Xbox 360 wireless adapter

Advantages: Does exactly what is required of it
Disadvantages: too expensive

...The xbox 360 wireless adapter is essentially, exactly what it says on the tine, it is only required as a neccesity to get onto xbox live in a place usin a wireless network, microsfot have seized on this opportunity to charge over the odds for a small piece of plastic , retailing in the region of £60 , especially when you consider the nintendo Wii has a wireless adapter built in. As a product, the adapter is easy to install, clipping onto the back of the console, reliable and discreet, offering flawless online gameplay as if it were connected via ethernet cable. The only downside to this is the price and i for one feel it should be included in the console package to fully compete with other consoles...

sadcrazyman 16.02.2009 · Read review
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Xbox 360 network Adapter

Advantages: Cute,Compact,Attachable
Disadvantages: Weak signal,Very expensive

...Microsoft and their proprietary products are poor performance,and too expensive.This adapter detects the same network my pc adapter detects but only 1 bar of signal.My pc adapter has 5 bars on the network.The xbox adapter must not have an omni antenna and the gain is probably 1dbi.I tried to opened this crap and put a higher gain antenna but the connector is a sub micro connector specially made for microsoft to screw us.I still could have rigged a better antenna,but i accidentally lost an ic chip trying to pry this thing apart,now there goes 70 bucks,never again. Fortunately i discovered linksys sells a universal game adapter (part number WGA54G),the adpater is also pc compatible,why isnt the xbox adapter pc compatible?Anyway,the linksys has an omni antenna and yes its removable to get a better omni.The signal is 5 to 15 times...

JohnRedcorn 28.11.2008 · Read review
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xbox 360 wireless adapter

Advantages: Works quite well most the time
Disadvantages: very expensive

...i got one of these because i didn't want wires everywhere in our house. when i first put it in it wouldn'tt connect up to my wireless router(linksys). i called up a help line and they said that they had no idea how to fix it so i ended up having to buy a new one (netgear). with this it works well most of them time but if it doesn't always work. i think that may be down to the router but it may be the adapter. anyway it works most the time pretty well. i think it is ridiculously over priced thought. When i got it it was £60. but i needed it because i didn't want a load of wires around the house. i thnk they are fairly good and work most of the time but are over priced....

DINGGLEBOY666 27.01.2009 · Read review
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  The only joker near this card reader is me.

Advantages: No more messing with cables!
Disadvantages: Could be tricky to set up initially.

...mainly use it for SmartMedia (SM) cards (these are the memory cards typically used in digital cameras), but there is also support for Compact Flash (CF), IBM Microdrive, Sony Memory Stick, MultiMedia Card (MMC) and Secure Digital (SD). These are all accessed via the four labelled slots in the front of the unit which is the same size as a floppy disk drive and ensures you won't know what to insert where. When you first take the card reader out of the box, you'll instantly notice two things. The first is that, despite being marketed as an "internal" reader, it's only a beige box with a few screw holes in it so if you wanted to use it as an external reader, then you can. In fact, for the first four weeks I had mine, it was used externally, and stuck to the top of my PC with some Blu-Tack. The second thing is that there are two different types...

TheDuke 01.02.2004 · Read review
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Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter A must for all Gamers

Advantages: Easy to install, Works well, reliable
Disadvantages: Expensive

...If you enjoy playing online on your xbox 360 and your router is not easily accessible with wires then you should seriously consder getting yourself a wireless adapter. The Adapter cost around £50-£60 which I think is ridiculously over priced for what is simply a wireless adapter which generally cost aroud £10, but seeing as it is the only option for wireless gaming on the Xbox 360 then if you really want wireless it is your only option. The adapter was very easy to set up. You simply click it into place at the back of the Xbox 360 and plug the usb plug into the port, and adjust the aerial to face upwards for maximum range. Once you have the adapter in place and plugged in, when you turn on your xbox you will be greeted with a message asking you if you want to configure your wireless device to a network. Clicking 'yes' will bring...

kristofski93 17.09.2009 · Read review
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Xbox 360 network adapter, to buy or not?

Advantages: makes connecting to live wireless
Disadvantages: very high price

...i bought this for £50 second hand, and i found it very easy to use and it connected to my modem in minutes, but i know not everyone connects it as easy as i did, infact i couldnt connect it to my old router when i first got an xbox 360, so then i went for the ethernet cable method which is ideal if the router is in the same room as the xbox 360 because its much cheaper, gauranteed to work and normally makes connection better, but in my case i had a 30m ethernet cable running down my stairs which is not ideal! therefore when i bought my xbox 360 back i wanted to get it sorted with the network adapter. THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THE ADAPTER: its a easy method of connecting up to xbox live if it will connect to the router its small and as a nice slot at the back of the xbox 360 theres a light which is green if its working and red if its...

jwl89 29.09.2009 · Read review
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What capacity card do you need ?

Advantages: Genuine brand
Disadvantages: Price, very low capacity

...It’s awfully difficult to write a review about a flash media card simply because of what it is, but I will try to make it as informative and useful as I can. I purchased my 16 Mb card for use with my Fujifilm digital camera, which I suspect is more than likely the most popular use for this product. My camera is the Fujifilm Finepix 2800 z, and is 2million pixels. If I set the camera to its highest quality, 2 million pixels, I can take only 20 pictures. At its lowest quality I can get 122 pictures onto the card. The card itself. The card itself is very thin and measures 37mm by 45mm, with one corner cropped off. This is to ensure that the card will only go into the camera one way. It comes in a small clear plastic case to avoid any damage, and this is also very useful for storing a spare card if you happen to have one...

tokenboy 30.01.2005 · Read review
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Linksys Wireless-B Media Adapter WMA11B

Advantages: Access all yoru photos & music on your TV / stereo via WiFi !
Disadvantages: Can be a bit temperamental, won't play movies

...I bought the Linksys Wireless-B Media Adapter to allow me to play digital music and pictures stored on my computer to my TV/Stereo in the living room, without running cables through the house. The WMA11B box contains a setup CD; an AC adapter; Ethernet, RCA, and S-Video cables, and a remote control (including batteries), plus, of course, the WMA11B itself, whose vertical profile and compact size (50mm wide x 152mm deep x 177mm tall) make it easy to tuck into a small space. A set of LEDs on its front show power, network connectivity and activity. The WMA11B can connect to your network either by 802.11b WiFi - 11mbps rather the 54mbps .11g standard - or by standard 10/100 ethernet cabling. Mine is connected to my WiFi network using MAC address filtering and WEP encryption, but it does not support the more advanced WPA encryption...

matt_fantastic 23.03.2006 · Read review
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OYSTER SMART CARD

Advantages: Savings can be made
Disadvantages: Requires personal information to be recorded,

...I bought my annual season ticket from Oyster card this week. There was a huge saving in what I was spending on weekly oyster tickets, 2 months free travel. The process was quick and simple. I paid £600 cash for a zone 2&3 annual ticket at an train station. It took about 5 minutes. But Oyster has not always been this simple. In fact I have mixed feelings about Oyster. When Ken Livingstone first announce the arrival of Oyster it seemed like a Godsend. But questions were soon raised about the "Big Brother" aspects of the card. Basically Oyster records and tracks your movements and keeps an account of your travel called your "History". THis is what makes Oyster a smart card. OYSTER THE SMART CARD. Oyster works a bit like a debit card. You put money in and the ticket barriers deduct what you use. Oyster tracks your movements and if...

damien.gallery 15.06.2007 (14.06.2007) · Read review
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How Adaptive?

Advantages: Easy to apply, generally good coverage
Disadvantages: Doesn't completely adapt or cover

...I have a horrible colour to work with. I am quite pale and so it's hard to find a colour even remotely similar. Sick of buying foundations that either make me look like I had an accident with fake tan or that try to convince me that orange really IS a natural colour, I tried Max Factor's Colour Adapt Foundation. I went with Creamy Ivory, which appears to be a very close match. To start with, applying. It has very good lastability as you don't need very much on to get good coverage, and it lasted me a good few months. It is reasonably easy to apply, not always so easy to get it completely even but much simpler than other foundations I have tried, and if you do get it wrong and overdo certain areas it isn't as obvious as with others. It isn't too heavy on your skin and dries quickly. It also lasts fantastically, and I'm not...

ghostchoir 23.01.2007 · Read review
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