Apolinaras Sinkevicius writes: > Relia-wave wlan card VS Compaq WL100 > OK guys, I need your opinion. > Both cards claim to me 100mW, both cards look similar. > Except that the one Tony sells is 3 times the price. > How much that extra $100 will give me.
The ability to attach external antennas. Tony's card has dual RP-MMCX connectors on it. The Compaq card appears to have a captive (integrated) antenna. > http://www.demarctech.com/products/relia-wave-100mw-prism2-5-pcmcia-card.html > http://www.compaq.com/products/wireless/wlan/wl100-specifications.html > > Any other possible candidates in sub $100 range? There are 200mW PCMCIA cards available for $89 each (plus s&h, and sales tax if you're in Texas), with, or without the ability to attach an external antenna. PC Card (PCMCIA) 3.3V/5V compatible. Chipset: Intersil Prism 2.5. Runs 'hostap' driver just fine. TX power: 200mW (23dBm +/- 2dBm) Antenna connectors (External antenna model): dual MMCX connectors, **NO INTERNAL ANTENNA* Antenna connectors (Internal antenna model): integrated dual diversity RX sensitivity: The manufacturer (Senao) says that they rate the RX sensitivity at -95dBm -93dBm -91dBm -89dBm for 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps. Spec sheet is here: http://www.netgate.com/lit/SENAO-DOE08-SL-2511CD-PLUS-EXT-2.pdf I sell these **OUTSIDE** of Musenki. Matt sells them too, I think. -- "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." -- Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
