Network adapter for my XBOX advice?

Question

Okay getting XBL, and am not really sure I what network adaptor to get. I don't want to fork out a shed load of money for the official one so is this here fit for purpose of getting my XBOX 360 online?

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1713858447.1218746009@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceeadeelhfddgdcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=802708&category_oid=

ALSO

If not why? What should I be looking for?

Finally what is difference between that and the Microsoft one I could buy in GAME or Grainier Games?

Answer 1

If you have a laptop, you can hook it up to your laptop... if you had to buy a wireless adapter i would buy it from microsoft. I myself hook up my xbox 360 to my laptop.. Well hope u get signed up!

Answer 2

The official MS one is the ONLY one that will work on your 360.  

Answer 3

you could always buy this device and if it don't work bring it back within ten days and get a refund... I think they only make those xbox network adapters compatible plug and play like, if you could connect it to your router you'd be flying, i did it with my brothers and it worked, using a lan cable, u know the big chunky modem wires, autoconfigure and away you go

Answer 4

that doesn't look very reliable tbh.. and it's bound to lag.

get the official one, or get a massive 50ft long ethernet cable such as i.

Answer 5

apologies if ive got this wrong but that curry's one simply looks like an adaptor for a pc and not an xbox as ive seen them for £40-50.

  i think the one shown is simply to plug into your nonwireless  enabled laptop or pc and then route it wirelessly through your router.

    what my son did was buy a cable from maplins which cost around a tenner and simply wired direct to our router and did it that way cheap and works fine only down side is you have the cable.