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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards System
I recently purchased a Bluetake BT500 bluetooth mouse. And what a fantastic mouse it is. Anyway, I found that it does have some problems when using it with the Apple Wireless keyboard. If you connect the Bluetake BT500 mouse BEFORE the Apple Wireless keyboard, the mouse will keep losing connection every 15 seconds or so. If you connect the Apple Wireless keyboard BEFORE the Bluetake BT500 mouse, all will work perfectly.

And by connect I mean switching on the device after it has been successfully paired. It doesn't seem to matter what order you pair the devices in, just what order they are connected each time you turn the Mac on (or wake it from sleep).
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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: BobVB on May 28, '04 12:11:40PM

Interesting. Before I bought my BT500 my research showed that some people were having 'disconnect' problems but when I got mine I never experienced them myself. I thought it might have been the BT software update but now I know its because I don't have a wireless keyboard.

I agree the BT500 is the perfect portable BT mouse - small, on/off switch (the Logitech comes on every time its moved) and it even comes in a 'limited edition' white-with-black-bottom model that matches my G4 iBook. Got 3 weeks of useage out of the first set of batteries that came with it



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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: Han Solo on May 28, '04 12:15:26PM

Is that a button in the middle? Is the scroll wheel not clickable? The middle button (if it is one) sure looks like it would be far too easy to click by accident.



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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: Spartacus on May 28, '04 05:33:40PM

The wheel is clickable. The oval part underneath it is nothing.



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available in UK?
Authored by: kobeyu on May 28, '04 02:30:30PM

Any ideas where I might pick one of these up in the UK? I can't find the white ones at all...



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available in UK?
Authored by: BobVB on May 28, '04 06:23:40PM

Try ebay for just the regular blue one - lots of people list them. As for the white they were 'limited editions' - I got mine from kingofgadgets.com but you have to ask for them - email them to see if they have any left in stock.



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available in UK?
Authored by: freestyling on Jun 10, '04 08:04:35PM

Try ebay... "kingofgadgets" is a US seller but you can buy them for £23 + p&p (can't remember how much). Neat little device, can't have too shaky a hand mind!

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Freestyling



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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: jcn on May 30, '04 10:55:48AM

I had that problem too, both when the mouse was connected before *or* after the keyboard. Then I ran the latest BT Keyboard update, restarted, and everything has been fine.



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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: ShawnP40 on Jun 26, '04 05:15:43PM

Must you use the Adaptor with the PowerBook G4's. I thought since they are come with pre-built-in BlueTooth, there was no need for the adpator. The Blue Take web site seems to adovate otherwise. Any one?

..and if so, can the adaptor be purchased seperately.



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Bluetake BT500 mice and Apple wireless keyboards
Authored by: dirkeinecke on Jul 16, '04 08:00:27AM

Hi.

> Then I ran the latest BT Keyboard update

How can I ran a BT keyboard update because I've the sam problem.

greetings
Dirk Einecke



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