planing to buy "GMYLE (TM) Micro Nano USB Bluetooth 4.0 Broadcom BCM20702 chipset" which will support of mac os x. and i have another "Mac Pro (Early 2008)".guide me weather this bluetooth will work for iMac and Mac Pro (Early 2008)".
please help me out from this issue.
Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
sure, it should work OK, I guess, the only way would be to plug it and try it out (save the receipt if it doesn't work out). If you really wanted BT 4.0 on your 2008 mac pro and you didn't want the external BT, you could possibly change the internal bluetooth card, but, it would require a steady hand and lots of patience (teeny tiny screws, so you'd need a #1 magnetized phillips screwdriver)
JB
Thank you. for 2008 mac pro also i need to use the same and "GMYLE (TM) Micro Nano USB Bluetooth 4.0 Broadcom BCM20702 chipset" product will work for mac pro 2008 ??
if it works guide me on that please (steps need to do once i plug in GMYLE BCM20702)
system specifications of Mac Pro (Early 2008
processor : 2.79 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory : 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics : NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2048 MB
thanks in advance. 🙂
As far as remember, Mac Pro early 2008 has Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as standard.
Check it with About This Mac > System Report > Bluetooth.
In System Report > Bluetooth. show me "No information found." 😟
The manufacturer
https://www.gmyle.com/products/usb-class-2-bluetooth-4-0-dongle
does not list at being compatible with a 2008 Mac Pro, only 2009 and later. They list:
Mac OS:
Mac OS X 10.10 and higher (with built-in drivers, additional Continuity Activation Tools might be needed for Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and New Airdrop features)
Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9 (with built-in drivers)
Mac OS X 10.7 and lower (need additional manual configuration for advanced users)
Note: This Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle will work for following models ONLY:
MacBook Air Late 2010 and later, Mac mini Late 2009 and later, MacBook Late 2008 and Later, MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2009 and later, MacBook Pro 15" Late 2008 and Later, MacBook Pro 17" Early 2009 and later, Retina MacBook Pro Mid 2012 and later, Mac Pro Early 2009 and later, iMac with Broadcom Wi-Fi chip Late 2009 and later)
Thus I myself would not purchase it.
External Bluetooth device for OS X EL Capitan version 10.11.3
