3COMs (3Com Etherlink XL)

Member Name: me.net

Product:	3Com Etherlink XL
Date:	24/06/04 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: Speed , Reliable, Good Support

Disadvantages: Nothing Paticuly special

3Com Card

This card is a nice card but when it come to networking cads there is only two things that make a difference one being the speed, you only tend to find three types of network card all at various speeds ranging form 10 mbps then you get a 10/100 mbps and just recently you can now get hold of a 10/100/1000mbps cars that can use any of these three standards.

The card in question will only run at either ten mega bits per second or one hundred mbps depending on you other hard ware so this is something to keep in mind when buying this card. If you are using a Rj45 Crossover network cable linking two machines directly and both cards will work a 10/100 then you will receive a speed of 100mbps but if the other card in the other machine is only running a 10mbps you will only get speed of 10mbps the speed of the slowest card.

So in general most cards in it class will work the same the only difference between this card and the other cards it the manufacture, in opinion 3com make the best and most reliable cards on market. There support is also very good so I am told but I have had no reason to contact them.


This Card Is well Worth Buying But I Would Look Around To Try To Find The Best Price.

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