HomePNA adapters are great, but for many users, a home network has to be accessible for a laptop.
Many of the HomePNA adapters are standard PCI form factor, and we were dying to get our laptops to integrate with our home network. Although the Intel Anypoint works on any PC or Laptop with a Parallel port, we found the external device too bulky to be carrying back and forth from the home and the office. The dongle is small and compact, and was nice and sturdy for travelling. When we moved the laptop to the home network, the card work seamlessly, and there is no need to install another driver. Although this PC Card is only 1Mbps, Linksys is sure to have a 10Mbps HomePNA PC Card in the works, and it will only be a matter of time before these products hit the market.