Macrumors: regarding Bluetooth mouses

I noticed that there was a little symbol flashing that I hadn't noticed before on my IMAC desktop. When I clicked on it it said, "You cannot presently run your computer without bluetooth. It also said your mouse has a low battery which likely was why it was flashing. I didn't know my mouse was a bluetooth mouse. However, I guess it is from what I read below from Macrumors. begin quote:

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Mar 28, 2008, 01:19 PM	#1
Masai. Banned Join Date: Mar 2008	Bluetooth Mouse vs 'Wireless' Mouse... explain differences and tell what mouse you us Ok, if a bluetooth mouse uses bluetooth... what does a stand wireless mouse use to send the signal to the usb receiver? And why would anybody use the wireless mouse and waste a usb port if their computer has bluetooth? fyi I use the trackpad at the moment (BlackBook) and the mouse I prefer to use doesn't come in a wireless version. If this does come in a wireless version let me know. All i can find is the wireless thumb trackball. And while we're at it which mouse do you use?
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Mar 28, 2008, 01:22 PM	#2
psychofreak Retired Join Date: May 2006 Location: London	Wireless mice are bluetooth mice unless otherwise specified. Some people prefer not having to charge a mouse, or don't like the tiny lag which can ruin gaming for some gamers.
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Mar 28, 2008, 01:23 PM	#3
killmoms macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Washington, DC	Quote: Originally Posted by psychofreak Wireless mice are bluetooth mice unless otherwise specified. No actually, MOST wireless mice are RF-based and require their own small USB receiver. Bluetooth is a specific wireless protocol standard, and it seems fewer and fewer peripheral makers are making Bluetooth mice. __________________ thrillmoms.com - You know it. Welcome to the family… Mugi: 15" Retina MBP, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Sakaki: 27" iMac Mid-2010, Haruhi: 16GB iPhone 4, Nagato: 32GB iPad LTE
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Mar 28, 2008, 01:25 PM	#4
flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	Bluetooth mice tend to be more expensive then their proprietary RF brethren. I hate wasting USB ports too since my MacBook only has 2. I hate unnecessary dongles as well.
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Mar 28, 2008, 01:26 PM	#5
Masai. Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Mar 2008	killmoms why would fewer manufacturers make bluetooth mice... aren't they better than the radio frequency ones?
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Mar 28, 2008, 01:31 PM

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killmoms macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Washington, DC

Quote: Originally Posted by Masai. killmoms why would fewer manufacturers make bluetooth mice... aren't they better than the radio frequency ones? Not necessarily. I think it's because of the relatively low pick-up on Bluetooth technology in the PC world. Nearly all Macs come with it built in, but it seems less prevalent on the other side of the fence. Thats just conjecture on my part. I know Logitech used to have several Bluetooth options, now there seems to be less and less. For instance, the only Bluetooth mouse they still make is the MX900, which wasn't even new when I bought mine 4 and a half years ago, and now it's only available if you buy it WITH a keyboard. They haven't made a newer Bluetooth mouse since. Just one example. __________________ thrillmoms.com - You know it. end quote from: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=461924 So, what I'm getting from all this is that a bluetooth wireless mouse is better because you don't have to give up any of your USB ports that likely are being used for other purposes already, especially on most Imac desktops.