For laptop users on the go and desktop PC users who hate the clutter of wires, the bluetooth enabled mouse is the perfect solution. While the wireless mouse and keyboard are not new concepts, the earlier RF and IR models required a direct line of sight and fairly close proximity to operate efficiently.

Typically, a radio frequency mouse and an infrared mouse have a cradle connected to the computer and it was necessary for the wireless mouse to make contact with the cradle. The space between the cradle and the mouse were required to be free of obstruction for the signal to pass through. Any obstruction, such as a coffee cup, etc. between mouse and cradle would prevent the mouse from operating.

A bluetooth mouse, on the other hand, can find the signal from your computer at a range between 10 and 30 feet. It will even transmit through walls, though that is not likely necessary with your mouse. If your computer is blue tooth enabled, a blue tooth mouse connection is easy to make and can make portability that much easier when carrying a portable mouse. This technology has obviously been a great boon to laptop users uncomfortable with laptop touchpads.

Make any PC Bluetooth Friendly

If your computer is not bluetooth capable, a blue tooth adapter that plugs into your USB port can make the addition of blue tooth devices possible. Not only can you connect a blue tooth mouse through the adapter, but it generally handle up to seven bluetooth enabled devices at once. Other wireless devices, usually require a separate receiver for each device, such as one for the mouse and another for the keyboard, and still another for a printer.

The choice of which blue tooth mouse is basically a personal one, as many of the different brands will work pretty much the same way. There are, however, differences in scrolling capabilities among the different brands. Microsoft offers a bluetooth mouse with side scrolling capabilities. A Logitech Bluetooth Mouse has a scrolling advantage where the user can feel the scroller, while Microsofthas an extremely smooth scroll. How beneficial the slanted wheel for side scrolling turns out to be is dependent on individual choice.

Scrolling speeds and recovery time on a bluetooth mouse is fairly comparable on all models by most manufacturers. The average is about 75MHz, which is a bit slower than most wired mice. The cost of a blue tooth mouse typically runs between $50 and just over $100, but as blue tooth technology advances, the cost is likely to decline.