| Xtreme N Wireless Cardbus,adapter, Draft 802.11N |
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Model: DWA-652
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 14
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Form factor: Plug-in module
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11n (draft), IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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| Features: |
Delivers up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g.
Xtreme N technology enables HD video streaming, file sharing, enhanced Internet phone calling - VoIP - and surfing the Web
Access secure wireless networks using advanced WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption
Easy to install and use with D-Link's new Quick Adapter Setup Wizard.
Backward compatible with existing 802.11g and 802.11b networks |
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| Description: |
Connects your notebook computer to a wireless network to access a high-speed Internet connection, transfer files, and stream media from greater distances around your home or office.
The D-Link Xtreme N Notebook Adapter (DWA-652) is a draft 802.11n wireless client that delivers unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook computer. This wireless adapter delivers up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b networks. Once connected, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, photos, files, music, videos, printers, and storage. The Xtreme N Notebook Adapter is powered by Xtreme N technology to provide superior wireless reception in your home or office. This adapter is designed for use in larger homes and offices, or for users running multiple bandwidth-intensive applications. This adapter enables you to simultaneously make or receive Internet phone calls (VoIP), surf the Web, transfer files, and stream High-Definition (HD) media when connected to an optional Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). The DWA-652 supports WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption that allow you to connect securely to a wireless network.
D-Link's Quick Adapter Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the installation process. Configure this notebook adapter without having to call a networking expert to help you. The D-Link Wireless Manager is also included with this product to keep track of all your most frequently accessed networks so that you can join them quickly and easily. |
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| User Reviews (14 total): |
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Great Card, Good Range, August 15, 2008
By user (Long Island, NY)
I was quite happy with this card, its range met my expectaions and is much better then the G standard. I held a speed of 54mbps for much longer distance compared to my Linksys wireless G card.
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Excellent speed for wireless. Works flawlessly with amazing range!, May 31, 2008
By user (Somewhere (Over the rainbow))
I got this wireless cardbus adapter to use with my old (Media Center) laptop and was happily surprised that it consistently provides a 300 Mbps signal at a significant distance from the base unit, much farther than anything I previously have used and I have been using wireless routers since they first came out. I have never been happier with any wireless router and card as the D-Link Xtreme N Wireless as neither the router or adapter have failed me once and have provided astounding speeds. I purchased the Xtreme N router, cardbus adapter, and PC card when this first came out. D-Link has upgraded all drivers so now the cards work with all versions of Windows, not that I have had any problems of that sort. This is an excellent card that provides some of the fastest speed available and is well worth the cost. This has never slowed (any of) my computers as some other reviewers have claimed so they may have some other underlying related problem. If you are in the market for a speedy router and card I highly recommend this unit. It is flash upgradeable once the N standard is finally set in 2009 so you won't have to buy another unit when the N standard is finalized.
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Card works great on Windows XP, April 12, 2008
By user (Chandler, AZ USA)
I am using this card on a Windows XP laptop and it works great. The signal strength seems excellent - I can go anywhere in my house or outside with a strong signal received. I am using the DLink DIR-655 Wireless N router with this card and have had no issues.
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Good Wireless card, April 9, 2008
By user (Wisconsin USA)
Bought this to go along with the Dlink 655 router. So far so good. No complaints.
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Thumbs Up, March 14, 2008
By user (USA)
The Trick now days is Security and setting it to WPA2-PSK will eliminate a lot of the headaches out here in the 2.4G+Hz world. I have the Belkin N1 router and when I chose Windows or Network Magic to manage the card , both got the Highest levels and I was located at the opposite end of the house and on the first floor, 75ft from the router in the Basement. I also use CpuIdle and both Cores of my Intel 3.0 Ghz were always at rest and never over loaded by the additional component. *The card was placed inside of a PCMCIA PCI Adapter which I use in my Tower, Nifty little device
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Great Wireless N card, December 28, 2007
By user (Pennsylvania, USA)
While this card works best with the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit router, it performs very well with other routers as well. Great product.
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Same as other adapters, September 24, 2007
By user (SD USA)
I bought this with my D-Link DIR-655 router. With this, I can connect to my router at over 100Meg at 20-25 feet with 2 walls in between. You need to install the drivers on each computer that you may use it on which is somewhat of a pain. As with other adapters, it sticks out more than I would like but I am willing to deal with it if it improves my connectivity speeds. Overall a great product.
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Works Great - 300 Mbps WiFi Connections., August 17, 2007
By user (Hardwick, New Jersey USA)
I use this in conjunction with my DSL service and couldn't be more satisfied. For home use, I have a 24" iMac which I have connected to an Apple AirPort Extreme base station via built-in ethernet (i.e - hard wired). For work, I have a Toshiba laptop, TWO STORIES UP, and connect via WiFi to the AirPort base station. The laptop is running Windows XP SP2. I use a D-Link DWA-652 notebook adapter and CONSISTENTLY connect at 300.0 Mbps! Both the AirPort base station and the D-Link adapter are built on the 802.11n draft, and work great together. ONE BIG BUT (so to speak)...the 802.11n draft does NOT support WEP encryption. You can still connect with WEP enabled, but it will be at 802.11g-like speeds (i.e. - 56Mbps). Not using WEP has its obvious disadvantages, but the WiFi connection speed of 300.0 Mbps is outstanding.
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Does not seem to like Vista, August 9, 2007
By user
Installing it went fine, connected to my network smoothly. Then I noticed one of my two CPU cores was just sitting at 100% utilization. As soon as I disabled the card it would drop down to near 0% again. Website is near useless for this product, one Beta driver (that wouldn't install at all), no knowlege base entries, etc. I suspect d-link is just slow at getting vista enabled drivers out. Sent an e-mail off to D-link, but I'm probably going to send it back.
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Great Card, August 4, 2007
By user (Ventura, CA)
Ok, the other reviews of this product weren't that helpfull for me previous to my purchase of this product so i thought i'd throw in my two cents. I'm using this card to replace my old Linksys card which wasn't giving a whole lot of range or power and replacing my old liksys router. I'm now using the DIR-655 in conjunction with this card and i'm getting exceptional range! 300mbps at the fence of my property about 150 linear feet away through multiple walls. The card itself is able to detect networks from a lot farther range than my previous card. I'm very pleased with my purchase. Hope this helps others out. Good Luck.
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problematic, July 11, 2007
By user (Westchester, NY USA)
we had lots of issues with this, eventually, I gave up and bought a Linksys
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Stronger Wireless Reception, June 26, 2007
By user (USA)
This card has proven to be much stronger and faster than my previous cards. I would recommend it to anyone looking to increase the speed, as long as they have the wireless hub to push out the signal.
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D-Link Xtreme N Notebook Adapter, Wireless Cardbus adapter, DWA-652, May 12, 2007
By user (Denver)
I am an extreme Wi-Fi user, and this is hands down the best Wi-Fi card for a notebook computer sold on the market. Very highly recommended. This is the first D-Link product that I have ever recommended to anyone. Hopefully they will continue to break ground like they have with this awesome Wi-Fi card.
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Great card, especially when in use with the DIR-655!, March 6, 2007
By user (Ohio, USA)
First of all this is a receiver of a wireless signal, NOT a transmitter! The guy above A.K. Smith "buddyroo" has no idea how wireless networking actually works. The reason he didn't get any improvement is because the signal he's trying to receive is the SAME! The signal at the college would need updated to a wireless N signal to improve the range transmission! If you want to boost the signal, set up a wireless repeater to boost the college signal (if that is even possible, depending on thier set up.) Notwithstanding the above, this is a great card. And if you plan on buying the new DIR-855 when is comes out soon, you'll already have a compatible card!
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