IOGear Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth USB Adapter with Range up to 66 ft. GBU221

by Iogear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1.5 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CDWNSM
• Item model number: GBU221
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

IOGEARs 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 will be able to wirelessly share documents, music and video at up to three times the speed of previous Bluetooth devices. You will 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect! And the ONLY ONE that works with Windows Vista out of the box!, June 26, 2007

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Daniel C. Long (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Unlike *all* the other manufacturers out there who seem to have been blind-sided by the advent of Windows Vista, this Bluetooth transceiver works right out of the box.

Just be aware that their in-box installation documentation needs to be updated and download their latest drivers from their web site. (Trust me, I have done a lot of research, and none of the other manufacturers have so much as Vista drivers!)

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works in Vista x64, January 2, 2008

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Harvey Ramos "Geek" (Springfield, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I had to search hi & low for an adapter that would work in Vista x64 (Premium Edition). I was trying to get my Treo 700p to synch (there are no 64bit USB drivers for the Treo). This uses Microsoft's Bluetooth stack (some others install their own) and worked well with both Vista and the Palm hotsync.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, wonderful features, May 13, 2007

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M. von Pohle "Mike" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: IOGear Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth USB Adapter with Range up to 66 ft. GBU221 (Personal Computers)

If your considering buying a blue tooth USB adapter, this is one of the best choices you can make for the price. There is also the cheaper version of this product by the same company but with amazon's $25 or more free shipping, this is better deal, price and featurewise. Haven't had any driver issues or anything, simply follow instructions and its up in 5 minutes. Fairly fast data transfer rate, and light as a feather. The only down on this product is having to wait for it to ship. two thumbs up!!