Bluetooth Mouse movement on Mac Mini Core Duo

I too had this lack of precision and stuttering problem when I used a BT mouse, so much so that I gave up on it and went with a standard old wireless mouse.

I don't think BT communicates fast enough to maintain smooth tracking of the mouse.

Mike

I use a Logitech MX900 Bluetooth mouse with my PowerBook and for the most part it works fine. There are times when it just loses the plot and behaves like yours. I don't think it is a case of insufficient bandwith as Michael suspects but more a problem with intereference. I do notice that when there is a high use of my Airport connection the erratic behaviour is more prevalent.

If you use both Airprt ans Bluetooth concurrently you might want to switch off Airport off to see if your mouse goes any better.

Either way though you will find that a wireless USB mouse to perform better under most, if not all, situations.

I tried that mouse and I was dissatisified by its stuttering. Perhaps I had an early model and some its problems have been rectified.

I use photoshop so precise movement is crucial, so much so, on my G5 I use a tethered mouse. My mini uses the wireless.

Mike

Oh, I forgot to mention that rectifying the situation often involves me swinging the mouse around the screen around, just going around in circles, at high speed for a bit.

I'm noticing the same problem. BT500 mouse. It worked fine on the 12" Powerbook I used to have. With the Intel Mini, it seems almost possessed. The BT keyboard works just fine.

Mike

Anyone able to get acceptable BT mouse and keyboard performance on an intel mini?

The Apple wireless KB and mouse work fine on my Intel Mini. I've had it less than a month but so far it works like it should. I don't use the Mini for Photoshop work but I haven't noticed any problems and I've used it everyday since I got it.

Eric S.

Core Duo Mini, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD; Mini 1.25, 512MB RAM, 80GB HD Mac OS X (10.4.5) G4 DA 533MHz DP w/Giga dual 1.8GHz upgrade, 1.5GB RAM, Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB

On a whim, I moved teh USB BT dongle I had on my G4/800 to the Mini. Not sure how I tell the Mini which BT interface to use?? (the built-in vs. the dongle).. but my mouse seems to be better behaved.... before it was like driving an 18-wheeler on ice...

Apple, please fix your BT.

Mike

I'm using the Mac wireless keyboard and mouse on my Mac Mini Core Duo. Ever since the last major update, my keyboard and mouse are working perfectly and with the 30 foot range.

I did have to swap my first system to get wireless networking working well.


Mac Mini Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Anyone able to get acceptable BT mouse and keyboard performance on an intel mini?

Well… I've finally just got my mini and I've tried my Logitech MX900 Bluetooth mouse as well as my old trusty USB Logitech wheel mouse and both behave exactly the same.

I, too, am having this problem with my mini. It happens with both the apple wireless keyboard and mouse that I purchased with the computer. Even at a distance of 4 feet the bluetooth loses signal.

At first I thought there was some kind of interferance with a signal, but there is nothing else in my area broadcasting or confusing bluetooth.

I'd hate to return the mini or lose all the data I have if something were really wrong with it. However, I need this fixed. Is there a solution (I.E.- USB bluetooth adapter as a workaround) that has worked for someone?

Is this a software issue or hardware?

Good chance it's hardware.

You shouldn't have to buy extra stuff for something that's supposed to work, take it in for repair.

Like Mike wrote it's quite possible you do have a hardware issue. Having used my mini for that past day now with two Logitech Bluetooth mice I can say that even with Aiport running it should work better.Granted my mouse is within 2ft of my mini. It is in fact more reliable than with my PowerBook at 1ft.

PS I'm no longer using a Bluetooth keyboard for Boot Camp.