Does any wireless mouse work from another room? If I have my computer tower in an adjacent room, and have the monitor connected to the tower on a long cord; can the wireless bluetooth mouse work properly from an adjacent room?
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Apryl, you may want to consider using the following Bluetooth transmitter from Belkin. Belkin claims that adding this transmitter/receiver to a USB slot will allow you to boost Bluethooth range from the usual 10 meters up to 100 meters. Now, considering some interference of the signal from intervening walls, even if it *only* boosted the Bluetooth signal another 20-30 meters, that should still do the job of getting you a solid bluetooth connection to another room. Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter (F8T012-1) BLK F8T0121 * Add Bluetooth to your PC * Up to 100 meter range
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Hi Lynda, yes, I bought this mouse to use with my PC and it works great. The mouse is located about 3 feet away from the PC. Hope this helps.
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I could not answer that specifically but it is connected on my laptop within bbluetooth and devices . It is ok...works and then times when it does not want to...I finally had to purchase a wired mouse just to always have a mouse that I KNOW could connect on my labtop
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This is just a mini-tower; it does not include a monitor so in answer to your first question, no. I have a USB keyboard and a wireless USB mouse plugged into it. I don't know about the bluetooth or the wifi issue as ours is hardwired to the network.
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If I'm remembering right, there are many mouses that will work with it. I see the picture you put up showing the keyboard and mouse, but in the picture I don't see the transmitter that plugs into the back of your computer and that communicates with your mouse. Do you have that? Its a black, oval shaped transmitter with a usb cord that sits flat on your desk, and on it is a button, right below where it says Microsoft. That button, when pushed, transmits to whichever mouses are compatible with the keyboard, to link and make operable the mouse. Microsoft sells keyboards of many kinds without a mouse, and one has to go buy a mouse that is compatible. You can call Microsoft or your local comp store and they will tell you which ones are compatible, just look on the back of the keyboard for its model number, etc, and give it to them. Make sure you shop around to find the best price on the mouse they say is compatible. Good luck!
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Hey SusieQ, you can use a wireless mouse with this, I recommend getting one with a nano receiver, so it doesn't stick out. On page 17 of a the target ad this week there is one for $11, the logitech nano 305. I have one and it works good. Flip over to page 19 and they have a sale on basically the same netbook, (I dont think there is anything different except the model number) with a $30 gift card. Get the netbook first then use the gift card to purchase the mouse.
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I can't answer your specific question, but I wouldn't recommend this mouse. I ended up giving up using it because it would constantly just lose connection with my laptops and sometimes so bad I couldn't reconnect without rebooting. I don't believe it was my laptops, as other bluetooth mice didn't have this issue.
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Hi, the trick to having the Mouse stay connected is to have it unselected in the Device Manager for Bluetooth radio. The default setting will turn the BT mouse off to save Energy. Hope all can see this. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
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I bought a cheap usb hub and have used wired mouse and keyboard. Not sure if wireless works. I do know blue tooth mouse and keyboard work.
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My understanding is that it isn't using bluetooth, as that would add to delay for gaming. It uses a proprietary communication, which I think is unencrypted to reduce response time and make this viable for gaming. I've never used a wireless mouse with better response time, feels same as a wired one to me.
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I don't think that technology is ready for mice. There are a lot of problems. Just google for BT problems with mouse. I have a Bluetooth Samsung laptop. I already used 2 BT mouse. It worked for a few months. The laptop stopped recognizing the mouse. I can see the mouse from my phone but not the laptop. I will not buy BT mouse anymore... Perhaps that is the reason why they don't manufacture BT mice. NANO USB works much better...
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Have not the kooked into a mouse if you find a wireless mouse that just requires Bluetooth it might work.
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I have a usb wireless mouse & keyboard both work w/o a hiccup. I also have Bluetooth mouse & keyboard; they don't work very well at all. Frequently have to "wake" them up & after about a half-hour they time-out completely. I switched to usb wireless & haven't had an issue, yet (after about 2 years of constant use). If you're running Windows 7 on it, I recommend upgrading to Windows 8. It fixes 95% of the issues w/ this machine. Windows 7 is notorious for having issues loading drivers. Under Windows 7, my pen, printer & Wacom tablet drivers wouldn't load and/or would have glitches. This is on several different machines not just my Asus. Once I upgraded to Windows 8 (it was only $14 at the time), all those problems went away. If you're using Windows 8 already, maybe just double check your peripherals do actual work on another machine & try loading the drivers manually from the mouse manufacturer's site. Also, loading the Windows updates from the Microsoft site may help. Best of luck. Hope it works. I love my Asus Slate.
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I've used my mouse from a distance of about 8 feet with no issues. Most "low power" bluetooth connections are typically good up to 30 ft (10m) if the path is unobstructed. There are bluetooth range extenders available if needed.
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Common problem. I solved the "USELESS MOUSE" by attaching the wifi dongle to to the extention cord it came with and made sure it was visible. There are other 2.4ghz controls that maybe interfering too. Make sure no other wireless apparatus is being used around it. this does not have a bluetooth capability. This is the downside.
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I connect in tower, it works great. My tower is not set up for wireless, so just plug into USB on computer.
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This product did not work with my Microsoft wireless mouse, so I purchased a Microsoft Comfort wired mouse... didn't work with that either. Does work with an old Logitech wired mouse.