Bluetooth for mass storage??

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alex - 24 Jul 2004 10:48 GMT

Hi all

i have a USB HD far away from my computer and instead of connecting
with cable salad, I have thought of using bluetooth. The HD is not in
a computer, but integrated in an electronic keyboard.

Is there a Bluetooth adapter/dongle/whatsoever which I can stick to
the USB port of the HD in order to make it accessible from my
computer??

thanks

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Martin Maurer - 24 Jul 2004 18:08 GMT

> Is there a Bluetooth adapter/dongle/whatsoever which I can stick to
> the USB port of the HD in order to make it accessible from my
> computer??

How big is your harddisk ? Take care that current bluetooth products are far
below 1 MBit/s, so you can calculate how long you need to transfer a few
(big) files to your hard disk...

Have a look for WLAN solutions !

Regards,

Martin

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alex - 25 Jul 2004 22:44 GMT

Hi

i am not concerned about speed... I only need to transfer MIDI files,
which are 10-20Kb big.

Are there any BT Products??

> > Is there a Bluetooth adapter/dongle/whatsoever which I can stick to
> > the USB port of the HD in order to make it accessible from my
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> Martin

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Gerd Staudenmaier - 26 Jul 2004 11:02 GMT

> Hi
>
> i am not concerned about speed... I only need to transfer MIDI files,
> which are 10-20Kb big.
>
> Are there any BT Products??

I think I can remember a bluetooth harddisk from Toshiba, found on the
bluetooth qualification website some months ago. But never saw it
offered anywhere.

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R?bert M. - 25 Jul 2004 01:18 GMT

> Hi all
>
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> the USB port of the HD in order to make it accessible from my
> computer??

Bluetooth is too slow for that, and typically only good upto 10 feet.

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Dolphin Boy - 26 Jul 2004 14:46 GMT

> > Hi all
> >
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>
> Bluetooth is too slow for that, and typically only good upto 10 feet.

Agree BT is too slow for MASS transfer, but this user only wants <100Kb -
this would be fine. As to range, if you get Class 1 devices, these can be
good
for ONE HUNDRED meters - depends on building construction. Its class 0
devices that
are upto 10METERS not feet!)

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Tony Clark - 27 Jul 2004 07:33 GMT

SNIP

> Agree BT is too slow for MASS transfer, but this user only wants <100Kb -
> this would be fine. As to range, if you get Class 1 devices, these can be
> good
> for ONE HUNDRED meters - depends on building construction. Its class 0
> devices that
> are upto 10METERS not feet!)

Class 1 BT devices are rated at 30m, 100 Ft, not 100 meters.

Cheers
TC

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Mauricio Freitas - 27 Jul 2004 08:34 GMT

Have a check on Bluetooth.com, all occurrences indicate 100m.

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> SNIP
>
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> Cheers
> TC

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Tony Clark - 29 Jul 2004 07:18 GMT

I stand corrected :)

TC

> Have a check on Bluetooth.com, all occurrences indicate 100m.
>
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> > Cheers
> > TC

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