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D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Model: DWA-556
SKU: 8333868
UPC: 790069300325
Keep the lines of communication open with this wireless desktop card that lets you connect to your network and enjoy blazing-fast data transfer speeds. Built-in security helps protect sensitive information.
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
(8 Reviews) 8
Rating Snapshot 8 reviews
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88% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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7 out of
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Customer Reviews for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Review 1 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Perfect!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: It's not Cisco/Linksys
I only use (the most reliable) Cisco/Linksys products for my home LAN. But when I couldn't find one, I had to go with D-Link
Works perfect with Cisco-Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT310Nv1)
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
1out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Excellent Wireless-N Desktop card
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Very simple to use and good signal strength
What's not so great: Nothing thus far
I bought this card on recommendations from some Network technicians at work in order to make my old desktop system (Dell 8400) wireless so my kids could use it. While I did not install it due to other unrelated issues with that desktop, the whole thing was up and working in a matter of hours. I expected some problems with this and was pleasantly surprised that it worked extremely well with my Netgear Wireless-N router.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+15points
20out of 25found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Great Wireless N Desktop card
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: JJM07
from Brownsville, Tx
on 02/27/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Setup is Simplified, Works as it should
What's not so great: N/A
I've always wanted my mother to have hi-speed internet. I know it cost some money to have that but there had to be another way. I had bought a wireless G card from Netgear before but it would only work if the desktop was at the window. I didn't like it. After reviewing the Dlink Xtreme Wireless N card, it was my last hope. I installed it yesterday on the 26th. I have to say it is the best investment I have ever made. This Wireless Desktop card is absolutely worth the money. It gets great signal and yet it's the best there is today. Wireless N is the way to go. I have this card installed on my mother's EMachine. That's right. This cheap computer is able to support this wireless card. Plus the fact that it is running on Windows Vista 32 bit (64 bit too). So I just pretty much showed you it's compatible with Vista, even though it doesn't say that here. So yeah that's pretty much it for now. I will add more to this review cause I plan to test Xbox Live with it. So look out for that. Go buy one yourself. It's a great product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+18points
25out of 32found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Excellent performance and simple installation & setup.
Excellent product that fully leverages D-Link DIR-655 router high throughput and WA2 security capabilities.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
8out of 13found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Great wireless card
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Performance
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to install
What's not so great: Nothing
Follow the instructions...it's fast and easy to install, worth every penny.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-2points
10out of 22found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Great Item
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Mkishphoto
from Oregon
on 08/19/2008
What's great about it: Strong Signal
What's not so great: non
Purchased this tem from best buy. got it home and installed it. now i have my comcast internet down stairs with out holes in the floors. the item works great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+10points
12out of 14found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Poor
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: Yankees1234
from Carmel,NY
on 06/30/2008
So before buying this I just had the single antenna D-link wireless hook up and worked just fine but i wanted a stronger and faster internet signal so i purchase a netgear wireless "n" router and recomended upgrading my wireless connector so it recomended this product and now if anything my internet speed is slower and weaker DO NOT RECOMEND BUYING!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-58points
2out of 62found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for D-Link Xtreme N Wireless-N Desktop Expresscard
Some Effort To Setup
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: cadetduke
from St. Louis, MO
on 11/30/2007
What's great about it: Wireless of course
What's not so great: Setup may cause headaches if you are a novice with wireless setup
I recently switched to a wireless network at home using the D-Link Extreme N Gaming Router DGL-4500.
The first thing I bought was a USB adapter (Netgear WN111) and that only took a few minutes to get setup and connected ot the internet on my laptop.
I obviously had to get this shipped since it isn't being carried in stores.
The first thing I bought was a USB adapter (Netgear WN111) and that only took a few minutes to get setup and connected ot the internet on my laptop.
I obviously had to get this shipped since it isn't being carried in stores.
The hardware installation was easy. However, the software installation was not. I had several failed attempts when using the Windows Zero Configuration Utility as my option, so I ended up selecting "No" for that so I could use the D-Link Utility.
I still had no success in establishing a connection. So I opened up Conenction Manager from the system tray and viewed "My Wireless Networks" and noticed I was using WPA2-PSK when I was supposed ot be using WPA-PSK. Upon swithing to that I was able to establish a wireless connection and disconnect the ethernet cable.
It all works smoothly now.
Once again, I am just a novice with wireless networks, but this process also helped me learn quite a bit.
I still had no success in establishing a connection. So I opened up Conenction Manager from the system tray and viewed "My Wireless Networks" and noticed I was using WPA2-PSK when I was supposed ot be using WPA-PSK. Upon swithing to that I was able to establish a wireless connection and disconnect the ethernet cable.
It all works smoothly now.
Once again, I am just a novice with wireless networks, but this process also helped me learn quite a bit.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-4points
16out of 36found this review helpful.
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