Wifi SD Card, which one?

[guilmon]

Hi. I've recently decided to go for a Secure Digital wifi card for my axim, but I can't decide which one to pick. The choices are down to

Sandisk Connect Sd Wifi card http://www.esend.com/sandisk/product.asp?sku=SDWSDB%2D000%2D768&mscssid=DQSR34XLCA2A9G0AGQ9SFP4W4T7T4PA4

or

Socket Communications SDIO Wifi card
http://www.socketcom.com/product/WL6200-480.asp

I have read mixed reviews on both cards from websites like http://www.pricegrabber.com , and other sites that say that sandisk performance is very, very slow. So I want to know, what do any of you who have experience with these products think?

[Pat Logsdon]

Go with the Socket if you can. The two units are exactly the same piece of hardware, but Socket's drivers are much better written, and much more stable.

[Stik]

Just a pricing FYI.

MobilePlanet is offering a $20.00 rebate on the Socket SDIO card. This coupled w/ a $ 20.00 rebate from Socket brings the card cost to $67.90.

Offer expires 3/31/04 according to the site, and is limited to stock on hand

http://www.mobileplanet.com/vendors/product.asp?dept%5Fid=5040&pf%5Fid=MP580214&vendor=SOC&listing=1

[Dave Potter]

I had the Socket card with my 1935 before upgrading to a 4150. The Socket card was excellent. Installation was a breeze and performance was very, very good. I trust Socket a heck of a lot more than SanDisk as a company.

[guilmon]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll probably go with the socket then, I've already had enough with my 64mb sandisk memory card taking a dump, wouldn't want to endure anything like that again.

[foosball_monkey]

I recently got the Socket SDIO wireless LAN card for my HP Ipaq 1935, and it works really well. However, the only complaint I have is that when I turn off the unit, sometimes when I turn it back on the wireless card doesn't turn on (the green light doesn't come on) and I have to do a soft reset to have the modem turn on. I don't know if a driver update will fix this problem or not----I have been trying to get the latest drivers from the Socket site but the ftp server seems to be having problems. ????? Anyway, it is definitely great when it works!! :) I've been playing with email, MSN Messenger and AIM on my PDA now that I am wireless!!! :D

[guilmon]

I'm sure I'll be able to live with a few soft resets. I'm mostly going to use it to browse the internet off my schools completly unsecured wireless network, and I'm probably going to upgrade my linksys 4 port hub to a wireless version, so I can use it at my house as well.

[Stik]

I recently got the Socket SDIO wireless LAN card for my HP Ipaq 1935, and it works really well. However, the only complaint I have is that when I turn off the unit, sometimes when I turn it back on the wireless card doesn't turn on (the green light doesn't come on) and I have to do a soft reset to have the modem turn on. I don't know if a driver update will fix this problem or not----I have been trying to get the latest drivers from the Socket site but the ftp server seems to be having problems.

foosball_monkey,

Is this what you need?

Problem:
The SDIO card drivers for the shipping version of the 1930/1940 series iPAQ devices causes problems with Socket SDIO based products that may result in inoperative hardware.

Symptoms Include:
Unrecognized card in slot error messages
Socket software unresponsive or crashing
Locking up system when hardware is plugged in or in use
Card not responding during and after suspend/resume function

Specific Problem Resolution:
HP has provided an updated driver file for distribution by OEM hardware vendors to correct the SDIO slot issues in these devices.

http://www.socketcom.com/faq/faq.asp?ID=172