off being available as widescreen however, nonetheless, a 12.1 inch TFT screen is still great. The colour resolution and quality of the images is astounding. When watching movies on this, I couldn't really believe that a laptop so small and compact... Read review

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Advantages: Bargain bundle with wireless card for my laptop
Disadvantages: Just an access point, no modem/hub/etc

...I use the 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Access Point in my home wireless network, and bought it as part of a bundle with a laptop wireless card - check my other reviews to see if I've got round to reviewing that too... It used the IEEE 802.11g standard (data transfer speeds of up to 54Mbps), plus is backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b (upto 11Mbps) so works with older equipment (such as a slightly outdated laptop from a previous employer) with no problems. The included CD installed all the necessary drivers very quickly and also contains all the manuals in PDF format. Once the drivers were installed, the configuration wizard runs in a standard web browser. This involves configuring IP addresses, encryption settings, DHCP settings and other techy bits and bobs. This was pretty straightforward, although a basic knowledge... Read review

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Advantages: Fast shared internet access
Disadvantages: See op

...3Com Office connect Dual 56K LAN Modem (3Com Part No. 3C888) This little box does virtually everything that can be done with a modem / phone line system shared over an ethernet network, but configuration options could be more flexible and there are too many flaws still to be ironed out. ~Why would anyone want one?~ Anyone who has read my Ciao opinion on Telewest’s SurfUnlimited will know that I have a 24/7 dial up account for just £10 per month. With a home network (LAN) and 2 other internet addicts wanting to share the internet I needed some way to allow us all to surf simultaneously. Having tried several software solutions (my favourite, incidentally, being Comsocks for www.linkbyte.com for ease of installation and use, with the widest compatibility) I decided that I really needed a hardware router. The problem... Read review

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Advantages: Fast excellent buld and drivers
Disadvantages: Price

...Recently Ive become involved in an armature computer games event which means my computer is oft used for high peen LAN games I felt it might be worth increasing the network speed a bit by upgrading the network card. Generic Network interface cards (NICs) seem to have taken over recently however I always have a soft spot for 3com's card the 10/100 3c905 range was the among the most stable fast range of PCI interface cards ever I thought I would try out the new breed of card. I bought my card "new" from ebay for £10 plus delivery, generic 1000mb card can be bought for around this price new from most PC resellers. The Package ************** The package arrived sealed in a 3com cardboard box inside which was the NIC in a plastic wrapping the driver cdrom and a warranty manual. It also had a brief guide swing how to insert... Read review

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Advantages: Exposure, ease of use, networking, FREE, someone else does all the technical web stuff
Disadvantages: Varying quality of other artists / musicians work

...MP3.com has stuck to its roots in remaining the best tool for internet capable musicians. The company offers FREE worldwide internet exposure on a large scale, and also a great opportunity to network with musicians in your own town/city on a more local scale. MP3.com is basically a massive multidimensional rack of pigeon holes. If you have a song / track / image it can be placed in its appropriate genre (Techno / Rock / Classical / Photo-Art / Speech) and easily accessed through your own web page set up by MP3.com themselves. To create this page you just upload your songs / images and tell MP3.com how you want the page to look. The artist retains control of their own webpage, and retains copyright of all their work. MP3.com offers musicians the opportunity to distribute CDs throughout the world, it isn't just confined to the MP... Read review

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Advantages: Great performance for wireless and wired routing. Great firewall
Disadvantages: Expensive, lots of reboots for configuration, can't turn off radios.

...enable it and decide what machines are allowed to connect. Finally, you can create static routes and use RIP data to help connect to the internet if you are on a complicated network (e.g. routing between different subnets). Performance tests: Before I start, I should probably give the test information since I have never done this before. I will mostly be using Qcheck for bandwidth and streaming testing. The WLAN primary testing card will be a 3Com 3CRPAG175. If any others are used for comparison they will be noted. Firmware version of the router is the most recent at 1.0.21. There will be four test locations. The first is approximately 15ft horizontally away from the device. The 3Com software reports 100% signal quality and link. The second is approximately 40ft away from the device and 3Com monitoring software reports 65-70% quality... Read review

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