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bluetooth: what to use on old laptop

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I do not have bluetooth on this laptop. It only has 2 usb ports so I run mouse/hub from them. The hub has only one slot free. Can I run a bluetooth dongle, what kind and where should I get it and is it ok plugged into the hub or should I plug it into the pc's usb just when I use it? Do they work as well as built-in bluetooth?
many thanks.

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  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    if the laptop has xp, it should just install the windows bluetooth stack after you plug it in. i have used my BT dongle through a usb hub and it worked ok
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