Does the current iMac have an internal USB port?

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twinbrook46636twinbrook46636
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I noticed in the Developer Notes that the flat-panel iMacs that can be built-to-order with an internal Bluetooth module show it as a USB bus. Is it possible that the internal Bluetooth module is nothing more than an internal USB port with a USB Bluetooth dongle connected? It says the modem is as well so I don't know. Has anyone taken one of these iMacs apart?

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    gargoylegargoyle Posts: 660member
    It probably IS an internal USB bus, however I very much doubt you will see an off-the-shelf bluetooth dongle or modem.



    They will probably 1 or two chips soldered to the motherboard.
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    twinbrook46636twinbrook46636 Posts: 432member
    Well, it is a module that can be ordered as a service part so I wonder. It costs $177 though so better to pay the $50 up front but this really has me wondering...
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    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    It IS on a USB bus, but you won't be seeing a standard port when you open it up. (a la the iBook's keyboard is technically ADB)
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    twinbrook46636twinbrook46636 Posts: 432member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Placebo

    It IS on a USB bus, but you won't be seeing a standard port when you open it up. (a la the iBook's keyboard is technically ADB)



    Are you sure? I suspect you are right but have you opened one up? While the Airport Extreme card has antenna connections the internal Bluetooth module does not. This makes me think it may just be a USB dongle.
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    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by TWinbrook46636

    Are you sure? I suspect you are right but have you opened one up? While the Airport Extreme card has antenna connections the internal Bluetooth module does not. This makes me think it may just be a USB dongle.



    its not.





    Apple has been using internal USB modems for a while now, now this.... same thing, not a true plug tho, just the USB bus.
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