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 It simply works. January 10, 2007
William J. Austin (Driftwood, Texas)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
*** UPDATE 5/13/2009: After using this great little switch very successfully for nearly two years to share a single printer between 2 PCs, I shelved it (in favor of a network USB hub), as my application had changed. Now, a few months later, I need the ability to occasionally share a KVM setup between my desktop PC and a laptop. Thanks to R. Al-Kazily's and Bruce Zentner's reviews, I'm going to pull this little gem back out of the closet and repurpose it for the KM portion of this application. (My video display has dual inputs, and auto/manual switching.) End of update ***
I bought this switch to share a single USB2 printer (Canon Pro9000) between two PCs (Dell laptop and home-built desktop PC), because plugging and unplugging the USB cables at the back of the printer was getting to be a pain. I wanted the least expensive USB2 switch that could be controlled from the PCs, without loading any software on them.
Both PCs are running Windows XP Pro; the desktop PC is connected directly to the switch, and the laptop PC is connected to the switch through a USB2 hub.
This device simply works! Whether switching sources by depressing the button on the top of the switch, or double-clicking the ScrollLock key on either PC, the LED for the selected source will blink momentarily, then glow steadily when the switch has completed the transition. If it's *very* quiet, you can also hear the switch click over from once source to the other. No power adapter is supplied or required; the switch is powered by the USB ports of the connected PCs.
On my laptop PC's keyboard, ScrollLock is accomplished by Fn+NumLock. Neither this nor the USB2 hub between the laptop and the switch cause any problems in the operation of the switch.
My only complaint is that -- unlike some other USB switches (but just like my $425 printer!) -- no USB cable is included. It would have been nice if a short (say, 3 foot) cable had been included in the package; doing so should have only increased the purchase price $1.00 or so. But that's a minor quibble.
Highly recommended.
Works as expected March 19, 2007
Droopy-99 (Marietta GA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have this switch linked to a docking station for a WinXP laptop and to a Mac Mini (OSX 10.4.9) for my HP Printer. It toggles between both machines seamlessly, taking maybe 5 seconds to settle in and be ready. The first two times I toggled back to the Mac I got an 'unrecognized keyboard' warning, but the printer would work nonetheless and the warning does not happen anymore. So far I am 100% satusfied with this switch.
Cables to Go Manual Switch June 3, 2008
Plain Servant (Oregon)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this switch because I share one printer with my desk top computer and my lap top computer. There was a little mix-up in getting it here, but Amazon quickly re-ordered for me and the switch arrived on time. The switch works great. I have not had the delays that others have written about. One push of the button and the printer is switched to the other computer. If one computer is shut down, the switch automaticly changes to the printer that is running, that is nice. This is a nice product and I would recommend it to others. A big thanks to the people at Amazon for quickly getting back to me and for taking care of issues created by the US mail. UPS was much more dependable and they keep better records of shipments.
USB Printer switch August 16, 2007
J. Morgan (Atlanta Ga.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife and I use our wireless laptops on a table in our dining room. With this switch we share a printer/copier/scanner. It works great. it automatically switches to the laptop that is powered up, or if they are both on we just push the button on the switch and the printer switches to the opposite unit. A "ding dong" acknowledge signal sounds on one laptop, then the other, as it switches from one to the other. (a function of the laptop when connecting or disconnecting the USB port.)
Excellent product September 27, 2007
D. Garrett
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a printer that is being shared by 2 computers. I just plugged it in and now only have to press the button to print. No more unplugging/plugging cables. Since one of the computers is running Vista, was not sure if it would work properly, but it does. It's an easy to use, reliable solution.
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