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🖨️ IOGEAR GUB231 Black: High-performance 2-Port USB 2.0 Automatic Printer Switch Review

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Revainrating 1.5 out of 5  
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Details

Connector TypeUsb 2.0
Cable TypeUSB
Compatible DevicesScanner, Personal Computer, Printer
ColorBlack
BrandIOGEAR

Description of 🖨️ IOGEAR GUB231 Black: High-performance 2-Port USB 2.0 Automatic Printer Switch

USB 2. 0 support with data transfer rate up to 480Mbps and USB 1. 1 backward compatible. Automatically switch from one computer to another when connecting to a USB printer or multi-function printer. Simply press a button to switch a USB device between computers. Operating System Support - Windows XP and above , Mac - 10.4.5, 10.5 and above. Switch-lock function prevents other users from switching the USB device and ensures data access consistency. No external power supply needed. Backed by IOGEAR’s 3-year and FREE lifetime technical support.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

ACCORDING TO IOGEAR NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WIN 10

According to the manufacturer this switch is not compatible with WIN 10 and not designed for MF machines. I installed it to connect PC and laptop to HP 8620. Everything went fine, it automatically switches between devices to print, but the scan option doesn't open when I open HP Printer Assistant to scan from PC. The scan option just doesn't show up. When I launch the Print & Scan Doctor, it scans from both it and the HP web app. The scan feature works as intended on a laptop, but I've never…

Pros
  • KVM switches
Cons
  • Long wait

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Another misleadingly advertised crappy overpriced device

Buying this crap from Revain after getting sucked into marketing lies and reading how the device is supposed to make your life easier only to find out that the device is nothing more sold as a piece of crap with contrived rhetorical hype so someone can make a buck or two gets really old. Come on Revane, why can't you monitor the sales better? Yes - I've seen negative reviews - with a few good ones scattered around (obviously from the seller or his close friends) but I figured since there really

Pros
  • External components
Cons
  • makes you angry

Bought to use the HP CP2020 color laser printer automatically between two computers, one with 64-bit Windows 7 and the other with 32-bit Vista . It was a nightmare. First, let me say that this actually works like a manual USB switch. I will give so much But you can find them at Revain for a lot less than what they're sold for. The advantage of this product is the automatic printer switching function. The included software that should do this just doesn't work. * I installed it on both…

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • Don't really like it, everything is fine

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Auto Switch DOES NOT WORK

This is a great switch that allows you to use two computers for one printer. a/b switch. The problem is that although it is advertised as "automatic", it is NOT an automatic detection. You have to press the manual switch so that it recognizes which computer or laptop you are currently using. I've spent hours with their tech support jumping around so much I think I have a tattoo on my a** that says Spalding! Излишне говорить, что они сказали, что больше ничего не могут сделать, это "проблема с…

Pros
  • No external power required
Cons
  • Quick Start Guide

Revainrating 1 out of 5

THIS WILL NOT WORK WITH WINDIWS 10.

What could be easier than changing a printer? It would take a lot of skill to ruin everything. But they succeeded. It can be operated manually by pressing a button to switch the printer from one computer to another. But it doesn't work. When the button is pressed, a beep sounds and the display showing which computer is connected does not change. I wanted automatic switching and the manual told me that's how it would work if I installed the software. Just a small problem. The program was written

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  • Just click the button to switch the USB device between computers. OS support - Windows XP and above, Mac - 10.4.5, 10.5 and above
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