Official 802.11n Wireless Adapter Coming Soon

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#1 Aaron89
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Since the finalization of the n WiFi standard, Microsoft has already sent their new adapter (which supports the highest speed available) to the FCC for testing.

Does anyone even need/want one? Hopefully it'll drive down the price of the currently available b/g/a adapter.

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#2 gamer082009
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Since the finalization of the n WiFi standard, Microsoft has already sent their new adapter (which supports the highest speed available) to the FCC for testing.

Does anyone even need/want one? Hopefully it'll drive down the price of the currently available b/g/a adapter.

Aaron89
If that's the case then I could only imagine the price of the N adapter. The prices for the old one would see, to go down in price but honestly, I'll just stick to the good ol ethernet cord.
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I expect it will cost a fortune. Why pay £60 for a wireless adaptor when you can get a 30m ethernet wire for £4?

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#4 SavageM2
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I'll just stick to the good ol ethernet cord.gamer082009
Same here.
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#5 NOD_Grindking
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[QUOTE="gamer082009"] I'll just stick to the good ol ethernet cord.SavageM2
Same here.

As will most I'm sure!
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I have wireless N at home, but my house is really long, so I had to run a wired access point to get a wireless signal to my 360, and guess what? The access point is wireless G.
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#7 SavageM2
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[QUOTE="SavageM2"][QUOTE="gamer082009"] I'll just stick to the good ol ethernet cord.NOD_Grindking
Same here.

As will most I'm sure!

Yes , indeed indeed my blue comrade.

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#8 codezer0
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I expect it will cost a fortune. Why pay £60 for a wireless adaptor when you can get a 30m ethernet wire for £4?

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Your roommates hating your guts as they trip over the cable at night. You tripping over said cable and the force of it making it fling the 360 off its space and fall to the floor. A strict "no wires" policy set by the home owner that's letting you rent. "Ethernet converters" either being more expensive, not available retail or online anymore (as is the case with the buffalo model I use), or not supporting the security capabilities of your current wireless network. As it is, I would consider the N wireless adapter, if only the router that Verizon provides for FiOS had actually had n support to begin with. But I am sure that now that .11n has finally been standardized, we will see many companies that have held fast finally move forward.
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#9 seankane
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I expect it will cost a fortune. Why pay £60 for a wireless adaptor when you can get a 30m ethernet wire for £4?

vitriolboy

Not everybody can run a wired connection.

I just hope this lowers the price of the regular wireless adaptor. My setup worksjust finefor online gaming, but my overall connectionis downright SLOW, which makes it impossible for me to stream videos.

With Forza 3 coming out soon, I'd also like to be able have a decent speed so I can upload races in HD to my computer for video editing.

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#10 mattg90520
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honestly, i wouldnt be surprised if they just priced this higher than the current one. i mean, considering how ridiculously overpriced that one was, it would seem they have nothing stopping them from pricing this one high as well
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#11 CNUrGames
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[QUOTE="seankane"]

[QUOTE="vitriolboy"]

I expect it will cost a fortune. Why pay £60 for a wireless adaptor when you can get a 30m ethernet wire for £4?

Not everybody can run a wired connection.

I just hope this lowers the price of the regular wireless adaptor. My setup worksjust finefor online gaming, but my overall connectionis downright SLOW, which makes it impossible for me to stream videos.

With Forza 3 coming out soon, I'd also like to be able have a decent speed so I can upload races in HD to my computer for video editing.

FORZA 3 CAN DO THAT?! 0_o My music videos I always wanted to make....
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I wonder how much they'll charge for that one. Even if it's $75, it's too much! A cheap accessory like this should be $25 max. But then again, look at what the PS3 tries to get for its own HDMI cables, when you can get one just as good off the net for like $5.
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#13 CNUrGames
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I wonder how much they'll charge for that one. Even if it's $75, it's too much! A cheap accessory like this should be $25 max. But then again, look at what the PS3 tries to get for its own HDMI cables, when you can get one just as good off the net for like $5.masterpinky2000
A lot of people don't even realize that though. Honestly, if I hadn't done research on parts and cables and stuff to build my own computers, I wouldn't have known that you could just use any old HDMI cable for it and would have ponied up the money. If they can get a third of the people that own the system to get suckered into buying they're overpriced versions, they're making out like bandits. With how cheap wireless cards and adapters are on the net now, the 360 wireless adapter is horribly overpriced, but then again, so is their HDD.
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#14 Texas2089
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If only they had released this 3 months ago. I finally got a wireless router and it has wireless n, but the current adaptor only goes up to g. Not that I really mind that much because my PS3 and Wii both only support g also so at least my 360 isn't lagging behind my other systems as far as online. If there is some way to trade in the old one for the new one for a cheap price (which I doubt because this is Microsoft) then I'll jump on it for sure but most likely I'll just stick to my current wireless adaptor.

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#15 slipknot0129
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Is it compatible with a draft 2.0 wireless n router or do I have to buy a finalized standard router?

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#16 BaconB1ts123
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I have wireless N at home, but my house is really long, so I had to run a wired access point to get a wireless signal to my 360, and guess what? The access point is wireless G.jstarzyk
How can you have N at home but the router is G?? My router is N but all my stuff is G. the router being N does help a bit on distance but even though my house is very small I only get about 40% on my PS3.
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#17 dukerav
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I will buy it, if it is not incredibly overpriced, which I am afraid it will be. It would be nice to have because when I am on the web with my laptop I usually run my router in 802.11n then have to switch back to .g when I want to get on Live, so this would be welcome.
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#18 fatooosh
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i heard cost 200$ :|