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PaulinMaryland

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All the BlueTooth printer adapters seem to stop at version 1.0 or 1.1 (768 kbps); not one supports BlueTooth version 2.0. Google and Froogle seem to promise them, but when you follow the link you discover that it's not Bluetooth version 2 (3.0 Mbps) but BlueTooth Class 2, which designates the lesser of two distance ranges.

Don't be misled by the HP BT450 "printer adapter". It uses the skinny Type B plug found on PCs, not the fat Type A plug found on printers. It is designed for printers, but only for a handful of HP printers that sport a Type B port on the front panel.

The MacBook and MacBook Pro are blessed with BlueTooth Version 2 built-in. In addition, well over a dozen companies make BlueTooth version 2 USB adapters for computers. What's the point of having version 2 speed in your computer if no one makes a type 2 device adapter for printers and scanners?
 
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