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Xbox 360 802.11n Wireless Adapter Hits UK

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Simply wetting yourself with excitement over Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter? Well, pull yourself together because it looks like there isn't long to wait.

Engadget reports that the elusive adapter was recently spotted in Asda, a UK supermaket branch. Asda has the adapter priced at £49, which is in line with the older model.

Microsoft has been vague on the release of this new adapter, but it's real and here now in retail stores.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Asda, its a supermarket chain that was, until a couple of months ago, owned by Walmart. So speculating that we're not too far away from a U.S. release couldn't exactly be considered going out on a limb.

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    Chipi , November 10, 2009 2:47 PM
    Yeah, but PS3 already has this...
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    mikepaul , November 10, 2009 2:49 PM
    Not 802.11N, last I knew. Built-in 802.11G is nothing to brag about in a HD world...
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    Supertrek32 , November 10, 2009 2:51 PM
    $85 for a freakin' adapter. For that price, I'd just buy a second router and configure it as an access point. Then I could hook up anything else in the area as well.
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    njkid3 , November 10, 2009 4:05 PM
    85 bucks i laugh at all you xbox fans. you have to pay extra to get wireless internet. wile all of us with a ps3 have ours built in.
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    tester24 , November 10, 2009 4:14 PM
    WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.
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    scook9 , November 10, 2009 4:14 PM
    Wireless N (New XBOX 360) > Wireless G (PS3)
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    Zoonie , November 10, 2009 5:21 PM
    Can you spell R-I-P-O-F-F?
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    jch059008 , November 10, 2009 5:38 PM
    You can't stream hd content from your pc hard drive reliably over 802.11 g thats why i ran ethernet to my xbox. So for people who don't have that option upgrading to an 802.11n network would be a solution.
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    mikepaul , November 10, 2009 5:46 PM
    tester24WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.

    Not your WHOLE networ, just the 802.11N device it talks to. I hate to say one brand of 802.11N gear will work WELL with this, but a WNHDE111 plugged into your old 100mbps router as an Access Point might do just fine. Refurbished makes the experiment cheaper...
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    volks1470 , November 10, 2009 6:19 PM
    Just saved myself some big money by just bridging the network between my computer and 360.
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    bfstev , November 10, 2009 6:22 PM
    wireless N also has a much larger range and as well as its other benefits. Its not ALL about the speed.
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    ssalim , November 10, 2009 6:26 PM
    Fking microsoft.
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    anamaniac , November 10, 2009 6:39 PM
    Finally!
    Too bad the wireless adaptors are so damned expensive...
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    phatboe , November 10, 2009 6:44 PM
    Yeah but does it even support WPA2?
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    CptTripps , November 10, 2009 9:11 PM
    Why would it not, the wireless G adapter did.
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    alextheblue , November 11, 2009 12:11 AM
    tester24WHY!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?! Sure N is faster but then you're whole network has to be N for it to work, and I highly doubt your internet connection could even saturate a 802.11G card. Makes no sense.
    Your whole network does not have to be N. A competent router can handle both with ease. Wireless N is superior in terms of speed, reliability, and range. I sure wish my FIOS Actiontec router was Wireless N.
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    ryokinshin , November 11, 2009 12:44 AM
    If you even have content that can't stream over G, you can copy it right to the PS3's hdd at over 6MBps if you're wireless.
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    razor512 , November 11, 2009 3:22 AM
    guess how much a 802.11n usb adapter cost for the PC, $5-$10 (cheap brand trendnet but it still works great)

    microsoft, $99-$100+
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    razor512 , November 11, 2009 3:26 AM
    forgot to add, for my xbox 360, my wifi adapter is a $45 USD linksys wrt54gl set as a wireless bridge and a virtual access point setup so it can be accessed wirelessly as well as the ethernet (the wan port has also been set as a lan port so I can do 5 wired computers)

    and guess what, this frees up a USB port for a flash drive.
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    mattking101 , November 11, 2009 8:52 AM
    I am currently connecting my xbox to live via ethernet cable to my laptop, using a network bridge. My laptop is connected to the internet wirelessly. But i keep losing connection and getting disconnected from online games halfway through! Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to stop it from happening!?
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