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CarbonG4 · Sep 22, 2003, 06:52 PM

Does anyone know if Bluetooth USB Hubs exist? Unless I'm overlooking something and this is simply illogical, it seems like a good idea...

You would hook all of your regular USB crap into the hub and then it would link to your PowerBook (or whatever) via Bluetooth...

Thanks
//Carbon

engaged · Sep 23, 2003, 09:39 AM

USB 1.0 Transfer rate, max: 12Mbps

USB 2.0 Transfer rate, max: 480Mbps

Bluetooth Transfer rate, max: 720Kbps

That's why! (You're right, it's illogical.)

CarbonG4 · Sep 23, 2003, 04:24 PM

That explains it then, thank you for the information

//Carbon

PAC-Rat · Sep 23, 2003, 08:10 PM

Hmm..

Are there any usb hubs that have bluetooth as well? Would be useful (and more economical perhaps) to buy a hub that would also allow you to use bluetooth.

engaged · Sep 24, 2003, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by PAC-Rat:
Hmm..

Are there any usb hubs that have bluetooth as well? Would be useful (and more economical perhaps) to buy a hub that would also allow you to use bluetooth.

Why bother? Bluetooth USB dongles can be bought so cheaply now that there would be little point in a manufacturer designing, manufacturing and marketing one - especially as more and more computers have built-in Bluetooth.

PAC-Rat · Sep 24, 2003, 02:02 PM

True, but I'd rather not buy a Bluetooth dongle if I can get it in a hub. That is, if I was planning on getting a hub anyway. You're right though, since more computers are getting built-in bluetooth, this kind of product would only be useful for those of us with ghetto-old computers (like my PCI G4).