Product Description

The D-Link Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard (DWA-643) is a draft 802.11n compliant wireless client for your notebook PC with an available ExpressCard slot. 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, printers, and more. In addition, the ExpressCard interface provides up to 236% faster performance and better reliability than the legacy CardBus interface. Additionally, having an ExpressCard/34 form factor (34mm x75mm), the DWA-643 will fit into any standard ExpressCard slot. The Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard is powered by Xtreme N technology to provide superior wireless performance in the 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-Defi nition (HD) media when connected to an Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). The DWA-643 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 ExpressCard 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 your most frequently accessed networks so that you can join them quickly and easily. Up to 236% faster than legacy CardBus Approximately half the size and weight of a standard CardBus adapter Provides superior performance, better reliability, and expansion flexibility over CardBus

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6860 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: D-Link
• Model: DWA-643
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 150.00" h x 660.00" w x 940.00" l, 3.00 pounds
• Networking: ExpressCard/34

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 network

Customer Reviews

xtreme-N Express card wireless adapter
This product does not seat properly into Express card slots. As a result this adapter frequently dislodges causing network disconnects.

Fails To Meet Performance Claims
Installed the product in a fast Toshiba laptop running Vista. Product would only connect to my D-Link wireless-n router at 130Mbps. Calls to D-Link support have not helped. D-Link cardbus adapter in a much older/slower laptop connects at 300Mbps

Computer couldn't be shut down with this card installed!
I installed the latest drivers via the dlink website as of this writing. The card worked wonderfully, far more range than my g card. Signal strength was excellent. It was great until I went to shutdown my Vista HP notebook. It would restart everytime unless I physically pulled out this card before shutting down.

I even went so far as a fresh install, same exact thing, restart on shut down everytime. How frustrating. I've read where another person had this exact same flaw happen with their HP notebook. It must be an incompatibility with HP notebooks and at least this expresscard. BTW, everything was updated on the notebook, ie Service Pack 1, and all the HP updates including the latest notebook bios firmware.

I thought about just pulling it whenever I shut down, but ruled against that because I paid for this thing to work better than that. Give me some good luck with my next expresscard, the linksys, fingers crossed.