Bluetooth dongle/en

This bluetooth dongle list is not exhaustive. Please add any working dongle to this page; don't forget to mention: the chip manufacturer and version, the price and the store.

Using GIMX+bluetooth requires a bluetooth dongle or module that can have its bdaddr (bluetooth device address) modified.
Following bluetooth chips can have their bdaddrs permanently modified:

• CSR8510
• CSR bluecore4-rom
• CSR bluecore2-ext

Some Broadcom chips can work, their bdaddrs can be temporarily modified.
You should prefer CSR bluecore4 and CSR8510 chips over any other chips (some CSR bluecore2/3 chips and some Broadcom chips do not work reliably).
Note for PS4 users: you should look for a bluetooth dongle based on the newer CSR8510 chip, which is the first bluetooth 4.0 chip from CSR.
Warning: most of the CSR dongles from ebay/dealextreme don't work because they are counterfeits!
The chip manufacturer and version are displayed in gimx-bluetooth:

WORKS (bdaddr changed permanently)

• BTA-401 / BTA-402 / BTA-406 from Orico (CSR8510)

Sold on ebay.

• CSR8510 dongle from miniinthebox.com

• Ultra Mini Bluetooth 2.1+EDR USB 2.0 Dongle (CSR Bluecore4-rom) (Recommended, Chinese seller, ships worldwide) (Warning: it seems the chip may vary)

• CUBIX Bluetooth Micro Dongle USB Adapter BM-2236 (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

(Alternative, Chinese seller)

Sold on Chinese website detail.tmall.com.

Warning: the chip may have been replaced by a broadcom one (to be confirmed).

• 00049232 Hama Nano Bluetooth USB Adapter, version 2.1+EDR class2 (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold in France by Intermaché for 14.99€.

Sold on Polish website elektroshop.com.pl for 34,90zł.

• IT WORKS BT-10M (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold in France by Darty for 9.90€.

• Trendnet TBW-107UB (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold in France by Carrefour for 14.90€.

• SMK-LINK VP6493 (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold in the U.S. by Fry's Electronics for 22$.

• Sweex - BT214 - class I (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold on Amazon and ebay.

• Sweex - BT204 - class II (CSR Bluecore4-rom)
  

Sold on Amazon and ebay.

• Trust BT-2400p 15542-04 (CSR Bluecore4-rom) (Warning: 15542-05 doesn't work)

• Peabird PEAB-BT-SM04C-100M (CSR Bluecore4-rom)

• Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle (CSR Bluecore4-rom) (not recommended, the chip may vary)

• Cirago BTA-6210 (CSR Bluecore4-rom)

• Linksys USBBT100 version 1.0 (CSR Bluecore2-ext)

• Pluscom BT20 (CSR Bluecore4-rom)

• Cellink BTA-3000 (CSR Bluecore2-ext)

• Fujitsu FMWBA-101 (CSR Bluecore2-ext es2)

• EPoX BT-DG03 (CSR Bluecore2-ext)

• LogiLink USB 2.0 to Bluetooth Class 1 (CSR Bluecore4-rom manufactored by Cambridge Silicon Radio (10))
  

Sold in Denmark for 35KKR (6$)

• Kensington K33902US (CSR(10) Bluecore4-rom))

Bought at BestBuy locally in Canada/US (39.99), Kensington also sells Online (19.99)(BestBuy will price match)

• Alienware M18x internal BlueTooth Module (Dell 375)

WORKS (bdaddr not changed permanently, not recommended, can operate unreliably)

• COM1 dongle (unknown reference) (Broadcom chip)

• RF-FLBTAD (Broadcom chip)

• IOGEAR GBU421W6 (Broadcom Corporation (15))

• RocketFish RF-MRBTAD (Broadcom Corporation (15))

• Mac mini (Late 2009) Built-in BT 2.1 + EDR (Broadcom Corporation (15))

• Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle (Broadcom Corporation (15))

• Dell Latitude E4620 Laptop internal BlueTooth Module (Broadcom Corporation (Company ID: 15))

Notes: Running on a VMware Player (virtual Machine) - Ubuntu 13, 64-bit. Response has a +3 seconds latency

DOES NOT WORK (bdaddr cannot be changed, etc.)

• Trust BT-2400p 15542-05 (Broadcom)

• HP SDCAB-0705 (Broadcom)