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This is the second gigabit expresscard I've tried on my laptop. The first, a Linksys Expresscard Gigabit Eth Adapter Pci Express, has a spring-loaded RJ-45 jack that folds down to allow for easier storage, but doesn't protect the pins well and they eventually broke. That Linksys card was not very fast; I never really got gigabit speeds with it. This Belkin card is significantly faster, and was detected by Ubuntu Linux (7.04, Feisty Fawn) right away, nothing to load or configure. I would buy one of these again in a heartbeat. This Belkin card is not as cool-looking as the Linksys, but it has it where it counts, and that's speed.

One thing I recommend doing with this product is enabling 9014 byte jumbo packets (device manager - properties - advanced tab). I've used this with my gigabit ethernet router and my networked external hard drive and got just over 200Mbps coming down from the drive (limitation of the spin rate of the drive). I've also used it with a PixeLink GigE Vision camera and was able to get about 900Mbps out of it!

The internal LAN card in my laptop was going bad and I needed a quick fix. The Belikn card has performed so much better than the internal card that I am not going to replace it. I will continue to use the Belkin for my business demo's.

After researching the options out there, I found this Expresscard to be both a good price and a apparently a good product. Without a doubt it delivered on the steady Gigabit connection no problem! I didn't even have to install anything, I just plugged it into the slot, Vista recognized it installed it and that was it! I wish I would have known the ports on my PC were 10/100 not Gigabit ports, but back then I wasn't aware of home connections at that speed, well I'm happy and thanks to the Belkin Expresscard I can have crystal clear connections on my Voip phone.

Ordered the express card after a thunder storm blew out my internal ethernet port. Installation was very easy, just slipped the card into the slot. Connected the ethernet cable, turned on the laptop, and I'm browsing the internet again! Performs wonderfully!