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Feb 13, 2005, 06:39 PM
 
I know there are a lot of Bluetooth mice on the market, however, I see slim Bluetooth keyboard offerings. Am I correct that at the moment the only Bluetooth keyboard on the market is Apple's Wireless Keyboard? Or were there other Bluetooth keyboards introduced at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco?
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Feb 13, 2005, 07:23 PM
 
I believe logitech and MS also make bluetooth keyboards... I'm not sure how well they work with macs. I would assume they would work fine. However the mac bluetooth keyboard is nice. I wish apple would make a mouse that's as good as their keyboard...
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Feb 14, 2005, 01:06 PM
 
Originally posted by wuzup101:
I believe logitech and MS also make bluetooth keyboards... I'm not sure how well they work with macs. I would assume they would work fine. However the mac bluetooth keyboard is nice. I wish apple would make a mouse that's as good as their keyboard...
I'd have to agree. The Apple wireless keyboard is fabulous, although it's a little bigger than I would like. But it feels and responds beautifully. For my mouse, I use an Iogear Bluetooth mini-Mouse that I got for about $40 at eCost and it's nice.
     
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Feb 14, 2005, 10:23 PM
 
Logitech offers theirs only as part of the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX for Bluetooth ($140). This comes with the MX900, which is a damn fine mouse. They also offer the DiNovo Media Desktop ($185), but the Numpad allegedly does not work with Macs.

For Microsoft, there's the Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth ($121).

MacAlly has announced a Bluetooth keyboard but it is not shipping yet.

BenQ has also announced a BT mouse/keyboard combo ($140) but not yet shipped
     
   
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