Recommend a wireless PCI card for Windows 7

I have a crummy RT2500-based 11g card which does work in Windows 7 with the Vista driver (3.2.0.0) but it dies about every two hours or so. Googling around has led me to conclude that Ralink drivers are basically borked, and that I need something else for a stable connection.

Can anyone recommend a suitable wireless adapter? It needs to be:

802.11g - draft-N nice but not at all essential.
PCI - I already have far more USB devices than can possibly be good for me.
Very reliable.

Money isn't an object within reason.

Dan

Posted 2009-08-28T12:26:34.510

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For a budget, this one has great reviews: link

If you want more of a name brand, Linksys is my choice: link

If you have a PCI-Express x1 port, I'd highly recommend using it, so you save your PCI slots for other things: link

The first one and the third one have great reviews.

th3dude

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Thanks very much. I'll look into these and report back. – None – 2009-08-28T13:20:19.253

Microsoft 64bit Wireless Adapter Compatability Site

Charlie

Posted 2009-08-28T12:26:34.510

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My WMP300N works perfectly with Windows 7. I use it to connect to the internet rather than run a new cable connection. It was all in place with Windows XP, then Vista, and recently upgraded to Windows 7.

David

Posted 2009-08-28T12:26:34.510

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2whoever is suggesting the WMP300N for Windows 7 64-bit is mistaken. There is NO support for the 64 bit version of Windows 7 for this card and the manufacturer will point you to the WMP600N. I screwed myself by trying to update Windows with this card installed. Just search for WMP300N Windows 7 and see the nightmare others have had. – None – 2010-02-22T15:29:26.063

i'm using a couple of Linksys WLAN-WMP300N, they're not the cheapest though ($70+) but quality stuff.

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Molly7244

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2thats awesome but U.G.L.Y. lol – djangofan – 2009-09-11T16:04:54.067

I recently bought a PCI wireless adapter for my Windows 7 x64 machine and it worked right out of the box (drivers were built into Windows):

TRENDnet TEW-423PI PCI Wireless Adapter.

It's inexpensive ($20) and guaranteed to work in Windows 7.

Chris Thompson

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