SanDisk SDWCFB-128-768 Wireless 802.11b & 128 MB CF Card Review

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SanDisk SDWCFB-128-768 Wireless 802.11b & 128 MB CF Card Review

Manufacturer: SanDisk

Model#: SDWCFB-128-7.68

Weight: .10lbs
Height: 1.50"

Width: 5.25"
Length: 7.50"

Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

Features:

Up to 11 Mbps High Speed Data Transfer Rate
Battery optimized for lowest power and highest performance
Powerful and easy to use security feature makes WEP encryption easy
Extends the memory and brings new functionality to the device
Single slot solution -- can be used as memory card or

User Submitted SanDisk SDWCFB-128-768 Wireless 802.11b & 128 MB CF Card Reviews (cont...)

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Date: 2003-10-30
It is an Axim problemn
I use the card in my laptop and it connection is more reliable and stronger signal than my other cards or the crappy built in wifi in my toshiba laptop. I use it in my iPAQ just fine to move files between the laptop and iPAQ. but my wife's Axim X5 it doesn't work just like the other people say. I talked to Dell and SanDisk - finally found a guy at Dell who told me its a X5 issue they are working to fix. he told me the X5 as a first PDA from Dell has had a few SD problems and CF problems and they are fixing the thing. No one else makes anything like this that I have found I think the card is a killer product for me - just not for the Axim.

Date: 2003-10-15
Garbage. Stay Away!
The WiFi component of this cards works but the memory is only sporadically accessable. Neither my Axim or my desktop USB reader can use it reliably. Sometimes the memory is available and at other times I get a message that the card isn't formatted. I have used plenty of CF memory cards before and I have never seen a problem like this. Don't waste your money until Sandisk gets around to fixing this problem.

Date: 2003-09-30
I should have checked here first
I purchased the card from Dell not knowing there was a problem with this card and the Axim. What the other two reviewers have said are true. This card and the Axim do not play well together. I could not format the CF memory, it could not recognize the Access point, and I noticed SanDisk's control panel app ran INCREDIBLY SLOW.

Worst part...I couldn't get their software out of memory to remove their program from the Axim. I had to do a hard reset to remove it, which wiped out everything on the system. If you have a Dell and you're thinking you're going to kill 2 birds with 1 stone...stay away! Unless SanDisk figured out their problem, just say No to this card.

Date: 2003-09-28
well... It works great for me
this card is excellent if you plan to save a slot for your handheld device, since it combines with 128MB memory and Wi Fi antenna. the reception and speed is a lot better than I thought, everything works fine except the memory capacity should have 256 or 512MB
and the size is also a cons for this card....

Date: 2003-09-09
Does not play nice with Dell Axims
If you are planning on using this Sandisk combo WiFi card with your Dell Axim X5, you may want to think twice or at least check out the problems people are having with it at forums.us.dell.com.

While some people are having problems accessing the memory portion of the card (I was able to access the CF memory OK) the majority of forum posters, myself included, have not been able to get the WiFi portion to access their wireless network. Under the same circumstances, my Dell TrueMobile CF WiFi card worked fine.

While Dell and Sandisk appear to be blaming each other for the problems (shades of the Sandisk/Axim SD memory fiasco), and with no definitive solution in sight, I suggest Axim buyers beware.

User Review Page: 5 of 6

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