>2. What wireless cards would z50 owners recommend?

D-Link DWL-650 rev A through J
Linksys WPC11 versions 1 and 3

Be careful - D-Link and Linksys have made several versions of their wireless cards
that have the same model number but are completely different inside.

Details for Intersil Prism based wireless cards -
http://webpages.charter.net/dbarnes3367/PC/pcmcia/prism-wlan.html

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