IOGEAR Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth USB Adapter (GBU221)
IOGEAR's new USB Adapters with the with Bluetooth wireless technology+ EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) deliver faster wireless data transfer speed, improved bandwidth and draw less power than ever before. Now when you add Bluetooth wireless technology to your desktop or notebook PC or Mac, you'll be able to wirelessly share documents, music and video at up to three times the speed of previous Bluetooth devices. You'll also be able to wirelessly connect up to seven Bluetooth devices together and transfer even the largest files quickly and easily due to greater bandwidth. And our new adapters' lower power consumption means longer battery life on your notebook computer. Just plug in an IOGEAR USB adapter with Bluetooth wireless technology and get your computer wirelessly sharing data with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, PDA, stereo headphones, printer and more!This Bluetooth Class 2 adapter is compatible with both Mac and PC computers, and offers a wireless range of 66 feet (20 meter). It is easy to install and use, and very portable. It's great for both home and mobile networking needs.
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IOGEAR Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth USB Adapter (GBU221) Reviews
This product feels well built at first but does not have a cap and after rattling around in my pocket for 3 weeks the USB connection seems to be getting a little loose from the external case (it still is firmly attached to the internal parts). This was the second bluetooth adapter I have purchased, the first turned out to be junk. It still works great though, it has great range and has not let me down yet, I highly recommend this for it's durability(my pocket is not very nice to USB jump drives either).
Eventually, I uninstalled their drivers and it worked fine with plug and play. I had such problems that in the end I had to reinstall Office from scratch, which was a huge pain. Otherwise, a great buy and much cheaper than buying stuff from Apple. This product works fine, but beware of the drivers on their CD if you're using Vista.
No problems here, it does what it's supposed to do. Overall a good buy. I'm only using it to connect a Bluetooth headset; pairing was pretty easy, and it connects without too much trouble.
I haven't yet given it another shot in Windows but I can recommend this item for Ubuntu with Gnome. When I tried it in XP, plug and play kept interrupting my installation and I finally gave up. After I tried it on my linux machine, it started working with no special attention.
I had a bluetooth headset for my phone and wanted to use it with Skype - I just plugged in the adapter, and away I went. There was a little confusion with the drivers (should have read the instructions first) but otherwise it works just great - easy, compact, and a great range.
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