A respectable card! (3Com EtherLink 10/100 Combo Network Interface Card)

Member Name: AndreBoyle

Product:	3Com EtherLink 10/100 Combo Network Interface Card
Date:	06/07/00 (174 review reads)
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Advantages: Fast, Good Auto-Detect, Cheap for what you get

Disadvantages: Cheaper cards out there

This card, as with most 3-Com cards, is very much worth purchasing. The auto-detect feature is faultless and as far as compatibility goes there's more than ample support on the driver disks to get you going be it DOS, windows or Linux.

The cost of these cards would be a concern of mine if purchasing for a company as it'll soon add-up to quite a bit of cash.

If you don't have cashflow issues or are only buying a few then by all means in vest in an excellent card.

Once thing I think worth mentioning about these cards is their driver support. I know I said above that they have lots of OS support. But what I like more is the fact that 3Com see fit to provide beta drivers with new features as and when available and stable. Certainly very good of them and not at all required these days.

Stability and longevity of the card is excellent. I've been using them since their release with only a single DOA (Dead On Arrival) in a batch of over 60 cards.

If you've got a 3Com hub or are connectig to other 3Com equipment I'd keep the trend going as well as 3Com kit works best with 3Com kit. But ain't it always the way!?!

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