UGREEN USB Sharing Switch USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Adapter Box 2 Computer Share 1 USB Device Hub for Printer Scanner with 2 Pack USB 2.0 Male Cable

I mean this could be a two word review. You need a 2 port USB switch? Buy this. It works. Here is how Im using it: I recently got an iMac and had originally hoped to use it in Target Monitor Mode but I missed the part where Apple stopped supporting that in 2014. No big deal, I have a monitor for my Win10/Hacintosh but I wanted to use just one mouse and Keyboard for both. I use a KVM at work so I am very used to using multiple systems and multiple screens. So I started looking fo solutions and asking around. Mouse: First purchase was a Logitech Triathlon. Besides being a really nice mouse, it can connect to up to three computers. There is a side switch that lets you switch between the computers. I have the USB dongle plugged into the Win10/Hacintosh because it lacks Bluetooth. It connected to the iMac using bluetooth automatically, no action by me. Switching is easy and as long as you are logged in, you can do a lot with just the mouse. As an example, I often use the Win10 system as a YouTube player. I dont need to type anything. Keyboard: For the Keyboard I got a UGreen USB Sharing Switch. This is a simple one in, two out switch. I ran my Red Dragon K580 in and sent it out using the supplied USB cables. The box is about the size of a pack of playing cars, flat black with a tiny, not very bright (in a good way) blue LED that moves to indicate one of the two cables. Its simple and it just works. Very nice. So now I have both systems sharing a Keyboard and Mouse and each driving their own monitor. Its a setup I like a lot and while it would have been nice to send everything to the iMac screen, I would lose the ability to have YouTube running in one system completely independent of the other like I can now. Total cost was $55 - $33 for the mouse and $14 for the switch. You would be hard pressed to find a good KVM for $55 and you would still need a mouse. Additionally by splitting the functions like I did I can switch just the mouse or just the keyboard if I choose. Downside of course is that switching is two presses not one but I can live with it. If you need/want to share a keyboard and mouse between two systems, I recommend this setup.

I had a 4x2 UGREEN switch and it worked with my MIXAMP to swap sound between my PC and xbox, so I figured Id buy this product, from the same company, but only as a 1x2 seeing how its only one device. Well, it doesnt work properly. I use this product with my mixamp and I get static audio on both devices. I use it on the original UGREEN 4x2 switch and it works just fine. Luckily I can still use this for a keyboard between my work PC and Normal PC, so its not a TOTAL loss, but honestly, IDK why their 4x2 switch would work for audio but this cant. Disappointing. 2 stars because it didnt do what I wanted it to do. If you need this for just a mouse or Keyboard - it works fine. 5 stars in that aspect. Ill just even it out and give it 3

I was tired of switching my trackballs USB plug from a micro tower to a laptop sharing my desk. Now, the trackball and switch sit between the two computers keyboards. With the touch of a button, it switches from one computer to the other. The desktop, running Linux, connects almost instantly. The laptop, running an obsolete version of Windows makes me wait. Note that the computer makes me wait, not the UGREEN switch.

I bought this so that I could switch my HOTAS between a desktop and laptop computer while playing an online game so that I could use two different players at the same time. I only need to be able to control one player at a time, but it was cumbersome to pull the USB cable out of one computer and plug it into the other. This switch solved that problem. I would highly recommend this if you have a similar situation (or have any USB device that you want to share between two computers).

As I said in the title, its an easy and no frills device. As an engineer, if I was to design it, I would have installed the LED indicator light where the pushbuttons are, but the device is so easy to use, no complaints! Buy one..!

This is exactly what I needed to connect one printer to two laptops in my home office. Simple and easy to switch from one to the other with a simple push of the button. Also if I shut down one laptop it automatically changes over to the other. Highly recommend this item has its definitely worth the money if you’re looking for a printer solution for dual workstations.

Works OK

Exactly what I needed, but after a few months of infrequent use it fails to work about half the time. It LOOKS like it is working but my printer wont print. I have to cycle the switch a few times to get it to work. Update Nov 2019 - Still failing to work frequently. I just unplugged everything. Plugged everything back in and finally got it to work for my print job. I printed a job, then spontaneously switched itself from the computer I just printed on to my other computer, which is on but not being used. Buying a new one from a different manufacturer. Too many headaches. Not worth the extra $10 for a better product.

LOVE IT! Its so much easier now to just touch the button on the switch to decide which computer can print on the printer, instead of unplugging and re-plugging the different computers to printer. Wish I had know about this switch sooner.

Edit, they saw my review and immediately offered are placement, which arrived within a couple days. Really great customer service, and Ill continue to use the replacement device, and report back if there are any further issues. Raising from 2 to 4 stars because of the great customer service. Original: Worked for 4 months, then the switching button just stopped switching.