Looking for local computer store

[drew at drewtaylor.com (Drew Taylor)]

Hmmmm, now that I look close I see it's not Card Bus. But it's just for my 
wife's laptop, so as long as it works I probably won't worry too much about 
it. What did you use to benchmark the card?

I will definitely keep the Card Bus issue in mind for the future though. I 
really like the Xircom RealPort cards because they don't need a dongle, but 
they are a lot more than $30. :-)

At 03:02 PM 9/10/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Beware of the 10/100 PC Cards. I had originally bought a Linksys 10/100
>PC card for my laptop and the best benchmark I got from it was about
>10Mbps. I returned it and got a cardbus (32 bit) PC card (this time a
>Netgear because they did not have the Linksys). The 32 bit cardbus
>version benchmarks close to 100Mbps.
>On 10 Sep 2001, at 14:47, Drew Taylor wrote:
>
> > Thanks to everyone who replied thus far. I went to MicroCenter and was
> > suitable impressed with all the bargains I saw for returned but
> > perfectly
> > good products. For instance, I picked up a LinkSys 10/100 PC Card
> > adapter
> > for my wife's laptop for about $30.00. And I got 256MB PC133 RAM for
> > $30. I
> > don't need more RAM, but how can you go wrong at those prices? :-)
> >
> > I'll check out the other stores as well. Cambridge is a little far to
> > drive
> > if I want to just browse. Thanks!
> >
> > At 01:49 PM 9/10/01 -0400, Mark Hertel wrote:
> > >On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 01:27:25PM -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> > > > I've worked a bit with Norman Chan at Cyber Computer Technology in
> > > > Woburn (http://www.cyber-comp-tech.com). They are located in
> > > > Cummins Park. They really don't have a showroom. They do build Linux
> > > > based systems for their customers.
> > >
> > >
> > >I've used Cyber Computer before and they are pretty good for building
> > >machines. I also use Comlink on route 3A in Burlington. These guys
> > >have a storefront and I also see them at the KGP computer shows.
> > >
> > >
> > >Mark Hertel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 10 Sep 2001, at 12:20, Drew Taylor wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I live in Lexington and I'm looking for a local computer store to
> > > > > patronize. I'm not crazy about Best Buy, etc and would like a
> > smaller
> > > > > store
> > > > > that has good selection and reasonable prices and people I can get
> > to
> > > > > know.
> > > > > In particular, I'm in the market right now for an 8-port
> > hub/switch
> > > > > (prefer
> > > > > switch). Any pointers would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW, if it's in the Arlington, Woburn, or Bedford area that would
> > be
> > > > > equally as good.
> > > > >
> > > > > Drew Taylor
> > > > > mailto:drew at drewtaylor.com
> > > > > http://www.drewtaylor.com/
> > > >
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> > Drew Taylor
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