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    Bluetooth Mouse vs. Wireless Mouse

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by TAYLORJNG, Aug 11, 2007.

  1. TAYLORJNG

    TAYLORJNG Notebook Enthusiast

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    What's the difference besides needing bluetooth in the laptop to enable a bluetooth mouse?
     
    TAYLORJNG, Aug 11, 2007
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    Lt.Glare Notebook Evangelist

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    Also keep in mind that with bluetooth you have to keep a program running in the background... just in case you are the 'ram optimizing' type.

    I've noticed with a few people that bluetooth seems to be a bit more... flaky than a USB reciever mouse/keyboard/whatever. By flaky I mean that people seem to experience a few more problems with them.

    For the record, I love my Logitech V270 bluetooth mouse (as some members have seen in some of my posts :p). But I think bluetooth needs a LOT more growth on the software side of things.
     
    Lt.Glare, Aug 12, 2007
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  4. Murdoc

    Murdoc Notebook Evangelist

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    Virtually there's no difference other than the transfer rate, bandwidth and maybe range.

    Wireless is more powerful so obviously it'll go further in terms of range, but BT offers 30 feet I think and I can't imagine how you'd use a mouse over 30 feet away from your laptop or computer. However, wireless is better for intensive mouse use and by that i mean gaming or requiring fast response.

    If you talk about the dongle thing.. you wouldn't have to worry even if you don't have internal bluetooth for your laptop cause you can buy a BT dongle for around $20 CDN or so which isn't all that expensive.

    If you want to travel and you want light weight or an internal bluetooth reciever, BT mouse is the better buy (which is what I'm opting for). If you're a gaming enthusiast that want every bit of wireless juice and prefers performance then wireless is the better buy.

    However, I've seen people post about V270 and Microsoft BT 8000 (presenter and non-presenter versions) being able to perform very close to wireless level. People have tested those 2 BT mice and said they were able to do adequate gaming with them. So I guess BT mouse is starting to take off quite a bit. I would also have to mention that bluetooth will take a hit on your laptop's battery life (although I don't think you'd have to worry too much unless you're really battery conscious person). Hope this helps.
     
    Murdoc, Aug 12, 2007
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