The Belkin access point is a futuristically styled two-tone grey plastic unit. The Belkin F5D7010 PCMCIA card is 802.11g compliant and had the largest antenna out of all the cards submitted by vendors of this review -- none of the PCMCIA cards submitted for this review have removable antennas.
The lack of removable antennas can be a slight problem particularly if you rarely use your wireless card, having to always deal with a protrusion from the side of your notebook. This could be a problem if you have limited space in your notebook carry case, it also can easily lead to the card or socket being damaged by being knocked in the wrong way.
The access point configuration is very straightforward using the popular Web browser interface menu system, so providing you set your local system's IP address and subnet mask to that specified by the manual, you can easily connect to the AP via a standard browser and make all your configuration changes. The only time this type of configuration really gets difficult is when you re-configure the IP address and need to reset and reconfigure your local network settings before re-connecting to the AP again.
The Belkin was the best overall in the three performance tests that we ran. It came in third place when working with the Centrino notebook--it was the top performer up to 15 metres before dropping off. It came in number one when used with the Generic integrated WLAN chip on the other Acer notebook with excellent performance from five to 15 metres and then again from 30 to 50 metres. The Belkin then again came in number one when tested with the 802.11g 3Com PCMCIA card in the Acer notebook, recording excellent performance up to 25 metres.
| Product | Belkin 54g Wireless Access Point |
| Price | AU$279.95 |
| Vendor | Belkin |
| Phone | 02 4372 8600 |
| Web | www.belkin.com/anz |
| Interoperability |  |
| Supports the 802.1g protocol. | |
| Futureproofing |  |
| As a basic 54Mbps access point, should last a while. Performance also was very good. | |
| ROI |  ½ |
| Excellent value for money. | |
| Service |  |
| Lifetime warranty—need we say more? | |
| Rating |  ½ |
The writer of these reviews was not aware that the word "however" is an adverb and not a conjunction. This word was used incorrectly in practically every review, e.g., "Excellent value when everything is considered, however purchasers must intend to use all its features to get good ROI."
An example from the net,
and I can recommend the cheap and useful Strunk & White "Elements of Style",
which is an updated version of the below.
William Strunk, Jr. (1869–1946). The Elements of Style. 1918.
V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED
http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk3.html
"However. In the meaning nevertheless, not to come first in its sentence or clause.
wrong: The roads were almost impassable. However, we at last succeeded in reaching camp.
correct: The roads were almost impassable. At last, however, we succeeded in reaching camp.
When however comes first, it means in whatever way or to whatever extent.
However you advise him, he will probably do as he thinks best.
However discouraging the prospect, he never lost heart."