In the past week, 4 of you have sent variations of the same question:

Q. Will the new X54 work with my Laptop? I have a regular PC Card slot, not one of the new ones thanks.

A. Here’s the word from MoGo:

No, the X54 family is intended for the new ExpressCard/54 slot available on newer laptops.

According to the FAQ: The BT, X54 and X54 PRO mice are not compatible. An ExpressCard/54 slot is needed to charge the MoGo Mouse X54 and X54 PRO and a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot is needed to charge the Mogo Mouse BT.

A quick way to check which slot you have is by taking a credit card, holding it flat, and sliding it into the card slot. If the card slides all the way into the slot you have a PCMCIA slot. If the card only slides about half way into the slot you have an Express/54 slot.

There is a guide available to help you choose the right MoGo mouse for your system here: MoGo Platforms.

Q. According to the Sales Guy at (the place I bought my laptop) - my new laptop has Bluetooth 2.1 and I should check if your equipment will be compatible with that version of Bluetooth.

A. I’m glad he calls himself Sales Guy and not a technical expert.

All Bluetooth releases have been backward compatible. That means that if your new laptop (and congratulations, by the way, on the purchase) was bundled with the recently released Bluetooth 2.1 standard then it should work with all Bluetooth devices.

Rest assured, the MoGo products can be used with either a Bluetooth 1.2 or a Bluetooth 2.1-enabled laptop.

If you’d lke to read more on the topic, C|Net did a great chart outlining Bluetooth compatibility.

Elizabeth is a professional writer & geek with most of the last decade spent in senior management at a leading global IT provider. Thousands have attended her seminars in the US & Canada on subjects ranging from basic TCP/IP networking to high-end data storage solutions.

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