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Bluetooth mice for OS X?
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Jan 4, 2003, 01:05 PM
 
Hey, im looking to go nearly totally wireless.

Im getting a Powerbook thats in the post right now (I hope) and its coming with an airport card so i'll be having a wireless internet connection. I currently have a wireless logitech mouse, its good an all. But I want to go really portable, no wires. One question about current bluetooth implementations in the 1GHz Powerbook, I know I would need to buy a bluetooth card, but are the actually in the Powerbook? Or external? Also whats the best brand and how much?
To the main question, whats the best brand of bluetooth mice? How much too are they going for these days?

Thanks to anyone who dares to answer this long question!
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Jan 4, 2003, 03:03 PM
 
The peripheral forum is a better place for this question. If you do a search there you can find lots of discussions on this.

Basic consensus is that bluetooth mice or keyboards is just paying a lot extra for the "gee whiz" name. They don't function better than regular wireless devices and are, in a way, slightly more complex. The Microsoft mice and keyboards require a Mac driver which, last I heard, they didn't have yet.
     
   
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