New 360 Wireless Network Adaptor Coming Nov. 26

19 responses to “New 360 Wireless Network Adaptor Coming Nov. 26”

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   Cameron

   November 12, 2009 at 2:24 pm

   Gah! $150 for a wireless adaptor? It’s cheaper to just get another router and plug it in.

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   1. 

      plmko

      November 12, 2009 at 2:40 pm

      The Value of choice.

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   Daniel

   November 12, 2009 at 2:49 pm

   Found one of these for $30 (not the N one) at a Cashies, idiots didn’t know what they had.

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3. 

   DavidR

   November 12, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   NO.

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4. 

   Chris C

   November 12, 2009 at 2:53 pm

   Total BS on Microsoft’s part.

   Its products like these that are driving PS3 sales up, granted the PS3′ wireless capabilities isn’t nearly as good as this device.

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   1. 

      Cat Tactics

      November 12, 2009 at 4:12 pm

      How so?

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      Stinky

      November 12, 2009 at 6:03 pm

      I would say that while I think the price sucks, if I were inclined to use wifi I’d see upgradeability as an advantage.

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5. 

   bottom feeder CEO

   November 12, 2009 at 3:39 pm

   Mehh wireless adaptor, just plug it in…it’s not like you are going to go portable with the stupid thing!!

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6. 

   url404

   November 12, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   Would there be any problems in hooking up a Ethernet over Power device with a switch/hub instead to my ADSL router?

   I’ve got 3 network devices I can plug in in my entertainment unit (xBox, PS3 & TV) but I have a door on either side (it’s a 1 bedroom unit) with no access to lay CAT5e/6 cable. I was thinking WDS but it might all get a bit over complicated.

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7. 

   TJ

   November 12, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   It would have been nice if the PS3 slim had received an “n” upgrade. Maybe PS3 lite ‘n’ easy?

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8. 

   Spice

   November 12, 2009 at 4:12 pm

   Hopefully the older model might drop to a price that is sane.

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9. 

   chuloopa

   November 12, 2009 at 4:48 pm

   is there any alternative to these that is cheaper?

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      Stinky

      November 12, 2009 at 6:05 pm

      Any portable access point can usually be configured in bridge mode and plugged into the 360’s ethernet port.

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10. 

    Ben

    November 12, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    I thought these were selling for USD$99 in the states? Why do we get such a significant shafteroo? Shipping from across the pacific might end up significantly cheaper.

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       plmko

       November 12, 2009 at 8:30 pm

       And you’d risk a Microsoft product without warranty?

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11. 

    Steven Bogos

    November 12, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    It’s cheaper to buy a 2nd hand netbook off the street and use it as a wireless adaptor.

    Seriously, Microsoft bleeds us fucking DRY with their accessories.

    Wireless adaptor: $149 for Xbox, comes built in on Wii and PS3. Heck, for the price of TWO wireless adaptors, you can buy a whole wii! Am I to assume the wireless protocol in the wii is worth HALF the console?

    Battery Packs: ~$30 each. Granted, the wii is the same, but there are many cheaper 3rd party options available, and with the PS3 this comes built in

    Hard Drives: $120 for 120gig? Seriously, this is the worst part by far. Considering you can get a TERRABYTE of SATA storage for that price on any normal PC, and that the PS3 can use any portable hard drive, this price is despicable. I’d put in the fact that there’s no HD on the Wii, but anyone who is a serious gamer that owns a Wii has already hooked theirs up with the no-risk homebrew HD hack

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12. 

    Weresmurf

    November 13, 2009 at 1:12 am

    its cheaper to buy a Krone tool, two wall plates, two ethernet plugs for the plates, a 50 meter cable (cut off the ends, saves buying by the meter, its much cheaper buying a premade cable trust me) and making your own f***ing net connection from your modem… screw that price.

    Total cost of doing that? Around 90 dollars.

    Krone tool: 20 dollars at DSE.
    Cable: 30 dollars at a decent computer shop.
    Wallplate and plugs: 40 dollars

    Plus you won’t get the dropout and inconsistent signal that wireless often gives.

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13. 

    notah8r

    November 13, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Seriously stop being so dang cheap people. I probably spent more than what these run for at the arcades playing Pac-man back in the 80s but we didn’t sit around the arcade crying about how they should lower it to a dime instead of a quarter. Go clip some coupons or something!

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    1. 

       Kato

       November 13, 2009 at 12:41 pm

       Jesus Americans are wankers…

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