Hi Wendy, I have installed several NICs in laptops where I work. The only 3COM I had success with was in a Gateway Solo 9300 Professional. In every other case, one specific instance on a Toshiba 440CDT, the 3COM NICs would not work, but a Xircom would install and work flawlessly. My recommendation is Xircom. As far as speed goes, I'm not sure if it makes a difference. If you get a 10/100 you should get the same burst rates regardless of brand. The issues/problems that usually arise are incompatibility or cheap equipment just not working. Xircom's do not fall into the "cheap" category. Keep in mind, the speed issues are just my opinion. I have no hard data to support this. My two cents. Kyle Elmblade [log in to unmask] From: "Wendy Brown" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:49 PM Subject: [PCBUILD] PC Ethernet cards > Hello everyone, > > I just bought my daughter a Toshiba Satellite 2755DVD Laptop for college. > Since I am "Laptop Illiterate", I was wondering if there is preference on a > 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PC card?? This is necessary to connect to the > college's network, but I wasn't sure if there was a speed difference between > different brands i.e. 3Com vs Netgear (a brand I found at Best Buy). > > Thanks in advance, > Wendy Brown PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>