NETGEAR WG511 Wireless G PC Card
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Manufacturer: Netgear
Model: WG511NA
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Netgear
Label: Netgear
Network Interface: CardBus
Special Features: nv:Device Type^Wireless Adapter|Interface^PCMCIA|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11g|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11b|Wireless Data Transfer Rates^54 Mbps|Security Protocols^128-bit WEP|Security Protocols^64-bit WEP|Modulation Technology^DBPSK|Modulation Technology^DQPSK|Modulation Technology^CCK|Modulation Technology^BPSK|Modulation Technology^QPSK|Modulation Technology^16-QAM|Modulation Technology^64-QAM
Features for NETGEAR WG511 Wireless G PC Card:
- PC Card provides 802.11g wireless capability
- Delivers up to 54 Mbps of wireless throughput
- Supports 128-bit WEP for enhanced security
- Backwards compatible with 802.11b wireless networks
- Device measures 4.73 x 0.28 x 2.13 inches (WxHxD)
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Customer Reviews
Netgear 802.11g 
2007-11-15
Netgear continues to impress me, the product installed quickly and painlessly. I'm no computer geek, but I can find my way around pretty well and I didn't even have to open the instructions.
It works with my 802.11b access point with no issues what so ever.
Another Great Netgear product!
easy WiFi 2007-11-08
Software was easy to insall on my laptop. To use, simply plug in the card to your laptop & power up. Worked automatically to find a signal and I was on the web first try.
great speed 2007-11-02
Works great in "Hot Spots" - always get a least 80% signal strength with 11Mbps conection, and in my home office with NETGEAR WG614 router/access point - within 50 metres 90-95% signal strength through 3 walls with 54Mbps connection!
It's hot-swappable, good-looking and secure (128-bit encription) + WEP!
Easy to install. Love it! 2007-07-11
The Netgear WG511 Wireless PC Card was very easy to install and worked immediately once I entered the passphrase.
More Than What You Pay For! 
2007-07-06
Works great right out of the box for me. Set up done and the card was working in a couple of minutes. Range is so so but this is a very functional unit. If you need a wireless card for your laptop and don't have much cash then get one.
Good bang-for-the-buck 2008-07-17
I'm happy with this purchase. My very old laptop (HP Pavilion ZE4145) does not have WiFi built in and for the past two years, I've been using an Airlink 101 USB Wireless dongle. This PCMCIA card picks up more signals and is more secure on my laptop than any USB dongle could be. The software is ok, but I had difficulty entering a WEP password for use with my router. No problem, I just let Windoze control the card and it works exactly as I need.
In all, the card picks up weak signals, provides a solid physical connection to my laptop, and performs exactly as I had hoped.
Solid, but slow... 2008-06-30
It's a reliable card, and for the price, you can't go wrong. By slow, I mean the bundled Netgear network "sniffing" software (program that finds and connects to networks) takes its sweet time connecting to a network. It took 30 seconds to connect to a Netgear router, while my Mac's AirPort Extreme connected in under 5 seconds. But the Netgear software was more reliable than the Windows supplied program on the ThinkPad it went into, so I guess you win some and lose some.
Exactly what I expected 2008-06-18
Amazon has hooked me up with another great product! It was easy to install and has worked like dream. Thank you Amazon for providing great product at a great price!
NetGear WG511 2008-03-26
I generally have the worse luck with wireless cards, but this on is great. It seams to be well built and sturdy and I have not had any problems with it. I would recommend this car to anyone
Broken After 2 Weeks 
2007-11-18
Worked well for 2 weeks. It was connected to my laptop, which was running Ubuntu Linux, though I doubt that was the problem in this case. During its life, I noticed that it was running on the hot side. That might have been the factor in its death.
I purchased the card refurbished with a warranty for about $20. After it broke, I did not want to go through the bother of contacting their customer service department and following their frustrating return process. For $20, I am not going to cry about it.
My final thoughts: After so many failures of my purchased Netgear equipment, I don't believe I will ever be buying their stuff any more. It might have been that the card was faulty, but in the scope of all the Netgear equipment that I have bought in the past couple of years, almost all of them were faulty or were buggy (except for when Netgear built quality units with the blue steel casings... Netgear has really gone downhill quickly).
