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Xbox 360 802.11n adapter coming November 3 for $100
A couple weeks back, Microsoft confirmed the existence its Xbox 360 802.11n adapter, but provided no official word on the price or availability. A listing on GameStop's website has revealed that the updated Wi-Fi dongle will ship on November 3 of this year and cost $99.99 -- which lines up earlier pricing rumors.
It was also speculated that when the 802.11n device launched, the current 802.11b/g adapter would receive a price cut from $99.99 to $79.99 -- that may not be the case, however. Joystiq is reporting that GameStop will sell both the new and old adapter for the same price of $100.
I'm not sure I see the logic in this -- especially since Microsoft referred to the new Wi-Fi device as "another choice" for consumers. While that is technically still true regardless of pricing, it only makes sense to me that Redmond would offer the dated adapter for a discount. I guess we will find out for sure in the coming weeks.
It was also speculated that when the 802.11n device launched, the current 802.11b/g adapter would receive a price cut from $99.99 to $79.99 -- that may not be the case, however. Joystiq is reporting that GameStop will sell both the new and old adapter for the same price of $100.
I'm not sure I see the logic in this -- especially since Microsoft referred to the new Wi-Fi device as "another choice" for consumers. While that is technically still true regardless of pricing, it only makes sense to me that Redmond would offer the dated adapter for a discount. I guess we will find out for sure in the coming weeks.
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User Comments (10)
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tekkaraiden on October 5, 2009 7:27 PM |
Nice to see it's as over priced as the original. |
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shossofe on October 5, 2009 7:41 PM |
overpriced trash made for ignorant people |
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b1kshad0w on October 5, 2009 8:41 PM |
They must be smoking something over at MS. |
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Guest on October 5, 2009 11:15 PM |
My X-Box 360 makes a good paperweight |
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9Nails on October 5, 2009 11:47 PM |
Even wireless 'n' still can't beat the price to performance of a 10' $6.99 CAT5 cable. It's still for foo's who like to throw away cash on an easy problem. |
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yukka on October 6, 2009 2:22 AM |
Overpriced. I'm using Ethernet over power with my 360. |
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burty117 on October 6, 2009 2:46 AM |
But... does it support WPA2! |
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jstillion on October 6, 2009 8:40 AM |
Yeah for GameStop, Power to the Gamers, and charging the same price for old technology (that should be cut in price even further..... |
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cardriverx on October 6, 2009 11:57 PM |
Jesus, I could buy 2 decent wireless N routers for $100. |
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Dissenter on October 7, 2009 6:49 AM |
@burty117.... Excellent point! Where is the fix for that issue? In another post I pointed this out regarding my Xbox 360's issue with not being able to download updates because of the security on my N Draft LinkSys router. I had to change it back to WEP to get the updates. So I have been waiting, but I guess I will now just run a Cat5 and reconfigure my router back to WPA2. |
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