Belkin wireless 802.11g card any good?

delmore · 03-17-2003, 01:45 PM

I can two Belkin FD57000 54g Wireless Desktop Network Card for $60 less some coupons which will bring each card to ~$45.

Would you trust Belkin for wireless?

See:

http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Brows...e=1&Sku=504000

I'm not sure if they can be upgraded when the 802.11g draft becomes offical.

Aristo · 03-17-2003, 03:09 PM

I would rather pay extra for Netgear or Linksys. But if your budget is very tight, guess there isn't many choices left.

Joshua · 03-17-2003, 03:37 PM

Netgear's G card won't be out until mid april and the reviews I've read on Linksys' G card aren't good. It looks like it has issues with backwards compatibility with B cards.

If you're only going to use the G cards you should be ok.

I think all of them will be straightened out once the G standard becomes official. They'll prolly all come out with firmware updates for the cards to bring them up to spec.

Aristo · 03-17-2003, 07:05 PM

If you are running ONLY 802.11G, then it shouldn't be any problem. The problem occurs when you try to run 802.11B via 802.11G card and that's why I picked up 802.11B last month. It's a heck lot cheaper than G format and has been accepted almost everywhere there is a wireless internet such as StarBucks. Personally, I don't put too many hopes on the firmware update because those 802.11G cards were produced before it is standardized. I would feel much more comfortable once it is offical and the cards produced afterward. But if you must have 11G now, I would get LinkSys which has more frequent firmware update.

03-17-2003, 01:45 PM	#1
delmore Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 89	Belkin wireless 802.11g card any good? I can two Belkin FD57000 54g Wireless Desktop Network Card for $60 less some coupons which will bring each card to ~$45. Would you trust Belkin for wireless? See: http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Brows...e=1&Sku=504000 I'm not sure if they can be upgraded when the 802.11g draft becomes offical.

03-17-2003, 03:37 PM	#3
Joshua Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,390	Netgear's G card won't be out until mid april and the reviews I've read on Linksys' G card aren't good. It looks like it has issues with backwards compatibility with B cards. If you're only going to use the G cards you should be ok. I think all of them will be straightened out once the G standard becomes official. They'll prolly all come out with firmware updates for the cards to bring them up to spec. __________________ The Apexer formerly known as SnotRocket. "Like I **ing said, "Ok, so I hear it may be a repost. Blah But I had never seen it, so..." ** you Canta." -Jenny 12/4/2003

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03-17-2003, 03:09 PM	#2
Aristo Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,581	I would rather pay extra for Netgear or Linksys. But if your budget is very tight, guess there isn't many choices left.

03-17-2003, 07:05 PM	#4
Aristo Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,581	If you are running ONLY 802.11G, then it shouldn't be any problem. The problem occurs when you try to run 802.11B via 802.11G card and that's why I picked up 802.11B last month. It's a heck lot cheaper than G format and has been accepted almost everywhere there is a wireless internet such as StarBucks. Personally, I don't put too many hopes on the firmware update because those 802.11G cards were produced before it is standardized. I would feel much more comfortable once it is offical and the cards produced afterward. But if you must have 11G now, I would get LinkSys which has more frequent firmware update.

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