IOGEAR Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth USB Adapter (GBU221) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Iogear
Category: CE
List Price: $51.90
Buy New: $9.02
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New (34) Used (3) from $8.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 854
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Network Interface: USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.6 x 1.7
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: GBU221
Model: GBU221
UPC: 881317004918
EAN: 0881317004918
ASIN: B000CDWNSM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Data Rate: Up to 2.1Mbps | | • | Frequency Band: 2.402 GHz - 2.4835 GHz Unlicensed ISM band | | • | Humidity: 10% - 100% non-condensing | | • | Transmission Power: 4 dBm(Class 2) | | • | Modulation: GFSK (Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying) |
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Product Description
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 The One To Get November 30, 2008
I bought two of these, one for a notebook running Windows XP, and another for a notebook running Windows Vista. After downloading the updated drivers from IOGEAR, I plugged one into each machine, and they were up and running flawlessly in no time.
I connected my Blackberry Curve phone, and my bluetooth stereo headphones; both were detected by the computers, and coupled seamlessly. The range of these dongles is amazing considering the limitations of bluetooth.
Second try. October 8, 2008
This was the second bluetooth adapter I have purchased, the first turned out to be junk. 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). 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).
Decent product, but beware of their drivers October 3, 2008
This product works fine, but beware of the drivers on their CD if you're using Vista. I had such problems that in the end I had to reinstall Office from scratch, which was a huge pain. Eventually, I uninstalled their drivers and it worked fine with plug and play. Otherwise, a great buy and much cheaper than buying stuff from Apple.
Works well for what it does September 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
No problems here, it does what it's supposed to do. I'm only using it to connect a Bluetooth headset; pairing was pretty easy, and it connects without too much trouble. Overall a good buy.
Just Works September 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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 haven't yet given it another shot in Windows but I can recommend this item for Ubuntu with Gnome.
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