Belkin Bluetooth Mouse with USB Adapter

by Belkin

Product Details

Product Manual [655kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 3 x 9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000SX3D8
• Item model number: F8T041-B
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2004

Product Description

Belkin brings you new products using Bluetooth technology, the interface that gives you fast, simple control of your computing devices-without cables. Long a leader in peripherals and accessories, Belkin now proudly presents our Bluetooth Wireless Optical Mouse, a great way to add wireless input convenience to your computer. It allows you to navigate your desktop with optical precision from anywhere within 10 meters of your desktop or laptop computer. Designed to fit in the right hand, the Bluetooth Wireless Optical Mouse enhances your efficiency with both ergonomic comfort and advanced features. It sets up easily and requires no separate desktop receiver. Simply use the Mouse with a PC enabled with Bluetooth technology, which supports the HID profile. Our included Bluetooth USB Adapter enables your desktop or notebook computer with Bluetooth technology, allowing you to connect up to seven other Bluetooth devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Macintosh OSX Compatibility, January 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Belkin Bluetooth Mouse with USB Adapter (Personal Computers)

Zero documentation for installation and setup on Mac -- I had to download a PDF from their website and ultimately email Belkin Tech Support for help.

Once I got the mouse basically working, I asked them how to configure the various buttons. Out of the box, the side button does nothing. Belkin told me "We don't have any special software to program the buttons but you may be able to find a third-party application"!! Clearly their Mac OSX support is an afterthought. My advice: Wait and buy one that really IS compatible.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Belkin Bluetooth Mouse and Apple don't mix, April 12, 2005

By 

R. Heyl - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Belkin Bluetooth Mouse with USB Adapter (Personal Computers)

Belkin advertises their F8T041-B Blutooth Mouse as compatible with Apple products if you have OS 10.2.6 or above, but it is not full featured. Don't be lured into thinking it has 4 buttons plus a scroll wheel. After 15 days of email and a 50 minute phone call, I was told by their support staff that my 2 buttons and the scroll wheel is the best it can do.

Okay, so they don't make all the features for Apple that they do for Windows users, what else is new? My only gripe is that it is advertised on their product box and elswhere that it works with OS X. It doesn't mention that if you pay the same amount of money and use it on an Apple computer you don't get all the features.

I had to pay shipping to receive this product and now must pay to return it. None of that money will be returned to me. I hope Belkin makes a lot of money making products for OS X. But I also hope they make the products up to the grade of their advertisements.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trivial mac install, extremely poor OSX compatibility, September 13, 2004

By 

Michael David Jones (Orem, UT United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Belkin Bluetooth Mouse with USB Adapter (Personal Computers)

The lack of documentation was no surprise, nothing has MAC documentation and that's ok. The install was pretty easy. I took the mouse out of the box, turned it on and clicked the bluetooth icon on my Mac to do the pairing. Configuring the side and scroll buttons to drive expose was also trivial. However...

The connection is intermittent. I get the "connection list" warning every 15-30 seconds. The mouse may or may not be connected after a 30-45 second pause to type (much like I am doing now) and may or may not require a few seconds to reconnect. Its not usable. So I changed the batteries and fideled around with my Bluetooth settings. No joy. I even rebotted my Mac. Still no joy.

When Belkin cares about the Mac market enough to include documentation, I'll care about their product enough to figure out how to use it. I mean, its almost as bad as open source software: it might work if you set it up right, but there's no documentation. Until then, it goes back to the store and I am back to either a bluetooth one button mouse or another wireless standard.

Update:

I went back and bought the Microsoft wireless mouse. Its not bluetooth, so its not as handy with my PowerPook with built-in Bluetooth, but it works and has 3 buttons!