USB Bluetooth 5.0 Adapter, USB Bluetooth Dongle Receiver for PC/Laptop, Range 33ft/10m

Works perfectly with my hackintosh Ventura.My old MacBook Pro 2012 works whit this dongle as well. I can use my apple magic mouse again.

I took the adapter out of the box, plugged it into a USB port, paired the laptop with my phone, and transferred my contact list as a .vcf file. It "just worked" . The box contained a brief manual and a CD or DVD with drivers. Neither of which I needed.

I added this to my desktop (runs Linux) and it performs well. No issues with drivers or interface. I recommend.

Windows 10 detects the Startech Bluetooth dongle and installs drivers for it. After turning on the radio and running a sweep for devices, none are found. Tried five different devices and all failed. I have a different brand adapter and that works fine with Windows 10 with these same devices. Tried different PCs. Seems to be the Startech. Checking there website, almost every customer had the same problem. Seems like a known issue. My advice is do not purchase. You most likely will be wasting your time.

My Mac mini 2018 had issue with mouse lagging. Especially when I am downloading and uploading large files, the lagging came to a point where my Apple Magic Wireless Mouse is unusable. This is due internal WiFi chip is interfere with internal Bluetooth chip. My guts feeling is that internal WiFi chip and Bluetooth chip are a one combo chip. When Wifi is heavily used, MacOS reduces internal performance to prevent the chip overheating and melting which it actually happened to my Dell Alienware compact PC. By adding this external Bluetooth USB, it solves the mouse lagging issue. The is Bluetooth USB will override and disable internal bluetooth. So you will need to turn off-and-on on both Apple keyboard and mouse in order for the new Bluetooth USB to discover them. You will need also to shut down your Mac first, plug this Bluetooth USB in and then start up your Mac.

Works great with Linux. As of Janaury 4, 2025, I'm using the latest version of Fedora Linux, and it was plug and play baiscally. Picked it up instantly and paired my bluetooth headphones with no issue.

Does not work on Linux Mint 22.1. Any search will tell you the Bluetooth on Linux is often problematic. This one is no different.Might be fine on another OS

This review is for the StarTech customer service, which was outstanding. See other reviews for the physical performance of the dongle. I purchased this dongle because I wanted the Class 1 range to achieve the potential distance of a device with a Class 1 radio. The program for the Class 1 device works only on PCs (I use a Mac) and I bought a Dell Inspiron 3000 running Windows 10 specifically to use with the Class 1 device. However, the connection with the internal Bluetooth was inconsistent and unreliable and I thought the dongle would be reliable. But I couldn’t get the dongle to install on my Dell . I contacted StarTech support via Live Chat. Within a few seconds I was connected to a technician, Alex. After a brief online conversation he called me. He interfaced with my Dell and solved the problem with the StarTech dongle. Then he diagnosed and analyzed the problem with the internal Bluetooth. The Dell now connects consistently with the device to which it’s dedicated. This took about 45 minutes. The technician was courteous and knowledgeable; he consulted with research support as necessary. This was among the top two or three support sessions I have had with any company. Alex solved my connection problem so thoroughly that I have not yet tried the dongle with the device. When I do I’ll update this review. I feel secure purchasing from StarTech as I know from this experience they will support their products.