🖥️ Monoprice 138298 USB 3.1 Gen1 Peripheral Sharing Switch for Two Computers, Share Four USB 3.1 Gen1 Devices Review

Just doesn't work. Permanently disabled. The plug and play drivers didn't work and even caused a BSOD on Windows 10. I got them working after spending a lot of time configuring them, so I can't say they won't work at all . Maybe you are lucky and there are no problems. The problem is that this type of product should be fairly easy to install and should have limited configuration. Unfortunately, that's simply not the case.

I think it's pretty good in terms of performance and desktop usage. I have encountered issues in PC games where all my devices are losing power. I connected an external micro USB power supply to my power strip. Unfortunately I haven't found a workaround yet.

This product is exactly what you need if you use the same mouse and keyboard (and webcam, printer and any USB peripherals) on two different computers want. .I've been working from home a lot lately and didn't feel like separating my mouse and keyboard from my desktop and tangling the cable routing every time. Or buy wireless peripherals or a second set. With this new setup and the Monoprice 2x4, one cable always stays on the desk and the other cable connects to my work laptop when needed…

Just got this though, so far it's working great. Time will tell how long it lasts. Bought so I can use the same keyboard and mouse between my PC and work laptop. Much to my surprise, I didn't need to connect it to an external power source and it was really just plug-n-play. There's a very slight delay in pressing the button before it toggles, but I've found it's not that much of a delay compared to other switches. The cables are long enough for normal reach even though my computers are on the…