| D-Link DWL-G650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps |
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Model: DWL-G650
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 143
Form factor: Plug-in module
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11g
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Up to 108 Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
Backwards compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g
Great for video streaming
Enhanced security from 802.1x and WPA for better encrypted key management and authentication
3-year warranty |
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| Description: |
| The D-Link AirPlus DWL-G650 Cardbus Adapter is a wireless cardbus featuring the very latest in advanced wireless silicon chip technology including enhanced security to shield and protect your wireless communication from intruders. The DWL-G650 also works with 802.11b standard wireless devices and when used with other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G products delivers throughput speeds capable of handling heavy data payloads including real-time MPEG 4 video streaming.The DWL-G650 features 802.1x for wireless user authentication, as well as WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) providing you a much higher level of security for your data and communications than has previously been available in a wireless networking solution.The D-Link AirPlus DWL-G650 also includes a configuration utility to discover available wireless networks and create and save detailed connectivity profiles for those networks most often accessed.The DWL-G650 is a powerful 32-bit cardbus adapter that installs quickly and easily into laptop PCs and when used with other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G products automatically connects to the network. Like all D-Link wireless adapters, the DWL-G650 can be used in ad-hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network. |
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| User Reviews (143 total): |
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Fast and Easy .. like your ..., March 25, 2005
By Future Stars (no pain)
Well this little wireless adapter card has helped me break the chains of bulky old restricting wires.
This D-Link adapter was easy to install and has great wireless range and performance speeds. I never feel lagged out, or slow because of my wireless adapter. I can connect to virtually any hotspot I've come across, and I'd recommend this to others.
This adapter goes great with a DI-624 (wireless router from D-Link). The speeds, the range, the compatibility, it all works out.
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Fast and easy, February 13, 2005
By M. Gross
I purchased a D-Link G650 due to the excellent reviews it has gotten. Even though I have a Linksys wireless router, the D-Link seemed to be the best laptop card available. Sure enough, it is fast and has a strong signal anywhere in the house. Although the card paperwork states that it needs a minimum 300mhz processor, my laptop is a P233 and it works just fine. This card is fast and easy to setup. It is better than I hoped!
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Overall Very good, December 16, 2004
By dude
I own this for a dell laptop, and it works very well. I use it for a home network, and at my college to detect wireless signals in the classroom. The only issue i have is that when i first turn on my computer i have to open the program that comes with the device, and go to configuration and then hit apply before the internet will work.
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Fairly happy, November 12, 2004
By Diamends (St. Louis)
I've never used wireless networking before this and overall I am pleased. The only issue i have that occasionally I'll lose signal even when my computer doesn't move. (And I frequently lose signal when I move outside) It's kinda annoying but like i said overall it was worth the 30 bucks.
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Doesn't work with Turbo mode to access sharing on another PC, October 30, 2004
By OnlyBuyTheBest (Toronto, ON. Canada)
But do work to access internet.
I have a DI-624 (Revision C3, Firmware 2.50) wireless router, a DWL-G650 (B4, Driver 2.54) wireless card on my Laptop (XP SP2), and a DWL-G520 (B2, Driver 3.17) wireless card on my desktop (Win2K SP4).
If I enable the "Super G with static Turbo", all connected at 108M, when I do a speed test, shows like below:
G520 ---> Internet = 3M
G650 ---> Internet = 3M
G650 ---> G520 = 20k~250k
G520 ---> G650 = 20k~250k
If I disable turbo mode, all are connected at 54M, will be like this:
G520 ---> Internet = 3M
G650 ---> Internet = 3M
G650 ---> G520 = 12M
G520 ---> G650 = 12M
if I connect my Laptop to the router with a cable to get rid of the G650 wireless car, enable "Super G with static Turbo", will be like this:
G520 ---> Internet = 3M
G650 ---> Internet = 3M
Laptop ---> G520 = 30M
G520 ---> Laptop = 30M
G650 just doesn't working properly with 108M! (Also tried with driver 2.46 and DI-624 with firmware 2.42, same thing.)
(Somebody mentioned revision C2 is the latest one and working better than B4, unfortunately I can't get one in Canada.)
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Excellent speed, ease of use, and configurability, October 1, 2004
By _ (_)
I bought this to go with the D-Link DI-624 wireless router for my broadband inet connection.
Setup was a breeze. I installed the driver, shutdown, plugged in the card, and booted up. That was it. No configuration needed.
There is plenty of configuration options available if I choose. So it also works with my wireless network at work.
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Didn't work for me !, September 20, 2004
By herve Attia (Sunyvalle, CA, USA)
I bought the DWL-G650 card (Version B4) along with the the 624 Router. THe router was easy to install and configure. Work great.
But this card was a pain. I have HP laptop with windows XP properly updated to the lastest service pack.
Windows was complaining about that the drivers was not "Windows logo testing" certified ! Even with the latest D-Link drivers ....So, everytime I reboot my machine...windows asks me to re-intall/configure everything...totally unacceptable....
Let's be positive...of course, I got this card running...it works great ..but I could not fix the problem above...I didn't want to call customer support as well :-) ...
I tried a Netgear card after....was working without any problems.
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I Use it, so It's Got to be Easy!, August 19, 2004
By Enus
I didn't really have much wireless networking experience before buying this D-Link PC Cardbus adapter and a D-Link wireless access point. I've certainly never set up a wireless network before.
But doing my homework on the Internet while the product is being shipped to me, and reading the quick install guides that come with this product was quite helpful to say the least. I now know you should secure your wireless connection with some sort of encryption. So now Im all setup and this card lets me go wireless with my laptop.
Very easy to use software, after reading instructions of course, and the hardware looks nice and solid. nothing flimsy about them. I have zero problems with this card in my laptop.
I recommend this card for even the beginners.
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was great until it starting flaking out, July 16, 2004
By unknown
installation was simple on my IBM T23 running W2k and I was up running in no time and getting good range & performance. after 6 mos, i upgraded firmware on my DI-624 and driver for the G650 and the G650 has been problematic ever since - it hangs my PC until I pull the card out. As others have noted, D-Link support didnt want to acknowlege the possibility that the card was bad. I'm at the point of chucking it and trying another brand. I have no such problems using an Orinoco-based "b" setup while I am at work.
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Not compatible with Windows XP, July 1, 2004
By zealandbrew (Wellington, New Zealand)
D-Link card will connect to a peer-to-peer network at home 80% of the time on the first try. Connects to an open (non-wep) base station network (city-wide "Cafenet" wifi) with some coaxing.Connects to my work network (with wep) intermittently, at best. I don't remember the last time I've had such a frustrating experience. I done everything per D-Link instructions (i.e. if your software doesn't work, disable Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration) and still their software won't run. Windows will often associate with a base station but won't take a DHCP address. This card, on Windows XP, is an absolute nightmare - stay away. (I should mention it works on my wife's Win2k laptop without issue.)
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What a pain!, July 1, 2004
By B. James (Gainesville, FL)
I had no problems installing the drivers for this card when I bought it. Excellent signal strength, fast speeds. It decided to stop working about 6 weeks later. I have tried getting help from D-Link support and it has been no help. I have been unable to reconnect for 3 weeks now, and D-Link refuses to accept that it might be a problem with their product. My first contact with tech support was rude and patronizing. The second contact directed me to download a "new" driver from their website--a driver which was older than the version that came with the card! The third, fourth, and fifth contacts were no help either. I've given up hope. Do not buy this card unless you have a lot of time to fix their bugs.(I'm running Windows Me with a Toshiba PXC1100U cable modem and the D-Link DI-624 wireless router. My roommate has no problem connecting the router with his XP & Centrino-running laptop) UPDATE: I finally got through to someone at D-Link that was helpful. An hour later on the phone, he was finally able to get it working. They need to work on their self-install guide to make it easier for non-techies like me to get their networks up and runnning!
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Wireless hodgepodge, June 16, 2004
By Forth Wright (SOUTH Carolina)
I bought two wireless products Linksys B and D-Link g laptop card. As you can see, many customers like or dislike either brand. I have both models working at 11Mbps by using the following settings for D-Link:Authentication Type: Open/Auto/Shared (doesn't matter)
Preamble: Long and Short/Long only (doesn't matter)
Map Registers: doesn't matter
Network Addrerss: Not Present
Power Save Mode: Max/Normal/Off (doesn't matter)
Radio On/Off: THIS MATTERS!! Radio ON
Transmit Power: Doesn't matter transmits better on max, however.
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Don't Bother - It Doesn't Work, May 30, 2004
By DerekMJ (Toledo, Ohio USA)
I wasted two weeks trying to use this as directed, along with the DI-624 wireless router. I selected the WPA-PSK encryption format for security and found that it worked from 5 minutes to 2 hours at a time. Same thing with the old and fairly INsecure WEP encryption format. I emailed and phone D-Link's tech support line and got responses that did nothing to help in any way. I spent weeks researching and reading ratings penned by numerous others to choose what should have been the best wireless networking gear for my environs only to find D-Link's products a miserable failure, backed up by mediocre, faltering tech support.
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Good Reliable Notebook Adapter, May 26, 2004
By Dave H. (USA)
I had the built in wireless adapter with my laptop I bought but it didn't get the range I wanted. So I did some research and a bunch of people were saying that this card had good range, plus it was I my price range and has fast speeds.Installation was very easy, no worries at all. Then the I immediately saw an increase in range from my old built in adapter. I think it is because this antenna is on the outside of the notebook, and the built in has the antennas somewhere inside the notebook. This card is also very reliable and doesn't drop my connection when I am using it. I've heard other people complaining about this, but I don't see it happing with mine.
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Speedy, Easy to use, and Installs with Little Effort, May 25, 2004
By Banana Ramma (Ecuador)
I had this installed in my PC in minutes. About 3 minutes really. I installed the drivers on the CD, rebooted with the actual card in and suddenly it saw my wireless router, the DI-624, and connected automatically.I love this card for it's range, everywhere in my home, and the software that shows you your connection strength and other stats. Very easy to use and goes great with the DI-624 wireless router.
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Lousy; potential speed gain just not worth the tech hassles, May 25, 2004
By L. Blackmore (Norwich, VT United States)
I've been trying to get this thing to run for several months now, and it's just not cutting it. Problems accessing multiple access points (corrupts driver, results in blue screen of death - nice debugging, Dlink - *not*), weak signals, and a hopeless implementation of encryption protocols - basically your choices are: secure network that drops connections every few minutes, or an insecure network that works reasonably well. Dlink's tech support tries, but fails. The usual run-around: other drivers, error in upgrade procedure, etc. etc. Then they finally cave and recall the card, sending you a new one with a marginally improved performance. I'm doubly pissed off at Dlink for releasing this lemon since I bought it along with the "official" Dlink SuperG access point/router which works fine. But so did my old router. Unless you're willing to fight to get the thing working and think 108Mbps is worth the (serious) hassle you face, then I'd go with a more stable solution from someone else.
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Fast and Furious little Card, May 20, 2004
By Transit (East Point)
I love how easy this card was to install. he thing I like most its the speeds it can acheive with the D-Link DI-624 as it's access point. I can connect and transfer MP3's to my desktop just as fast as my wired network. Granted I do have to be inthe same room to acheive those awesome speeds, but even at two rooms down I get fast enough speeds. The Internet connection doesn't seem slower, I am protected with 128-bit WEP, easy to install by the way, and the software hasn't been a problem on my Dell laptop. Overall I'd recommend this Wireless PC Card.
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Good performance and compatibility, May 5, 2004
By Alan Bryant (Denver, CO USA)
I purchased this card with a D-Link DI-624 router/WAP; as a pair, they perform flawlessly, and offer the advertised performance, which is on-par with wired Ethernet. Compatibility of this card with other access points was good in my testing. It connected just fine to all the WAPs I normally use (all of which are B protocol), and offered the expected performance. The only complaint I have is that I attempted to install the card using the latest drivers from D-Link, downloaded from their web site. Despite carefully matching the hardware revision of my card with the offered download, my attempts to use the card failed. The drivers installed fine, but it would not "sniff" any wireless networks (there were two within range), including one a few feet away. After uninstalling the downloaded drivers, and using the earlier version supplied on CD with the card, it fired-up just fine, and operated perfectly. Unfortunately, this is something I've encountered before with D-Link products, both with device drivers (as for this card) and with firmware updates for various D-Link products I've owned. It's not always the best advice to stay fully current on updates, as they occasionally introduce anomalies. If you're technically inclined, this is a minor annoyance that can be dealt with using a combination of patience and judicious back-ups. Average users may not have as much tolerance for this as I do. With the installation stabilized, I find myself quite satisfied with the DWL-G650, and definitely recommend it -- though less technical users should stick to the drivers on the packaged CD.
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Fast and stable, if you don't protect access, May 2, 2004
By unknown
It works fine with D-Link DI624 wireless router, if you don't set any kind of protection tool. I have got stable and strong connections at 108 Mbps in any point of my house, even with many walls between DWL-G650 and DI-624.At this moment, I am connected for almost 6 hours, without crash and always at 108 Mbps. It works fine with my Sony Vaio notebook and with Toshiba's. But its stability vanishes when I configure any tool for secure networking (WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK ...). So, it works fine, but is not secure.
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Use latest XP service pack but don't use Dlink driver, April 25, 2004
By unknown
Dlink doesn't support WPA-PSK very well with Windows XP. If you are considering using this format, I recommend using another card. Or, you can use the built in Windows XP drivers (after upgrading using Windows Update) and bypass the Dlink utility altogether. This works, but you loose the ability to use the Turbo mode on the card.Dlink support is slow and it appears that it takes them many months to fix bugs in their drivers. Once they release new drivers, they also frequently have bugs. Maybe they will get it right one day, but I don't have any confidence in their support today.
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