recommendations for gigabit ethernet cards for desktops?

Last recommendations on gigabit ethernet cards on this list or some others I
subscribe to are more than a year old, referencing a test of a batch of cards
done two years ago. There should be better experiences and track records a
year later.

Other than an Intel or 3Com card, are there other gigabit ethernet cards out
there that are 1. stable, 2. reliable, 3. well-documented in regards to
GNU/Linux which provide the best bang for the buck? At about $35 for an
Intel gigabit card, that's a bit out of the price range for older desktops
(and also taking into account that Intel is refusing to help with
documentation/firmware info with the openBios effort at the FSF, another
reason not to buy InteIntel).

Have Realtek chipset-based cards become more stable in the past year? Can
anyone recommend any other gigabit cards that are reliable, with good
throughput, support jumbo frames, etc. and that work well with GNU/Linux
desktops?

Any recent benchmark testing of gigabit cards that someone can supply a url
for? Anyone do any testing? Not looking for anecdotal opinions. This is
for 33Mhz desktops, not 64 MHz motherboard/servers.

At $4.50 or so (after the usual scam rebate) per port for 5-8 port switches,
it appears D-Link is firing the first salvo or returning fire on a gigabit
hardware price war (after a long time in the $10-$15 per port range for 5 to
8 port switches, and their current switch on sale does actually support jumbo
frames, something I haven't seen in the specs of 5-8 port switches before.

Experiences, informed opinions, sites with benchmark testing, etc.?

Kurt
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