New Bluetooth Mighty Mouse

[BLeonard]

And most Macs come with Bluetooth so no receiver is needed.

[M A V I C]

[quote BLeonard]And most Macs come with Bluetooth so no receiver is needed.
I never said I was connecting directly to a Mac. I simply asked if someone could verify this mouse does not come with a receiver. It would be one of the very, very few that don't.

I would be using this with Macs, but it would go through a KVM. The back of mine is so snug, that the regular BT adapters wont fit in. Many BT mice come with receivers that have a regular USB cable so I can easily attach the receiver.

Additionally, there are so many cables and such near my KVM, that BT, RF... get flaky so having a receiver with a cable lets me put it further away from the interference.

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote M A V I C][quote BLeonard]And most Macs come with Bluetooth so no receiver is needed.
I never said I was connecting directly to a Mac. I simply asked if someone could verify this mouse does not come with a receiver. It would be one of the very, very few that don't.

I would be using this with Macs, but it would go through a KVM. The back of mine is so snug, that the regular BT adapters wont fit in. Many BT mice come with receivers that have a regular USB cable so I can easily attach the receiver.

Additionally, there are so many cables and such near my KVM, that BT, RF... get flaky so having a receiver with a cable lets me put it further away from the interference.
HUH!?!?
MAVIC, I have never seen a BT mouse that comes with a BT dongle. BT dongles are transmitters, and receivers, not just receivers.
What I think you are confused about is the proprietary wireless mice that have to be packaged with a receiver because they are not a standard protocol like BT. Also, you can use a A male to A female USB extension cable on a BT dongle, I have a six footer on my Class 1 BT dongle, I have it zip tied to the top shelf on my desk, it helps extend the range.

BGnR
Not that there might be someone out there that has a BT dongle packaged with a BT mouse, but I haven't seen one.

[M A V I C]

The extension cable might be a good option. Thanks.

You're right that BT can both send and receive. For mice, typically they only transmit so the transceiver is just used as a receiver. You can use "transceiver" if you like, it's technically more correct in a general sense.

The two largest mouse mfgs are know to supply their BT mice with transceivers.
Here's one: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mousea...px?pid=032&active_tab=overview
USB Transciever Included

[Monster]

I like my mighty mouse, when the ball gets a little funky I just press hard and twist, fixes it right up. As far as the bluetooth, my iBook doesn't come with bluetooth but I just connect my D-Link to a USB 2/card reader hub, works like a charm.