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Pros

For a desktop machine that needs bluetooth, a class 1 device is sufficient for my needs. To get it to work on mac, all you need to do is plug it in. Under windows 10, it was recognized and installed automatically without the need for the included driv...  Read More

Dongle adapter adds bluetooth connectivity through a usb port to older computers and laptops. "i'm so glad i bought this instead of buying a new laptop just to get my bluetooth headset to work.

The net-wireless/bluez package according to your linux distribution's instructions. A quick trip to control panel shows all of the available bt devices in range.



Cons

Once the headset disconnects or i power it off, getting it to reconnect properly is a pain. Unwilling to spend more $ to try other mfgs bt dongles and other bt audio adapters.

Device is worthless because startech is including unlicensed installation software with it. Windows was supposed to automatically detect and then install drivers. It appears that the fault lies with microsoft and their apparent intransigence to addres...  Read More

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Quality


I had it for more then few months now and nothing bad to be said really good product works with windows and linux hard to find ...  Read More


But for bluetooth and a little time, this product works well.

Price


Works perfect and price is very reasonable

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  • This product had a total of 467 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 10 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The first one never connected


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I like this product for wire free connection but it breaks easily


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The built in bt adapter seems to get a very weak signal likely because it sits right next to all those rf noisey ports


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    To get it to work on mac all you need to do is plug it in


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You should see the bluetooth icon in the menu bar turn off and then on again


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Also allmost of your bluetooth paired history will be lost since this is a new adapter


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    To get airpods to work with this i just had to remove them from my device list first


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This also erases the pairing info from your icloud account which is synced between all devices

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