Got a 360 last night, just have one big question...

Got a used 20gb system from Gamestop, and I failed to realize that it did not come with built-in Wi-Fi. And when I discovered that the adaptors cost $60+, I was aghast.

So, I was wondering if it would be at all possible to go trade in the system for a different version with Wi-Fi. I wouldnt mind paying the extra money, as long as it has the wi-fi

Depends really on the person you're trading with...What i would recommend is to use ethernet as its best when playing xbox live to have full speed at all times.BFKZ

yes ethernet gives u better ping

There are ways to trick the 360 into thinking it has WiFi if you hook it up to a laptop that has WiFi in your house, it is cumbersome

I'd say go ethernet if you can, but if you can't just buy a WiFi adaptor

You won't be able to trade the system for a Slim with WiFi. You'll have to pay a huge difference. Let's say you spent $180 on it with the 20GB HDD, then a 4GB would be $20 more but you'd be losing a lot of memory, a 250GB is $120 more. Go online and buy a WiFi adaptor off your local craigslist or ebay for $30-$40 or go ahead and buy a used one at gamestop which is $50 (or $45 if you have their discount card)

yeah i would say just keep it now as you will get very little money for selling it to gamestop and it would even be hard to get a good amount for it on ebay now with the slim model being out there. I would go wired or hunt down a wireless adapter.

Id buy the 4gig slim xbox and buy a 250gig hard drive for $50, i always see sales on 250 gig HD's for the 350 for $50. check amazon, ebay, craigslist. also check those places for a cheap wi fi adapter cause the old one are cheap too.

FYI , you can plug Ethnernet ( sound something like that ) from your laptop to your X360 USB cable then can go online without getting the Wi-Fi thingy . you can check them at youtube . :)

Got a used 20gb system from Gamestop, and I failed to realize that it did not come with built-in Wi-Fi. And when I discovered that the adaptors cost $60+, I was aghast.

So, I was wondering if it would be at all possible to go trade in the system for a different version with Wi-Fi. I wouldnt mind paying the extra money, as long as it has the wi-fi

Abscondeus

If you plan on playing online you should use a wired connection, wireless connections are usually 30%-50% slower than a wired connection. And the only one's that have built in wi-fi are the slim models and they cost between $200-$300