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nrXic
10/05/09

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It would be wiser to buy a wireless bridge that you could use to connect to your PS3 and 360 and PC if you have them at your home theatre.
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Polite Society
10/06/09

@nrXic: and how exactly would you connect to it with your wirelessless 360?
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Orionsaint
10/05/09

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$99 dollars for that little plastic piece a shit?
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ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
10/05/09

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big surprise, $100...
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Michael Dukakis
10/05/09

@ithyphallus, lazy beareaucrat: Its not a $100 its $99.99, duh.
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Archaotic
10/05/09

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I have a wireless-N router...but my router is also less than a foot from my 360. So this isn't too helpful.

DAMN is it expensive though.
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kyle4
10/05/09

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$99.99? HILARIOUS!

My DS Lite with Wi-Fi included? $100.
The PS2 was $70 on sale two weeks ago.
My Belkin Wireless router? $60.
A 4GB iPod Shuffle? $89.99
My 1TB External Hard Drive? $99.99

F*** your pricing Microsoft.
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10/05/09

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Listed for $99.99

[gizmodo.com]
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DukeOfPwn
10/05/09

@-Skyline-: Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: Man, you sure are quick on the trigger.
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Kobun
10/05/09

@DukeOfPwn:
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DouglasJayFalcon
10/05/09

@-Skyline-: Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: So does this make the old one obsolete.
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spiderweb1986
10/05/09

@DouglasJayFalcon: No, it makes the old one $80.
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acj540
09/23/09

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What sort of nanotech goes into that tiny thing to make it worth $100?

Please tell me
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Blore07
09/24/09

@acj540: I hear its made of ademantium reinforced nanomachines and inside is a solid block of gold the nanomachines use to feed off of. Hence the price.
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Joey22688
09/23/09

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wow talk about a fail price drop, stop ripping people off MS, just include the dam thing in the xbox
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@Joey22688: I don't see how they can remotely justify charging the same price for 120GB 360 as the 120GB PS3.

Without WIFI, Bluray or a battery pack it just doesn't make sense that this wouldn't be in the box.
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mrjoeyyaya
09/23/09

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This is bullshit. lol

Why do you have to spend $100 to put the 360 on wifi connection, and then spend $50 a year for xbox live? Are you kidding me? What is this? The modern day Sega Genesis? Attachments and peripherals up the ass every which way there is?

-Wifi attachment
-HD DVD attachment (which failed)
-Camera attachment
-The power supply is external, as big as a brick, that counts as an attachment too.
-Project Natal, another attachment.
-The hard drive is technically an attachment.

Whats next? A device that prewarns you of the RRoD an hour before it occurs?

We shall call this the, RRR, Red Ring Radar.
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@mrjoeyyaya: lol, I hate their charges for wifi/online gaming as much as the next guy (maybe more so) but you can't really slander them for Natal/Camera/HDDVD attachment - the console launched before HD kicked off, the camera isn't needed for 99% of games and Natal hasn't even come out yet.
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brass2themax
09/23/09

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Don't forget that if you get the cheaper G adapter, it only supports WEP, so if you're using WPA or WPA2 and wireless is the only way you can go and you end up with that adapter, you'll have to intentionally make your wireless network less secure so your 360 can connect to it.

Typical of Microsoft, making people lower security. Makes me laugh.
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Michael Buttler
09/23/09

@brass2themax: wep is just fine its just as safe thear all crack able within 10 mins any way
iknow when i move to the philippine i had the wifi crack in 5 min if you whant be 100% safe use lan i never put my data @ risk on a wifi net work i know how esy it is to hack in to
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@Michael Buttler: WEP can take less than a minute to crack using a one button application.

WPA (AES) and WPA2 aren't easy to crack unless you are running a super computer and lets face it. If you are, you don't have no need to access someone else's internet because you are already paying for yours.
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mixpix72
09/23/09

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in case anyone is wondering a ps3 includes this in their system no need to pay extra and no need to attach some ugly antenna. what is this basic cable???
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@mixpix72: Well sort of, PS3 includes a much lower quality (slower) wifi adapter.
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Koztah
09/23/09

@Mike Newlad: Most users will have a hard time bottlenecking the PS3s wifi bandwidth. For those who do so on a regular basis, you can grab a 20$ adapter. Or plug in an RJ-45.
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Gam3r
09/23/09

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Only a $20 drop on the 4 year old POS. It should be no more than $50, even that is a rip off.
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PoweredByHentai
09/23/09

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That Ars Technica mole is ridiculously accurate with his info. Who the hell is he?
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@PoweredByHentai: oops
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richterbelmont
09/23/09

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Not trying to start a fight or anything, but why wont microsoft just put in the 360 for free. I mean even the Wii had that. Personally i would never buy a wireless adapter for a console that in my opinion is already over priced.
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Kobun
09/23/09

@richterbelmont: I like that I can pick and choose what I want in a console to lower the cost. I'd rather buy an Arcade plus HD for roughly $200 total, possible with the Dell deal, than be forced to pay another $60-100 just to get the upgraded system with WiFi, assuming it'd be part of the Elite package. While the savings margins aren't as drastic thanks to the price cuts seen this year, it was a pretty large factor in the past years.
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bakagaijin
09/23/09

@Kobun: Sorry Kobun, but that's a very 2005 answer.

My freaking DS has Wi-Fi. There is no reason why the 360 shouldn't have it as well. It's just another excuse to nickle and dime customers who don't know any better.
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Kobun
09/23/09

@bakagaijin: Wireless is more important with portable gaming systems which are intended for use away from established Internet networks such as at a playground or on a train. I still don't see the lack of wireless in a console being a big deal, particularly since wired networks offer a more stable environment best suited for playing games over, but I'm sure your anecdotal evidence differs from mine. :p
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Koztah
09/23/09

@Kobun:

According to [www.amazon.com] , the Arcade doesn't come with a hard drive and costs 199.99$.

Where do you get a hard drive included for 200$?
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Kobun
09/23/09

@Koztah: I wrote:

"I'd rather buy an Arcade plus HD for roughly $200 total, possible with the Dell deal, than be forced to pay another $60-100 just to get the upgraded system with WiFi, assuming it'd be part of the Elite package."

Dell apparently is out of stock as of yesterday according to this CAG post, but you can see how people could get an Elite for about $200, which is a better (though temporary) deal than I originally offered. Dell's Arcade systems had been available for $170 for almost a year now, and you can grab a 20GB HDD from eBay for about $15-20.
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bakagaijin
09/23/09

@Kobun: Nah, hardwired is the way to go. My PS3 is hardwired. But I still think it should be included in all systems.(edit: well technically it is, except one. :P) When I worked at Circuit City, there were plenty of people who wanted Wi-Fi in their system of choice, and when it came to the Wii, PS3, handhelds etc. It was quite easy to explain what they needed to do, and most were pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to hook-up.

When 360 owners came in with the same question their responses weren't so pleasant. 9 times out of ten their response was "wtf".

People just don't want to spend money on this type of stuff, especially at $100 a wack. I still think it should be included.

But hey, we roll hardwired, so no sweat off our backs.

/fistpound
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d1gw33d
09/23/09

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Yeah I don't get this. A bridge capable of N speeds over the 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz band can be had for $100 and that allows for multiple devices. Does this thing even do 5Ghz? 1080p is NOT going to stream smooth over 2.4Ghz even at N speeds. Sorry.
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Mike Newlad
09/23/09

@d1gw33d: [en.wikipedia.org]
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