Bluetooth keyboard and mouse

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Subject Author Date Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Pat 09-22-2005  Re: Bluetooth keyboard and mouse aldg01 09-25-2005  Re: Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Pat 09-29-2005

Posted by Pat on September 22, 2005, 1:00 pm Please log in for more thread options Hello all, I was thinking of getting a bluetooth keyboard and mouse (MS optical desktop elite, for example) for my Dell Inspiron 9300, which has bluetooth built in. Does anyone know if these are compatible (I read there are different bluetooth protocols so not all devices are) and, if so, how performance and battery life might be with this? I'm thinking of going this route instead of a docking station. Thanks for any feedback. Pat Posted by aldg01 on September 25, 2005, 6:40 pm Please log in for more thread options Hi Pat: If you visit the Bluetooth Qualification website you will find the protocols are generally backward compatible. Their URL is: http://qualweb.bluetooth.org/Template2.cfm?LinkQualified=QualifiedProducts The latest version, Bluetooth 2.0, has few devices offered for sale at this time. This may be the version of Bluetooth that is installed in your Dell Inspiron 9300. (I believe that Bluetooth Version 2.0 is also installed on my new Compaq D4000 series laptop. I borrowed an older Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse from my employer and it worked fine on my laptop.) You should have no problem running the Microsoft optical desktop elite or other similar devices on your laptop. Purchase the device at a reliable retailer with the proviso that you can return it if it doesn't work on your laptop...more than likely, you won't have to return it. Regards, Al Gershen Grants Pass, OR gassyal@hotmail.com Posted by Pat on September 29, 2005, 1:36 pm Please log in for more thread options Hi Al, Thanks for info. I appreciate it. I think your right, and I'll give it a try. Pat show/hide quoted text > Hi Pat: > If you visit the Bluetooth Qualification website you will find the > protocols are generally backward compatible. Their URL is: > http://qualweb.bluetooth.org/Template2.cfm?LinkQualified=QualifiedProducts > The latest version, Bluetooth 2.0, has few devices offered for sale at > this time. This may be the version of Bluetooth that is installed in > your Dell Inspiron 9300. (I believe that Bluetooth Version 2.0 is also > installed on my new Compaq D4000 series laptop. I borrowed an older > Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse from my employer and it worked fine on my > laptop.) > You should have no problem running the Microsoft optical desktop elite > or other similar devices on your laptop. > Purchase the device at a reliable retailer with the proviso that you > can return it if it doesn't work on your laptop...more than likely, you > won't have to return it. > Regards, > Al Gershen > Grants Pass, OR > gassyal@hotmail.com > Similar Threads Posted Bluetooth with BT mouse? April 25, 2007, 9:53 pm Bluetooth mouse again. June 20, 2008, 9:22 am Installing bluetooth mouse. June 18, 2008, 9:19 pm Lenovo/IBM T43p and Logitech V270 Bluetooth mouse February 2, 2007, 3:57 am External Keyboard/Mouse Conflict November 28, 2004, 5:36 am Thinkpad t30: keyboard/mouse anomalies March 3, 2005, 10:40 pm Acer Keyboard/Mouse Problem August 20, 2007, 11:36 am Wireless keyboard and mouse with USB key type transmitter? October 9, 2005, 1:29 pm best alternative-normal keyboard/mouse for laptop? November 30, 2005, 8:48 pm ACET 3100 problems with keyboard and mouse August 24, 2009, 7:06 am