Frys: $79. Manufactuter Date: 09/2007. 

Pros: Excellent packaging and it looks great.

Cons: Doesn’t connect reliably with Non-Linksys APs. Grade C-.

Install

Very simple.  CD installs the regular Linksys Wireless Wizard application.  I have a Linksys Wireless-G PC Card installed on the same laptop, so I removed the card. After Install I now have 2 wireless wizards, I guess thats OK.

The box

 Issues

After rebooting I connect at 160Mbps to my NETGEAR Wireless-N DualBand AP, but I am unable to obtain an IP Address.  I reboot again, this time connect at 1Mbps, and get an IP. Continued reboots don’t change the connect speed. Read the rest of this entry »