Having just gotten an R505 for my sister, I know what you're talking about. We've got an orinoco card in it at the momeent, and it does ruin the looks and makes it a pain to drop into the bag and go, which is the whole point of the docking station after all.

I'll be interested to hear how the sony brand card works, as i've grown to hate pulling the card out every time I want to put my laptop in my bag and leave. At the momement, I'm in a small apartment where I never have trouble getting 11mbps, so I'd be willing to take a small hit to avoid the antenna.

Matthew

PS. Didn't you just buy an 802.11a AP though?