NETGEAR MA311 - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b
Bad reception
I was expecting better, keeping the good Netgear reputation in mind. However, I was very disappointed by the reception. My computer that I used this card in, is no more than 30 feet from the router, which has proven itself to me in many ways. But, the wireless Netgear card's reception stinks! Signal quality and strength typically stays around 20-30%, and 35% if I'm lucky. This was not the case with certain USB wireless cards and the Linksys PCI Wireless network card. I attribute the poor reception to the small size of antenna. The Linksys counterpart has a much larger one and receives wireless signal much better.<br />I strongly recommend you not buy this item and go with the Linksys counterpart.