My bluetooth keyboard actually came with one even though I don't need it, I've tried it with other devices and it seems to work.
As for "Regretting" the purchase of an EEEPC? Well a couple of things here. Perhaps its just my attitude or something in the local water supply but I'm one of those people who don't regret any of my actions whether its buying something I couldn't use the way I thought or one of life's experiences, we can all learn from what we do thus if we learn then what is their to regret? Perhaps a discussion for another list <smile> but really if anything is to come out of such a scenario as you've painted then its not to copy whatever anyone else is doing or buying, everyone has different needs. Thankfully when I purchased my EEEPC Netbook I had quite a few people I could talk to who did indeed help me make the decision on what to buy, in fat we had quite a discussion about the topic on Twitter and we helped each other research the best and cheapest model around at the time but as I said my needs are different than everyone's as everyone's needs are different than mine. My EEEPC model does have Bluetooth, something I'm particularly thankful for but it didn't have the faster Wireless protocol and only came standard with 1GB of memory. Thankfully both these problems were easily fixed, my local Computer shop - which also happened to be an Asus service agent - upgraded the memory and they were able to swap the internal wireless device for a faster one, some people told me it could be done whilst others told me it couldn't. My Asus is not used as a full-blown computer as I use it as a bedside machine you might say to read and respond to email, manage my media library, read books, listen to Internet radio and so it goes on. I also bought a HP that you referred to though this wasn't a Netbook, I had been advised against buying HP Netbook products by those it seems who know more about Netbooks than I do. The HP I have is a full Laptop machine, I think they call them Entertainment PC'S or something similar, only problem with that machine is the battery life is nowhere near as good as that of the EEEPC, I'm also informed that battery life has improved a lot in the very latest replacement models. Also note that HP is "Getting Out" of the PC business so what affect this will have I don't quite know, I only bought my HP as I was made an offer I couldn't refuse at the time regarding price and a full mobile multi media solution was what I had been looking for though I didn't want to spend too much money on it, I can send specs of both my EEEPC and HP I7 machines to anyone if they're interested, the HP is more powerful than any desktop system I've ever owned <smile>. On 15/10/2011, at 9:43 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello; and a very good Saturday everybody > > We, that is to say Gordon and I, are the owners of an Asus EEePC NetBook > which does not have Bluetooth as a standard feature; much to our > disappointment. I confess that, had I known at the time of purchase that > Bluetooth was absent from the machine, I wouldn't have bought this particular > model. In fact, to be honest, in some ways I'm regretting buying an Asus > machine at all; as there are apparently better alternatives out there for the > price I paid for the machine. In fact, I could, and should, have gone for > something like an HP machine which has an I7 processor which I've seen in the > same shop for just a little bit more money since I bought this machine. > Overall it was a mistake because performance-wise and hardware > specification-wise, it's really quite poor. > > Be that as it may, the deed is done; and so it's a case of living with it now. > > So, what I'd like to know is can anybody recommend a particular type of > Microsoft compatible Bluetooth dongle that would work without the need to > install obscure drivers and software such as that "Bluesoleil" or whatever > it's called? We used to have a dongle like that for use with our old desktops > and they were, not to put too fine a point on it, junk! > > Another option we're considering is selling this NetBook to my sister-in-law, > and going for a totally brand new machine. In which case, does anybody have > any recommendations/suggestions? it doesn't have to be a NetBook, we'd > consider a reasonably priced NoteBook if we can find one with a decent > specification. I'm not much interested in Acer, and given what I've seen of > them performance-wise, I doubt very much I'd consider another Asus. One thing > I really don't like about this machine is the fact that it won't let you go > above 2GB of memory. yet, it's sold with Windows 7 pre-installed. Seems to me > that 2GB is really not sufficient to run Windows 7 Ultimate, and we did > perform that upgrade. The machine was supplied with a mere 1GB of RAM > installed and Windows 7 Starter edition pre-installed. Pretty pathetic > actually, given the recommendations of the software and hardware > manufacturers themselves. > > Thanks. > > Lynne > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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