Xbox 360 802.11n WiFi adapter floats through the FCC

by Thomas Ricker posted Sep 15th 2009 at 1:12AM

See those two antennas? They can only mean one thing: lickity-quick 802.11n WiFi on Microsoft's unannounced Xbox 360 adapter. Of course, the FCC label reads, "Xbox 360 wireless N networking adapter," leaving little doubt as to its purpose. A spec bump that should push the raw data rate to at least twice what you've seen on 802.11b/g networks while offering more options for placement thanks to improved range. What, you do have an 802.11n network at home, right? It's IEEE official now, you know?

Sweet. However, give me a bridge anyday. Cheaper and can connect more than one device.

Unfortunately it will probably cost an arm and a leg.

All for the low price of $200. Luckily I am only about 50ft from my wireless router so the standard wireless adapter will be just fine

I thought theres a limit for download/upload speed (on peer to peer games anyways) for the 360? So a G would be sufficient for non-content downloading.

I might grab one if It's $50 but I doubt it will ever reach that low.

What kind of non-content downloading are you talking about?

Rumor has it that this will be the price of the current model and the current model will drop in price.  Probably until stock dries up.

So what are the main benefits of this? I have a wonderful Road Runner cable connection that nears 7 mbps and my wireless G Linksys network has been fantastic with little-to-no lag and a continual connection for my 360. What would this improve?

Was referring to the speeds being topped off when your playing other people, ie you don't need a N speed connection just a G for multiplayer matches. N won't net you less lag.

Atleast thats how I understood it.

MOTHER F****** i wish they had an N wireless adapter when i bought one. Plus the fact that this one is black makes me mad too. Ugh i have the ugly white G one.