Belkin USB 2x1 Peripheral Switch (F1U201)

by Belkin

Product Details

Product Manual [421kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007KJTH
• Item model number: F1U201
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 29, 2002

Product Description

2 x 1 USB Peripheral Switch gives multiple computers access to a single USB 1.1-compliant device, such as a printer, camera, scanner or an external storage device. Offers a convenient design and easy-to-use switching software that gives you immediate access to your USB device. Once connected, your device stays available to all connected computers, eliminating the need for you to unplug and reconnect it to another computer. Compatible with Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Mac Os X. Not compatible with Mac OS10.3.x.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars HW ok, user interface under Mac OS X is poor, December 30, 2003

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Ben Kohl (Falls Church, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin USB 2x1 Peripheral Switch (F1U201) (Personal Computers)

In short it works, however ... the software under Mac OS X is very poor. To switch between the computers sharing the USB peripheral you need to have the software running, it uses space in your Dock and you still have to use a hot-key sequence. There is no menu option in the user interface to do the switch, and no help menu. In fact the entire user interface is quite unprofessional, the "About" menu is "About Hello" ???, which brings up a window with hello, hello, hello .. They don't even provide the manual or a README on the CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, March 16, 2006

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Jim (Windsor, CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin USB 2x1 Peripheral Switch (F1U201) (Personal Computers)

While this product seemed to work with Windows 2000, It did not work consistently with the Windows XP that was on my laptop. As a result of all the finger pointing between HP, Microsoft, and Belkin techies (most somewhere in India) I abandoned my efforts to parrallel a desktop and a laptop into the new HP 1020 printer. I now have to switch input cables manually for print jobs. Very disappointed.
Returned unit for full credit - no questions asked. (The only good part of the transaction)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars doesn't come with a cable, May 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Belkin USB 2x1 Peripheral Switch (F1U201) (Personal Computers)

I expected it would come with a cable to hook up to the USB device, but it doesn't. So I am ordering a third cable....