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Although IEEE 802.11g 2.4Ghz 54Mbps high speed wireless standard is not officially endorsed by IEEE yet vendors are feeling the changes will be minor enough and could be addressed by firmware updates.

Linksys had previously announced that it will ship 802.11g wireless products based on Broadcom but Buffalo Technology (which is a subsidiary of Melco of Japan) beat them in the race and started selling Buffalo 802.11g products on the market. Buffalo was also the first company to introduce affordable 802.11b equipment as well.

AirStation G54 Broadband Router AP (WBR-G54)

AirStation G54 Wireless CardBus (WLI-G54)

A quick check on the online stores (from "Where to buy" list on Buffalo web site) suggests the following very attractive pricing:

WLI-CB-G54: $60

WBR-G54: $120

(Here is a review of Buffalo 802.11g equipment at SmallNetBuilder.com)

On the other hand, Belkin and D-Link seems to be close to shippping 802.11g 54Mbps as well. Pricegrabber lists a number of products but no store has any in stock yet.

Belkin F5D7010: Cardbus Adapter ($75)

Belkin F5D7000: PCI Adapter ($75)

Belkin F5D7130: AP ($130)

Belkin F5D7234: Wireless Router ($140)

D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI624: Wireless Router ($120)

D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWLG650: Cardbus Adapter ($65)

D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWLG520: PCI Adapter ($75)

Note: Although the risk of buying 802.11g products is probably low at there might be some compatibility, performance and stability issues that may or may not be solved when the standard becomes official. Typically second generation equipment/chipsets address these weaknesses (as in Intersil's Prism II and Prism 2.5/3.0 chipsets).

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