[Xastir] RE: ref : New, Updated box time - which Linux??

[Jason Winningham]

On Sep 23, 2006, at 1:04 AM, Dick C. Reichenbach wrote:

> Although not in the same mold as Serial to USB devices, My next  
> purchase is going to be a RS-232 to Bluetooth dongle similar to  
> http://www.serialio.com/products/adaptors/BlueSnapXP.php.  They  
> also sell a version that needs a power supply for much less than  
> the battery type one advertised here.


They're a great idea, but I choke on the _price_ of Bluetooth/RS232  
adapters.  The battery type is $200, and needs recharging after 24  
hours.  The powered type is $70, power supply not included.

In a nutshell it's $15 to $20 for a USB solution vs either $200 for a  
Blutooth no-cable-but-rechargeable-battery solution, or $70 for a  
bluetooth trade-the-serial-cable-for-a-power-cable solution.  When I  
see the price of the bluetooth hardware, I find that the cables don't  
bother me all that much. |:

I'm not sure why a phone headset with bidirectional audio plus  
digital controls costs much less that a simple serial data stream  
(other than the obvious economies of scale excuse), but bluetooth has  
a long way to go before it's an actual solution to any problem I have.

-Jason
kg4wsv