Re: Sandisk or Socket for SDIO Wi-Fi??

From: Chris (dontemailme_at_please.and.thanks.man)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:50:19 -0700

I love my sandisk SDIO wifi card... (w/o memory) ... awesome reception

Had anyone pulled one of these apart? I'd love to see what the insides look
like :)

C

" MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1095012117.361693@news-1.nethere.net...
> I have an IPAQ 2210, which has built in Bluetooth, but not Wi-Fi. As I
have
> a 4 GB Microdrive in the CF card slot, I'm thinking of getting an SDIO
Wi-Fi
> card to add that capability. (Not with memory added, just the Wi-Fi.)
>
> There seems to be two companies that make SDIO Wi-Fi cards--Sandisk and
> Socket. (If there are any others, please correct me.)
>
> Does anyone know if there are any differences in these cards? Anyone tried
> both? Anyone know of any comparative reviews one could read? Do they both
> work well with the IPAQ 2210?
>
> Or-exactly the same? (Perhaps even the same product, with different brand
> names on them?) If that is the case, then I guess price would be the only
> consideration in deciding which to choose. I think the Sandisk card can
> usually be bought at a lower price than the Socket card. (But I don't know
> if there might be something better about the Socket card?)
>
>



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