W3v Bluetooth Logitech Mouse

I bought a W3v a week or so ago and it came with a wireless mouse. I installed the Bluetooth Stack, but I can't seem to get the internal bluetooth to reconigze the mouse without the USB dongle in a port.

I don't think that the mouse wouldn't be compatable, since they send it to you with the computer.
I don't mind so much the USB but it would be nice if i could use the internal bluetooth.

Is there a guide or anything? I can read because my phone has bluetooth in it and they connect just fine but I can not transfer files one way or the other.

 

It's not a Bluetooth Mouse. It's Logitechs proprietary RF (27 MHz). The tranciever dongle is, sadly, needed.

 

It isn't a Bluetooth mouse. It is a USB mouse and will only work with the USB dongle-ongle thing. Sorry.

Edit: bugmenot - sorry for the duplicate response. I guess we typed at the same time.

 

Ahhh that explains it I kept thinking I was doing something wrong. Thanks!

 

Yeah. A BT mouse included would have been nice, but then again those I have tried have been either A: crap, B: expensive, or C: both. I actually find myself using the corded Asus (Logitech) minimouse from my A2D instead of this one. That way I don't have to worry about misplacing that pesky little tranciever or risk running out of batteries.

 

Well you can look at it this way... they didn't have to include anything, right? BT mice are expensive and I haven't really seen many BT mice to begin with... let alone a notebook sized one. That'd be nice. Maybe by next year that's something they'll include.

 

No? Kensington has one for about $65 at Newegg, twice the cost of the included Logitech. There's also a nice Targus/Toshiba. Epox has a cheap one (€30, but not very good), as do Trust and almost any other generic accessory brand. Mybe BT simply has a wider adoptation over here.

Anyways: I'm not complaining, and things are moving in the right direction. Threre supposedly aren't much reason for a BT mouse to much more expensive than an 'ordinary' RF one other than economies of scale.

 

Im currently using a logitech bluetooth mouse, I think it was around $80 (I had a gift certificate at amazon.com so it was essentially free). They all come with bluetooth hubs which are completely useless if you have integrated bluetooth. It just serves as a charging station for me. The mouse works well, absolutely no wires, however, it is a little big and a little heavy.

 

That used to bother me too. It kind of defeats the point if every device is shipped with it's own tranciever. MS has the record for most silly BT appliance when they shipped a mice and keyboard that would only work with their own tranciever, and it would not work with any other BT device. This seems to be slowly changing, though. I see more and more things shipping without the dongle. Good if you ask me. Neither of the two mini-mice I linked above have one, and they both have the almost essential feature for travel: An off switch, something that most bigger BT mice doesn't have. Too bad they're still a bit pricey. I wish the notebook manufacturers would stop treating that $3 BT radio as a premium item and just throw them in there. It would drive demand up, new devices to market, and soon after prices down.

 

while we're on the subject, has anyone used the Logitech MX900? from what i've heard, it's a pretty good mouse.

I know pretty much any mouse I get will work fine for everyday useage, but what about gaming (specifically HL2)? will the MX900 perform like a normal corded mouse? (I can't stand to play any FPS on the included logitech RF mouse, just not precise enough)

Also, Logitech has their own version of a BT stack included with the MX900. If I install that, can i get rid of the tobshiba one that ships with the W3v? Will it work without plugging in the tranciever?

I'm also open to options on this, basically I want a bt mouse that is recharageable, good battery life, and good gaming performance. I would perfer a smaller size (main thing holding me back from the MX900) so i can easily carry it around with me. Any suggestions?

 

I have the logitech mx900, its a nice mouse just a little big. It works without using the included bluetooth hub, it can run completely wirelessly. However, it doesnt let you install their BT stack if they detect another BT stack, so you're stuck with whats on the w3v. I think the mx900 has 800 dpi, I dunno if that is good or bad but I think that those high quality gaming mice are all 1600 dpi.

 

I've also been thinking about this one:
http://www.mobileplanet.com/product.asp?dept_id=5120&pf_id=MP580617&src=IMFRO

though not in red

 

I got this mouse for my W3v. It works very well, the same as far as I can tell as the included logitech mouse, but with better tracking (the cursor doesn't skip around when I use it on my Lian Li brushed Al mouse pad). It is also very, very small (about 2/3 the size of the logitech and uses AAA's), it has a nice texture and it surprisingly confortable, I used it for 4 hours without noticing it wasn't my MX518.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t..._1/002-9161055-4584002?v=glance&s=pc&n=507846