Cirago Bluetooth BTA6210 v.2.1 EDR Class 1 Micro Bluetooth Adaper
by Cirago International (Direct)
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: Cirago International (Direct)Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: BTA-6210
Color: Black Tip
Product features:
- The smallest Bluetooth in the market
- Bluetooth specification 2.1 EDR/v 1.2
- Bluetooth Class 1, range 330 feet
- Transfer files presentations, photos or music wirelessly
- Support for 802.11 Coexistence, Scatternet Support
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Customer Review: Great Little Device
Summary: 5 Stars
This worked fine for me. I had to get it because even though my Gateway laptop has a BT transceiver, it did not work with my LG MSB-100 speaker--it detected it as a hands-free device, not a speaker/stereo headset. I did some research and apparently the issue has to do with the BT drivers that came with the Gateway laptop (I tried the Gateway drivers on XP and then the built-in Windows 7 drivers on another laptop of the same model, and neither worked). I tried a few other things and didn't get it to work with the speakers. So rather than spend several more hours researching and probably still not getting it to work, I decided it was more feasible to spend less than $30 and get this Cirago device.
I got this and disabled the BT transceiver on my laptop. It comes with the Toshiba BT stack (drivers) which do work with BT speakers (go to Cirago's site and download the latest version--the version on the CD was 6.0 and the site had 7.0 [the version wasn't viewable directly on site but shows up in the name of the zip file--CiragoBT21_ToshibaV7.zip].
The one thing that I haven't been able to get working is to have the BT stack automatically connect to the speaker. I have to manually connect to the speaker every time after I turn it on. This ended up working out OK because I just leave the speaker on all the time in my bedroom and only manually connect to it when I want to listen to online radio in my bedroom; otherwise I use the built-in laptop speaker while in my home office.
The device itself is amazingly small, much smaller than a thumb drive, and only protrudes ~ ½" from the USB port. I had tested the LG MSB-100 speaker with the BT transceiver that's built-in to the Dell Latitude D630 (it uses the Toshiba stack) and the range was not as good. With this Cirago, I get better range--I would say maybe 10-20 ft more.
There were some comments about the annoying LED light, but it doesn't bother me since the USB port is on the side of the laptop and not in my direct field of vision. Overall I think this is a great little device that is simple to use and would be a great addition to any computer, especially older ones that have no BT built-in. There really isn't much to using this device. It uses the Toshiba stack, which isn't specific to only this device, so there's nothing special from a software/user interface perspective.
The major reasons that I got this were: 1.) It's small; 2.) It's Bluetooth v2.1 while some of the others are only v2.0; 3.) It's a class 1 device, meaning it has longer range than most BT devices that are class 2. And once again, Amazon had the best total price out of all the major online stores. With the free shipping, I got it on Saturday after ordering it on Tuesday, which is pretty good considering that Thursday was a holiday and hence no USPS service.
Description of Cirago Bluetooth BTA6210 v.2.1 EDR Class 1 Micro Bluetooth Adaper
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