[iBook] Finally a portable bluetooth mouse solution

[Shawn Harley]

Tom,

This might sting a bit...

MacAlly makes a Bluetooth mouse (2 button with scroll wheel, portable, 
optical), the BT Mouse Jr. (model BTMINI).

$49.99, on sale this month at a national Mac retailer for $39.99. 
(ouch!)

Just bought one for my Powerbook, Have not tried it yet.

Shawn
On Feb 3, 2005, at 8:27 PM, Tom Legare wrote:

> A couple months ago I had a thread or two going with the list on 
> finding a "perfect" mouse for my iBook 500:
>      - portable (not a full size mouse)
>      - bluetooth (not RF wireless, true bluetooth)
>      - two button
>      - scroll wheel
>      - no need for a hack or drivers to make it work, seamless with OS 
> X
>
> My big hope was placed in a purchase of the Targus mouse model number 
> MOBT90UO, item number AMB01.  It wasn't cheap.... $80 at Best Buy.  
> But it had a USB bluetooth dongle and it is comfortable and the 
> portable size I'm looking for.
>
> However, it turned out to be a disappointment because the software was 
> only Windows and on the iBook only the left and right buttons would 
> work, not the scroll wheel.  USB Overdrive helped a bit, but they have 
> not yet released USB Overdrive for Bluetooth mice (which is supposedly 
> in the works).
>
> Today I picked up the D-Link Bluetooth USB dongle sold at the Apple 
> Stores (another $40), and now the Targus mouse works!  Even with USB 
> Overdrive disabled.  Scroll wheel and all in every application tested.
>
> I was also able to apply the Bluetooth firmware updates from Apple's 
> site since the D-Link dongle is officially supported and the software 
> found it.
>
> So now I *finally* have my portable mouse bluetooth solution $120 
> later ::sigh::  But some things are worth it just for the learning 
> fun.
>
> Hopefully someone else out there will benefit from my experience.
>
> Tom
>
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