For the pub cred road warrior

Advantages: Small
Disadvantages: Limited

...read the 'Franklin' embossing under the new Xircom label, something that will undoubtedly change once existing stocks are supplemented with a new production run. The original version had 64KB (yes, that's KB, not MB) of memory and no facilities for editing anything; you simply downloaded your data from a PC, and used the Rex to read that data while on the move. The Xircom Rex Pro is a little more clever, though; it has 512KB of memory, for a start, which will hold 6,000 contacts. It also has a 'modify' button, with which users can alter entries, add new text and so on, and all amendments are synchronised when the Rex is connected to a PC. This connection process is effected in one of two ways. The user can either plug the Rex Pro into a notebook's PC Card slot, or use the supplied, battery-powered docking station to connect it to the serial...

Mcsm 16.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Xircom REX 5000

Very very good

Advantages: No dongles to loose or break, quality, speed
Disadvantages: Takes up both PCMCIA slots

...For some unkown reason, Compaq decided that they wouldn't put a network socket on my laptop - who is going to need to connect their laptop to a network eh? Obviously no one at Compaq, but for the rest of us we all do! Fortunatly my laptop has 2 PCMCIA slots that I hardly use so a PCMCIA network adapter would be ideal. The problem with these though are the fact that many of them have bits sticking out, or a dongle, or both. This would have been an absolute pain when lugging the laptop to and from Uni as I'd either loose the dongle, or break it, or the bit sticking out would get stuck everywhere and so on. Luckily I discovered the RealPort range of PCMCIA adapters from Xircom. The main advantage to these is that they have a full sized standard network socket on the adapter so there are no bits sticking out, no extra wires and so...

mattdibb 17.11.2002 · Read review
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Review of Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100

Reliable adapters, but not excellent...

Advantages: Reliable, lot of features
Disadvantages: Problems when installing on Win98 and WinMe

...Hello all, This is an opinion about the Xircom Ethernet + 56K Modem Adapters. Why ?Adapters? and not ?Adapter?? Well, because there are in fact two of the same, even with the same specifications. And I?ll start with presenting you these specs: 1. Xircom® RealPort Ethernet 10+Modem 56 GlobalACCESS (REM56G-10) - Integrated Type III PC Card connectors mean there's nothing to break, nothing to lose. But, in the same time, it will take the both slots in your laptop. Yes, you have everything on the card ? as network connection, modem connection and mobile connection (if you have the specific cables, of course), but keep in mind that a Type III Card take the both slots. - Connect using a standard RJ-45 Ethernet cable in the office (this for Local Area Networks), you don?t need any additional dongle, just plug the network...

adicos 11.04.2003 · Read review
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Review of Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56

Networking solutions for laptops

Advantages: compact, relatively cheap
Disadvantages: takes up 2 PCMCIA slots

...Back in the days when laptops were not built with on board network ports, PCMCIA was the only way to add a laptop to a conventional ethernet network. I bought my xircom card from a computer fair for just £20, back when they were a rareity. I got home and hooked it up, only to find although it advertises only using one PCMCIA slot, it actually takes up the room of two on most laptops. However, this prevents needing a short jumper wire from the card, the network cable just goes straight into the end of the card. A great feature is the two status lights on the top of the card which can be seen when the card is in use. One for connectivity, and another for traffic. This is especially useful if you are having troubles with your network. Th drivers for the card come included with windows 2000, however i had to download them for windows...

carterstarter 27.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100

Small compact usefull

Advantages: Small powerfull cheap
Disadvantages: No internet access, becuase of size no keyboard

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rednuht 07.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Xircom REX Pro 5

Great Screen, but a bit chunky

Advantages: Great Screen, swappable battery
Disadvantages: Chunky, limited expansion to Compact Flash

...for much faster synchronisation with your desktop, but most new generation machines have this. Wireless access, you can get on the net through the pocket PC either using a compactflash modem connected to your mobile (available from Xircom) or through an IR connection to your mobile (provided your mobile has an IR modem). The LiIon battery last about 5 hours between charges which is enough for a day or two of usage, if you need more power between charges you can get a spare battery and swap them out relatively easyily, something not possible on most of its competitors. Conclusion The Cassiopeia is a great machine with the long gradual development process paying off. The only real concern is the size of the unit. The main competitor and leader in the PocketPC field being the Ipaq. The IPaq is marginally cheaper, but when you factor in...

stevenkan 11.01.2001 · Read review
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Review of Casio Cassiopeia E-125

Bring out the freebies

Advantages: Easy for a beginner to get stuck in
Disadvantages: Difficult with certain hardware

...(photoshop). Everything else was already there that i needed. Now for the hardware issues. My desktop system was no worries. My nvidia graphics card would not allow me to use hardware acceleration, but thats not something i'm going to miss, but everything else, including my usb bluetooth dongle worked instantly. No driver installing or anything. The laptop was a different story. I got a basic working operating system with no troubles, but the xircom pcmcia network adapter refuses to work, as does the linksys wireless usb adapter, so my ideas of a wireless internet machine seem to be out of the window for now which makes the laptop fairly much redundant. I've searched about a lot for ideas on how to get these to work but without any luck. I would definately recommend this as a very good substitute to windows. It is easy to use...

skuzzle 11.05.2006 · Read review
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