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MS Press: Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter this Week Posted by XanTium | November 10 17:18 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From the Microsoft Press Release: Hitting store shelves this week, the Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter offers versatility and ease to your Xbox 360 experience. Jump into "Halo 3: ODST" or "Forza Motorsport 3" and enjoy lag-free network gaming and multiplayer, or put your media center to the test by streaming your favorite HD movies and videos. This dual band adapter seamlessly synchronizes your Xbox 360 with the newest wireless N standard, allowing two times the range and a speed seven times faster than before. Easily stream all of your Xbox LIVE entertainment such as Games on Demand, HD movies and TV shows and music through Xbox LIVE or your media center PC. The Wireless N Networking Adapter provides increased speed, coverage and reliability, and features a high-performance design with two external antennas that works great with 802.11a/b/g and n connections. Simply snap the adapter on to the back of your console and enjoy wireless connectivity in multiple rooms or congested wireless environments and connect safely with WPA2 security support.     The Wireless N Networking Adapter is available for $99.99 (U.S. ERP).

[dreday78]

Expected it to cost more, seeing how Microsoft marks up accessories.

[dcjoedog]

I know about a million people who won't be buying it. LOL

[AngelBallz69]

I spent 80 dollars on a wireless dongle and now in order to stream hd and use N i have to spend 100 dollars ontop of the one i already bought???  thats almost 200 dollars with tax on just a wireless dongles???  that means ps3 is really 199 because it already has wifi built in because u have to pay extra for that on xbox 360

 i could have bought a brand new arcade xbox if i had to go and buy the *NEW dongle*

i hope people dont waste there money with this marketing strategy

[seed.helper]

what a rip off

damn it

it costs more than 50% of a arcade xbox  

[seanhassars]

I like how they don't include the minor detail that you also need to have a wireless n router otherwise you're gonna get the same old speeds.

[simpull7]

WHAT A RIP OFF!

screw that. i doubt my DSL internet connection could even stream HD content directly.  then on top of the $100 dongle i'd have to buy a wireless N router?

[Charbless]

MS pricing is out of control surely there needed to be a consumer body that looks at this and they will see how much consumers is being taken for a ride this will be what £75 for a wireless adapter when for pc you can get same kind for less then £30

[Evi1d33d]

Wireless N is pretty misleading. I used to work at Circuit City (before they closed down) and people think that N will make their internet faster... You are not gonna anywhere near N speed unless you are streaming locally. For internet usage B is good enough.

[DJ_Izumi]

It's true.  Most people's internet speeds can't go faster than 10mbps at the most and often slower.
Wirelesse G maxes at about 15mbps in practical use, terrian and radio disturbing obsticals not included.  Of course that 15mbps is shared between ALL wireless clients, and up and down combined.  So if you have a LOT of people on your network, maybe multimedia machines accessing remote media, lots of downloaders, you could still saturate it.

...Personally, I just used a $2 ethernet cable from a dollar store to connect my 360 to the network switch in my room.  I find that cheaper and more practical.  

[zainday]

Why would you even want one? You can buy a d-link (and many others) 4 port wireless n router for like 40 bucks, and bridge it.....that way you could use in on ANY console plus has 4 ports to connect.   Maybe it's for transportable convenience.....like, so you could use it somewhere, that you tend to bring your console, surround sound, and big screen tv....lol

[royvedas]

Am I the only one pissed off about the fact that we've only seen pictures of a black version? What about the ORIGINAL WHITE xbox360 color? Release the accessories in both colors you stupid ****s!

[FreqNasty]

Wireless N has a far better range than G so its not just a speed benefit. Despite what peoples internet speed maxes out at, Wireless N will transfer files quicker and is required for stutter free HD streaming.

[ir0nw0lf]

QUOTE(DJ_Izumi @ Nov 11 2009, 03:17 AM)

It's true.  Most people's internet speeds can't go faster than 10mbps at the most and often slower.
Wirelesse G maxes at about 15mbps in practical use, terrian and radio disturbing obsticals not included.  Of course that 15mbps is shared between ALL wireless clients, and up and down combined.  So if you have a LOT of people on your network, maybe multimedia machines accessing remote media, lots of downloaders, you could still saturate it.

...Personally, I just used a $2 ethernet cable from a dollar store to connect my 360 to the network switch in my room.  I find that cheaper and more practical.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

You are comparing the wrong items.  Wireless anything is not about trying to get the same download speeds as your entire internet connection.  It's about getting the highest *sustained* speeds (critical for HD and streaming) and range possible and should be compared to a 10/100/1000 Mbps cabled network connection.  Under "typical" house conditions, a wireless-n connection still can't achieve a *sustained* speed that of a cabled connection.  Wireless is very bursty at times and HD/streaming can suffer a lot from poor *sustained* wireless performance and of course a crappy signal strength doesn't help either.