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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
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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]>
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