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On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 11:01:19 +0100, you wrote: >Having purchased a ThinkPad 380 ED I am now looking for a high-quality >PCMCIA modem for use with a standard telephone line (cellular use not >required). My mind is set on 56 kbps modems which should be available at > >around 200 USD. > >Anyone with recommendations for what (not) to buy??? I was in this situation a couple of weeks ago. You don't mention which standard you need (K56Flex or X2), but as my ISP uses both I had free range. The only 56k modems I found under $200 were the off-brands using K56Flex - mostly I saw Eiger Labs and SimpleTech modems, with the Eiger throwing in a free Ethernet card for about $180USD total. For quality modems, I like the Xjack models from USR/3Com/Megahertz and settled on the XJ1560. If I wouldn't have minded a dongle-based modem, I'd probably have gone with the TDK or Practical Peripherals modems, both of which I've had good luck with. epbrown Stop by the Portable Computing Center for reviews, editorials, and the FAQ on laptop computers. http://www.enteract.com/~epbrown Laptops: IBM Thinkpad 560 and 510Cs