Targus ACB10US USB Bluetooth Adapter

Average customer rating: 2.5

Hmmm....
Works Great So Far
Not compatible with Mac OS X on MacBookPros

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Targus ACB10US USB Bluetooth Adapter - Class 2

Manufacturer: Targus
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0002K6RK0

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Product Description

With the Targus USB Bluetooth Adapter, you can transfer files, synchronize your PDA and smart phone contacts and calendar with Microsoft Outlook, use your phone as a wireless modem to connect to the Internet or networks, connect multiple devices (mice, keyboard, keypad) wirelessly to your PC, print from your phone or PC to a Bluetooth printer, fax from your PC through your smart phone, and much more. Wireless synchronization - automatically synchronize PDAs and Smartphones to notebook or desktop computers Data rate - 723/57.6 Kbps (range is dependent upon the user environment) Bluetooth Class 2 and v1.1 compliant TARGUS 1-Year Limited Warranty

Customer Reviews:

Hmmm...........2007-03-03

Good things about this Bluetooth Adapter:

1. It's tiny
2. It's got a cap to protect the USB end
3. It's got a cool little LED
4. It's kind of shiny
5. It techincally works
6. Best Buy will take it as a return

Bad things about this Bluetooth Adapter

1. It makes me wax nostolgic about our family's original computer: which had a whopping 4 Megahertz (i.e., the adapter is REALLY slow)
2. It is not even SORT of plug-n-play - there's not a lot of software to load, but you have to load software from a CD.

So although I can say more good things about the product than bad, I think that the items under "bad" are a bit more important. I suppose if you're only transferring tiny files through the Bluetooth adapter it will work just fine...otherwise look for something else!

Works Great So Far.......2007-02-01

I was expecting this to be a major hassle, given all the bad reviews of BT dongles out there, but I was able to link up and share files between my sony ericsson w810i and my Dell Inspiron 6000 within ten minutes of opening the box. So far, no problems at all (and none of the problems I've heard of from reviews of the Kensington device). This thing works very well in my PC environment, and doesn't saddle you with any useless or unnecessary "cute" applications. One caveat on the software, however. I can see where it would be confusing to those who are not at least reasonably computer savvy, with some experience in BT jargon, too. It's definitely not plug n' play, but it is intuitive to some extent.

The weird thing is, the packaging (at least for the product I bought at Best Buy) says that it is Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and that it supports the A2DP stereo profile, but I can't find anything on the Targus website or in the included documentation to support this claim. As far as I can tell from the extremely fast data transfer rate, however, the claim on the packaging seems to be true.

I will be receiving my bluetooth stereo headphones in a few days. Hopefully, the package is right and I'll be able to stream music from my laptop. This is the main reason I bought the dongle, so if it doesn't work, back to the store it goes.

**Edit**

Well, I received my headphones, and it turns out that it does support A2DP, but the connection with the headphones stinks!!! I hear sound for only a few seconds at a time before it cuts out for large gaps. This thing is okay for data, but if you want to use it to broadcast to stereo headphones, beware!

If I could change my rating, I'd change it to a 3. Back to the store it goes!

Not compatible with Mac OS X on MacBookPros.......2006-12-15

Purchased this today. Package states that it is compatible with Mac OS X and with both 1.x and 2.x USB ports. However no Mac drivers are included on the CD, only Windows drivers. In terms of plug and play, I plugged the device in and it immediately popped up an error saying that my keyboard was not recognized and to click Continue to proceed without recognition. The only problem was, the device disabled both my mousepad and my keyboard so I had no way to continue. This product is useless for OS X users on MacBookPro/Intel-based laptops. I will be returning it.

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