Product Description
SABRENT USB-SSKH USB Share Switch for 2 PCs to 3 USB Devices with USB HUB Function The 3 Port USB Switch allows you to connect 2 USB devices to 3 computers. Makes sharing a USB device, such as a USB printer, USB scanner etc. so easy! Just connect USB cables from your computers and your USB device into the switch and you are ready to go. When you want to use the shared USB device, simply switch to your computer using the selector button on the switch. Feature: ? Data transfer rate: 1.5/12Mbps ? Switches USB devices between Purchase with the push button ? Designed with USB 1.1 specifications ? Easy plug & play installation ? It’s a multi-function product. Enables you to have multiple computers to sequentially share one or multiple USB devices Specifications: ? Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1(Data Rate 1.5/12Mbps) ? Supports bus-power and self-power modes. ? Push button select indicate by work LED ? Plug and play with USB devices. ? Connects to USB Keyboard, mouse, Printer, etc. ? Uses the button to have master of devices ? OS support:Win98SE/Win ME/Win 2000/Win XP Requirements : ? Available USB port ? Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / 2003/ XP ? Mac OS 8.6 or above ? Linux OS
Matthew B. Payne @ 3:11 pm
This is simple and small vs a full KVM. Works fine with my two linux PC’s. Can tap a button on the monitor to toggle the monitor’s source. My main complaint is that a double tap of the left ‘cntl’ key causes this to switch computers. Very annoying when tab browsing. I often trigger the switch accidently when text editing in my Eclipse IDE.
Reviewer @ 6:07 pm
This product worked well when switching printers and keyboards and mice, however I had a unit that was quite high powered and even with the AC adapter plugged in, it wouldn’t read the unit, so I had to return it. Bottom line, I think it’s a great product for switching units unless that unit is super high powered, like my external sound card.
Chris @ 8:58 pm
Cheap price and does the job. Use for switching a printer and keyboard between two computers. You can’t find anything like this in the stores. Highly recommended if you have a laptop and desktop on the same desk.
R. Gael @ 9:04 pm
advantages
-it works
-small
-not expensive
-very simple to use and to install.
Disadvantages
-the choice of the double tap on the left CTRL button, they could have choice an other button like the print screen button. (sometimes you switch when it is not your purpose)
-switch computers with an USB device is like connect and disconnect this device each time you switch computers, thus you have the “dingdong” sound (with windows) each time you switch, it is boring (you have to remove this sound).
-Since I use it, sometimes my linux doesn’t like it because when I shut the linux down, the computer makes a bad sound (“beebeebeebeebeebee”) during 5-6 sec.
Patrick Noll @ 11:13 pm
This device is getting a bad rap and it shouldn’t. It works just as described as in the description. I will be ordering a second one very soon.