Recommendations for a USB Bluetooth adapter?

[Matt T]

I'm planning to purchase a new bluetooth mouse soon but the mice I'm looking at require Bluetooth 4.0, which my Mac doesn't have, so I'm planning to purchase a Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter too. I've seen a few posts online from people who bought these adapters and found using the mouse when connected to the Bluetooth adapter was slow/laggy though.

Is anybody using a USB Bluetooth adapter with a mouse who can recommend which adapter I should buy, please?

 

[Dave Braine]

I have a mouse that says it's Bluetooth 3, but it works fine with my Mac that has Bluetooth 6.

 

[Matt T]

I have a mouse that says it's Bluetooth 3, but it works fine with my Mac that has Bluetooth 6.

I think you're a little lost there - Bluetooth 6 doesn't exist yet, Bluetooth 5.0 is the most current version going by your signature if you're referring to your MacBook Pro (2013) you actually have Bluetooth 4.0, which is backwards compatible with devices using earlier versions - unless you're using a Bluetooth adapter, in which case I'd love to know which one you purchased?

 

[Dave Braine]

My MacBook with Mountain Lion:

MacBook Pro with Mojave:

Both showing Bluetooth v6 installed. Or am I missing something?

And no, I'm not using a Bluetooth adapter, just this mouse:

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[Matt T]

Ah sorry - I'd say that's version 6 of Apple's Bluetooth driver. "Bluetooth 5.0" refers to the hardware spec, or the 'HCI version' in the macOS System Report.

 

[Dave Braine]

OK, thanks. Anyway, why don't you try the mouse that I have? I use it with the MacBook.