PHILIPS USB 2.0 Sharing Switch, Allows 2 Computers to Share one USB Device

by Philips

Product Features

• Allows two computers access to a single USB device
• USB device stays available to all connected computers, eliminating the need to unplug and reconnect to another computer
• Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/7 & Mac OS
• "First Come First Serve" or push button switch
• Includes one A/B USB Cable

Product Details

• ASIN: B000X1MTT6
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,989 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

PHILIPS USB 2.0 Sharing Switch, Allows 2 Computers to Share one USB Device.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not auto..., January 3, 2009

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Emmly (Midwest) - See all my reviews

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I got this because I need to share one printer to two desktops. While it works great, it doesn't switch automatically. I still have to push the button or I have to push the USB sharing button on my screen to switch and print from a specific computer. It's a good little gizmo, but it doesn't do what it says, switch automatically. Also, it comes with a small (3") disk not a full size.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Printer shareing for two PCs is now a breeze, January 26, 2010

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Ernest Burdick - See all my reviews
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I and my wife wanted to share our HP LaserJet printer but, we were tired of unplugging it from one computer to the other. This little switch makes it now possible to share without unplugging and plugging the USB cable to the printer any more.

You install the software on each computer and then plug each computer into the switch along with the printer USB cable.

The only problem is that the switch only comes with one USB cable, a type-A to type-B USB printer cable. This is a standard USB printer cable so I had an extra for it. So connecting the two computers to the switch is easy. Connecting from the switch to the printer requires the purchase of another USB printer cable. I feel that it should include 2 USB cables, not just 1, so be aware, you will need to have a 3rd cable.

The software and documentation claims that you can switch computers via keyboard shortcut keystrokes. I found that this did NOT work. The switch has two indicator/buttons to indicate which computer has connection to the printer. Pressing the buttons to make the switch is the only way we have gotten this to work and that's okay with me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice little switch, January 3, 2010

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V. Nazartchouk "Victor" - See all my reviews
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The switch arrived as expected and works very well for the last three months. I did not want to install the software that came with it (and did not have to), so all I have to do is to press the right or left button on the switch before turning on the printer so that the computer detects the USB device (printer).

Victor