USB 3.0 Switch 4 Computers, 4 Port USB Switch Selector
USB 3.0 Switch 4 Computers, 4 Port USB Switch Selector Sharing 4 USB Devices, mouse, keyboard, scanner, printer, PC Compatible with Mac/Windows/Linux. With wired remote and 4 USB 3.0 Cable
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Displayport Switch splitter
| Weight: | 440 g |
| Dimensions: | 10.2 x 6.5 x 1.9 cm; 440 Grams |
| Model: | 434BKDEU |
| Part: | 434BKDEU |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | camgeet |
| Dimensions: | 10.2 x 6.5 x 1.9 cm; 440 Grams |
This switch allows 4 computers to share 4 USB 3.0 (5Gbps) devices, such as keyboards, mice, printers, USB sticks or external SSDs. Only one computer can access the USB devices at a time, you switch between computers by pressing a button on the switch or the wired remote.
No drivers required, just plug it in and it works. Nice and simple.
Reasonable value.
Unlike competing products, this device properly uses Type-B USB connectors. (Others use dangerous Type-A -> Type-A cables). The switch control is also much more responsive and usable than others I’ve tried.
I love this switch because I always have a few PC’s that I’m working with at any one time.
Using this switch, I’ve been able to simplify my desktop and remove a lot of duplicated clutter.
Now I’m using just one set of peripherals with 4 different PCs and there’s no issues whatsoever.
Excellent performance and it works perfectly for me.
Affordable and Efficient 4 Way USB C Switch.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! AAA+++
This is a very straight forward device that give you the ability to share 4 USB3 ports over 4 computers. This opens up for many options.
I ways it’s straight forward as you connect 4 computers to this device with a USB cable each and then it sits on your desk ready. Plug in the USB devices you want, such as keyboard and mouse, memory sticks, printers and so on.
Then, at the press of a button, these switch to whichever PC you’d like. 4 easy to use buttons control this and the change is pretty much instant.
Everyone’s use case will vary but rest assured this one does exactly what it’s meant to and it’s a good price considering. I’m happy with it.
With the help of this product I am able to increase my workflow significantly because this handy device allows me to switch between two different computers without the need to constantly plug and unplug the cables.
The setup was simple after reading the user manual and this provides first data transfer because this is what i’m most of the time do. To switch in between computers I just have to press one button and this not only saves space but also money because I don’t have to buy separate devices for each computer. This is a very convenient and say it’s me a lot of time and has made my workflow very simple.
This is very nice. Little USB switcher as others have said, it’s quite a niche use case that requires four PCs to be controlled. But if you have that it’s not a lot of other options. The casing is metal and the whole thing seems very well put together. I wish it used USBC for power rather than micro usb, but that is not a deal breaker by any means. As for the usb ports themselves, i’ve not had any issues with any devices I’ve tried. Everything seems to work correctly. The use case/ setup I tried only had three computers but I can imagine it would work just as fine with four. One thing I’ve not seen on any of these devices, so I won’t mark this down for it, is a wireless remote for switching between computers. That would certainly be a big bonus in my eyes. As it is I would say this is still a very good device. Nice and compact and well made. Certainly one that I would recommend.
I have a couple of these as I work in IT, its common for them to not work with the XBOX Kinect sensor which I use for Windows Hello authentication.
This one however works fine (as long as you plug it into an appropriate USB port – but thats a limitation of the Kinect for sure).
I also like that this is in the same sort of cost range as all the others but this offers 4 PC outputs rather than just 2 which is more common.
This is my go to for multi device switching at the moment and the only feature I would like to see is a way to switch PC via software (or on the keyboard) like old school KVMs used to do. I keep looking for one that does this and never find one.
4 switchable outputs for USB devices are a little of a specialist item. This switch is very compact, well made, and comes with 4 x USB3 leads to connect to the PC’s. There is also a little remote selector switch which plugs into the unit to allow the unit to be hidden off the desk. The device needs independent power, which is achieved via a supplied USB lead which just pulls power off one of the PC’s. Very easy to install with no programming required. There are 4 buttons on the top of the unit which allow the required output (PC) to be selected — no scrolling through each PC. The remote selector, buttons have the same layout as the buttons on the top of the USB switcher. The device feels to the touch very good quality and the buttons are very positive when pressed.
We used this USB switcher to connect 1x keyboard & 1 x mouse to 4 difference PC that are running a visual display system in our demo room. All of the PC’s are located in a 19″ rack in a little server room at the rear of the display wall. They all run different programs which are connected to different devices around the property via different protocols. Two are Windows and the other two are Linux based operating systems.
Under normal operation we have a handy little program that connects all of the machine together via the IP network. This program allows a single mouse and keyboard to operator across all of the screens/PC’s seamlessly without having the need to switch to each device. When this doesn’t work is when a machine has disconnected from the network for either a reboot, update or operator error. Operator error is the biggest problem because that always occurs when a demo is being undertaken. The remote mouse/keyboard software sometimes auto reestablishes a connection. But sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t each machine needs a keyboard and a mouse to be connected to allow the software to reconnect to the PC. Once a connection is established, the keyboard and mouse need to be unplugged. Previously, this would mean us plugging USB devices in and out of each PC in the rack and reconnecting the remote keyboard/mouse applications. This USB switch has streamlined the manual reconnection process.
This USB switch has been installed in the rack and the single keyboard / mouse on the desk has been connected to the switch. Now we are able to simply switch between the PC’s to reestablish the IP mouse/keyboard connection. The switch has been connected to the PC with four leads that came with the USB switch. The leads are only about 1m in length, but plenty long enough to connect to the four PC’s. The USB switch is cable tied to a side rail in the rack and the remote selector at the moment is just outside the rack, stuck to an upright. The selector has a sticky pad to hold it in place.
Next stage will be to get/build a little extension lead for the remote and fix the remote in the demo room.
A good compact switch that takes four USB inputs (four USB 3.0 cables are provided that have USB A connectors and a little under a metre long) and provides four USB 3.0 outputs that can be switched through the inputs using either the buttons on top of the switch or via a wired remote controller that comes with a 1.5m cable. The switch supports the higher USB 3.0 speeds and works well – I have mine connected in my home office allowing my single keyboard and mouse to be switch between home computer, work laptops and iPad. The switch can be powered using the supplied micro USB cable. The switch works well and has four indicator lights on top that show which input has been selected. A well designed and made USB switch.