USB Bluetooth dongle (Belkin F8T009) and Apple Bluetooth Keyboard + Mouse

Hey,
I was thinking of buying the bluetooth keyboard and mouse from the Apple store, however i have a Powerbook G4 that doesn't have built-in Bluetooth.
I'm running Mac OS 10.4.10 and have a USB Bluetooth Dongle (Belkin F8T009).
Just wanted to know if it would work before I jumped in and spent about £50 on a keyboard and mouse that didn't work.
Thanks,
Aamir

Powerbook G4 (15"), Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jul 31, 2007 3:15 PM

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Aug 1, 2007 9:25 PM in response to AamirZing

I currently use a Kensington Bluetooth EDR dongle. ...Let's just say I'm glad I have a built-in keyboard and mouse to go along with the wireless.

Whenever I loose my connection, I have to unplug the dongle and turn off the keyboard. I then plug the dongle back in and turn the keyboard back on and everything is fine.

Everything is okay if my computer goes to sleep or is restarted without cycling the power. However, if I wander away from the computer too long, it seems to forget how to connect to my keyboard, and then I have to do the whole disconnect switch-off procedure above.

Apart from that, the Kensington dongle I have have works as expected with the keyboard. I often connect my laptop running iTunes in my bedroom to the stereo in my living room and control it with the wireless keyboard. It works well unless I try to go too far away.

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