Reviews of the Actiontec 54Mbps wireless PC Card
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CNET Review
The Good: Excellent performance.
The Bad: Weak support offerings; unpolished documentation.
The Bottom Line: This 802.11g adapter is reasonably priced and generally faster than the competition, but its documentation and support need improvement.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 73/100. Comparing these reviews to 73328 other Firewalls & Broadband Routers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 56/100 = Good.
Manufacturer: ActionTec Electronics
Part number: HWC0549001
General
- Device Type Network adapter
- Form Factor Plug-in card
- Networking Device Type Network adapter
- Interface (Bus) Type CardBus
- Form factor Plug-in card
Antenna
- Antenna Integrated
Networking
- Data Link Protocol IEEE 802.11a
- Connectivity Technology Wireless
- Data Transfer Rate 54 Mbps
- Networking type Network adapter
- Frequency Band 5 GHz
- Features 40-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP
- Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11a
- Antenna Integrated
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
- Interfaces 1 x Network - Radio-Ethernet
- Compatible Slots 1 x CardBus - Type II
- Connections None
- Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type:Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type 1 1 Installed Network Radio-Ethernet:
- Expansion Slot(s) Total (Free) None
Power
- Power Device None
- Power Supply / Device None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Min Processor Type Intel Pentium - 90 MHz
- Min Processor Type Intel Pentium 90 MHz
- Min RAM Size 16 MB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 149 ?F
- Humidity Range Operating 0 - 95%
Expansion / Port(s) Required
- Slot(s) Required 1 CardBus Type II
- Port(s) / Connector(s) Required None
Warranty
- Service / Support Details Limited warranty 1 year
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