GameStop listing points to November 3rd launch, $100 price for 802.11n Xbox 360 adapter
By Donald Melanson 
posted October 5th 2009 4:53PM
posted October 5th 2009 4:53PM
We already had some indication that Microsoft's new Wireless N adapter for the Xbox 360 would pack the same $100 MSRP as its predecessor, but it looks like a new GameStop listing has now all but confirmed it, and the other big remaining detail: a release date. Unless someone seriously got their wires crossed, it looks like the adapter will start shipping on November 3rd, which we presume is also the date that the MSRP of the previous generation WiFi adapter will officially drop (to $80, last we heard), 'cause GameStop sure isn't going to be moving many of them at the $100 it's asking right now.
[Via Joystiq]
[Via Joystiq]
Just get a damn $3 cable?
Ethernet Cable doesn't solve every situation. What about WiFi Lan parties? What about taking your 360 to a friend's house and not being able to always adapt to ethernet?
WiFi should be BUILT IN. It shouldn't even require an attachment.
If computers can add WiFi built in for $30 why not Microsoft?
They are ripping us off and this report proves it:
http://www.epinions.com/review/Microsoft_Wireless_Adapter_for_Xbox_360/content_481952239236
man that sure is a good "report" aka a review of a product on epinions. that is just funny to me.......
So ballmer, is this the Microsoft tax ?
"Just get a damn $3 cable"
Damn, I never would have thought of that//
You're right, by this point in time the wifi adapter should be built in, but then again it shouldn't. When the 360 was first released it was reasonable that the wifi adapter was seperate for those who wanted it in order to keep the price down. Yes, the Wii and ps3 have it built in, but they were also released a year later. To begin adding wifi doesn't really make sense. It could bring in too much differentiation between the non-wifi systems and the wifi systems and could cause confusion. "What I thought 360s had wifi, mine doesn't have it?!?, Fu** Microsoft!!"
At this point in time Microsoft should wait until their next system to build wifi into the system.
On the other hand, Microsoft charges too much for the wifi adapters. These should be brought down in price. The 802.11g adapters shold be $30 while the 802.11n adapters should be $50.
While I technically could get a cable (it would need to be about 20 or 30 feet long though and i suspect that would be more than 3$) to run from my living room to my computer room where the wireless router is. However first i don't want the cable all over the ground also I don't want to go to the hassle of running it through the walls in my house. Some people in a similar position to me don't even have the option of running it through the walls (I.E. Someone in a apartment or some condos) So I would rather just shell out the no wire fuss tax of $100.00 and get a wireless adapter. But thats just me.
"Report"? Seriously? Apple fanboys are certianly delusional if they think that they can run around calling themselves reporters. Next you will see them running around with fedoras with a little card tucked into the brim with PRESS written on it, trying to make them look like their word is the absolute truth, while anyone disputing them are hate-mongers and trying to destroy the country (hmmm, where have I heard that before?).
Cheap solution:
Get an N WiFi router. Flash with DD-WRT. Set mode from "AP" to "Client". Enter credentials. Plug in 360 to one port using Ethernet Cable. Plug in router. DD-WRT Router connects to the SSID then relays internet to 360. Then you got 360 N wifi without MS N adaptor.
Ok, so I don't have a 360. But I wired a desktop computer that way. So it should work. Ports are forwarded too.
I got Linksys' wireless N gaming adapter the other day on Woot for $35 and it works like a charm. Microsoft can suck it.
"You're right, by this point in time the wifi adapter should be built in, but then again it shouldn't. When the 360 was first released it was reasonable that the wifi adapter was seperate for those who wanted it in order to keep the price down. Yes, the Wii and ps3 have it built in, but they were also released a year later. To begin adding wifi doesn't really make sense. It could bring in too much differentiation between the non-wifi systems and the wifi systems and could cause confusion. "What I thought 360s had wifi, mine doesn't have it?!?, Fu** Microsoft!!"
At this point in time Microsoft should wait until their next system to build wifi into the system.
On the other hand, Microsoft charges too much for the wifi adapters. These should be brought down in price. The 802.11g adapters shold be $30 while the 802.11n adapters should be $50."
That's only true if you believe that individuals can't understand very basic market segmentation or the differences between revised products. If Microsoft bundles Wifi into the Top-shelf model, people will generally understand that one will have built in wifi and one will not. And people will certainly understand that when buying used models, they need to check which model they are getting. According to you, Microsoft shouldn't be selling consoles with different HDD sizes because it will "confuse" customers.
"That's only true if you believe that individuals can't understand very basic market segmentation or the differences between revised products. If Microsoft bundles Wifi into the Top-shelf model, people will generally understand that one will have built in wifi and one will not. And people will certainly understand that when buying used models, they need to check which model they are getting. According to you, Microsoft shouldn't be selling consoles with different HDD sizes because it will "confuse" customers."
You, most assuredly, are wrong. The majority of consumers don't really care about the size of the hard drive, most of them don't store content on their system. All they know is any xbox they buy will play their games. Now consider wifi. Most consumers don't know the difference between g/n. Most consumers don't know to look. You need to think beyond the scope of us here nerds on the Internet reading up on all this stuff. The average consumer walks into a store to buy a system. They see price differences, they buy the cheaper one. We're what, 4 years into the 360s life. Think of all the used systems being sold, do you think the person buying a used system (most likely buying used because it's cheap) is going to look for wifi? Hard drives on the 360 have always been interchangeable, it was designed that way. To change the internal hardware of the system now to a degree that would make that much of a difference to a consumer does not make sense, ecspecially if it's going to keep the price up at a time when we all want price cuts.
Companies DO need to expect consumers not to understand marketing. In fact, that's what marketing is based on.
@Aguiluz
That's the right idea. Anyone who buys Microsoft wifi adapters deserve to be overcharged. There is no reason to buy them when you can buy fully functional routers for a fraction of the price. And Wireless bridges are even cheaper and smaller than routers too. I have a Linksys b/g wireless bridge that ran me around $30 when I bought it. I can use it for other things besides xbox if I wanted to as well.
@Phil
$3.06 for a 30' cable:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10208
cable.
Microsoft is full of crap. Why sell the lower model at 80 dollars. Why not discontinue it and just sell the wireless N adapter white and black then call it a day.
Because most people still use G?
I don't own an XBox 360, but just had the urge to say, "Nice!"
how about build it into your console next time.
If by "Nice!" you mean "Nicely overpriced, like all Microsoft's accessories!", then yes, I agree with you.
at least the hdds are cheap for the 360s...oh...wait...
If you think Microsoft accessories are expensive, then you haven't bought Apple accessories.
Quick question: When was the last time you paid $100.00 for a CONSOLE accessory?
how about a computer accessory?
He's right... Apple and their freakin' Mini-Display Port sells DVI and D-SUB converters for $30 a pop. Not to mention the glorious $70 Mighty Mouse. Thats ridiculous... but at least it's bearable compared to this crap.
I don't get it... couldn't they have made this thing ANY less expensive?! Seriously, I'm sure people won't mind if its not small and looks flush with the console if you can BUMP THE PRICE DOWN. They can't even make the original crap one go down more than $80!?
wow, what a rip,
off
!
I want to take his face... off.
Atleast this one comes in black to match my Elite. I have the original WifiG adapter and it's horrible.. My wifi router is 1 room away and I rarely get half-bars of signal and Netflix HD streaming always goes from max quality to non-HD all the time. I'm expecting this N adapter to fix all wifi quality issues for me.
Well, the N standard is better, not just for speed, but for reliability, so yeah, I assume this will work better, but I would hope for the price, that the older wireless adaptor would work perfectly. I would add some snark about the XBOX brand's reliability, but that's too easy a target.
I'm amazed this kind of thing is so expensive. A wii is only $200... a PS3 is $300 I think. I just can't buy that three of these costs the same to produce as a PS3.
80? i think not. Drop the price down to 30 and then we will talk but i refuse to give MS 70+ dollars in profit on a 80 dollar product. I can buy Windows 7 Pro, an entire OS, upgrade as a student for 30 dollars. Then need to compare that same money and see what else we could be spending it on and then decide how to price it.
Wow, so after all the complaints about the price of the FIRST adapter, Microsoft STILL prices this way more expensive than it should be?
LOL, way to listen to the consumers!
Bargain!!! i will take 5. How on earth do they figure it's worth that. Why not make it built in like everyone else!
Because they can charge 100$ on their proprietary shite only when normal usb-dongles wont work.
BULLSH!T
100-f*cking-dollars??!!
Go die, Microsoft.
hmm might get this. I need an N adapter and was going to get a bridge.. but frankly I'd prefer a plugin version which doesn't need another plug. However the 54G one I had previously was crap. Hopefully the N version will be better?
$100? Surely that is a typo and an extra $0 was mistakenly added. Who the hell does Microsoft think it is... Apple?
or you could buy a linksys wrt54g install tomato or ddwrt on it and turn it into a wifi receiver for 40 dollars. Works like a charm on my 360, most people don't want to put their cable modems in the living room. Any reason why MS didn't build one of these into the elite versions?
except your average user probably doesnt know how to do all of that
Microsoft can think of about 100 reasons not to build this into their game machines.
Exactly.
Why do complain and then run out to their nearest electronics store to buy the item?
No modern company gives a flying flip about what you say on the internet, if you want to make a statement, stop using the service or (in this case) buying the product. Start speaking with your wallets people!
Microsoft can think of about 100 reasons not to build this into their game machines.
I see what you did there.
This is my exact set up... I used the dd-wrt. Works like a charm. Not to mention I had the WRT54G laying around, so it was free to do.
Here's the instructions I used:
http://fonerahacks.com/index.php/Tutorials-and-Guides/Xbox-360-Wireless-Adapter-Using-the-La-Fonera.html
There's a lot of them out there, I tried probably 3 others before this one. This is the only one that worked for me.
Or you could just use your laptop, plug the xbox straight into your laptop and share your wireless connnection on your laptop with the LAN port.
Taa daa. No need to spend a crazy amount of money for a stupid wifi adapter.
except that's not "N" is it? the little letter "N" makes everything more expensive in the wireless front. I do agree that $100 for just a USB wireless doggle was outrageous. Even Apple's Airport Express "n" mini router is $99 and you could add a cheap switch to connect your whole entertainment center.
"Or you could just use your laptop..."
Yeah, I do this when I visit my mom.
Just have to make sure you purchase a Crossover cable, then simple share you wireless connection.
You have to do a bunch of other steps (bridging...etc) if you don't have a crossover.
For pete's sake! You can buy a wifi dongle for $15!
WiFi dongles don't work on the 360. They are programmed to prevent it. The wifi adapter also won't work with a PC.
http://www.epinions.com/review/Sony_PSPgo_16_GB_Black_Console/content_487177293444