Adding Bluetooth to my Power Mac without USB.

Hi,
I'd like to add Bluetooth to my 1.8GHz Dual G5 Power Mac as cheaply as possible without using a USB port. Any recommendations for cheap PCI cards pleases.
Thanks
Max

I have one of these plugged into my keyboard:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21KfMZN-T6L.jpg
(1) http://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Bluetooth-Adapter-Dongle-Black/dp/B001EBE1LI/ref=dpcp_ob_e_title0
(2) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400052901851#ht2408wt1167
(3) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290309644944&ssPageName=ADM E:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123#ht1769wt941
I bought one like 2 and 3 (thou (2) got his pricing wrong and was only £2.75), one for my G5 and one for a windows laptop. I found that (2) dongle kept loosing my bluetooth mouse. I swapped the dongles over and found my bluetooth mouse preferred the (3) (only £1.75)
So any above should work and if plugged into your keyboard or the front of the G5 wont take up a USB at the back.

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