2 PC to 1 USB 2.0 Device AB Switch Box (Printer, Scanner)

by Cblwhl

Product Details

• Item Weight: 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000I97N4O
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Components > KVM Switches
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 18, 2006

Product Description

This device is very useful if you have two computers you need to share to a single device No more hassle of disconnecting and reconnecting USB cables.

Customer Reviews

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works like a charm!, October 28, 2008

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W. Munoz "Marine Tiger" (Canoga Park,CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2 PC to 1 USB 2.0 Device AB Switch Box (Printer, Scanner) (Electronics)

Have two computers, wanted to share a printer. Went to the Giant Electronic Store, the prices were out of sight, you would think I wanted to launch two rockets, so much hardware and instructions. Went on Amazon, ran across this plastic item 4 inches high 1-1/2 wide at a really low price. To make a long story short, ordered it, installed, and WOW, it worked like a charm, you won't be sorry.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, but hard to stand up on desk, January 20, 2010

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Rocker Dad (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 2 PC to 1 USB 2.0 Device AB Switch Box (Printer, Scanner) (Electronics)

I use this switch box to connect one keyboard and mouse to 2 different PCs. It works fantastic, but has one drawback. The unit is made of lightweight plastic and is approx 4 1/2 inches tall and 1 inch wide. That makes it very unstable, especially when cables are connected to the back. It's hard to get it to stand up on your desktop because the weight of the cables tend to make it fall over. And when you press the buttons on the front it just wants to slide backwards. I had to use a hot-glue gun to attach a non-skid pad to the base in order to make it stand upright. When I want to switch from one PC to the other I press down on the top with my index finger and push the button with my thumb. That keeps it from falling over or sliding backwards on the desktop. But the switching mechanism does work great, so it's worth the bother!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick Solution, May 9, 2009

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R. Schauer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2 PC to 1 USB 2.0 Device AB Switch Box (Printer, Scanner) (Electronics)

I needed to hook two computers sitting side by side that are on different networks (that cannot be connected for security reasons) to one printer for space reasons. Solved my problem. The only thing is I sometimes forget to press the switch before requesting a scan or sending a print job. That is user error - but the switch works everytime. I also keep expecting some sort of Windows error to ocurr when switching a computer on/off to the printer connection. One machine is XP, the other Vista. Neither machine has rebelled as far as the USB connection is concerned (fingers crossed!).