$29.95 Inc GST
A usb c switch lets two computers share one monitor, one keyboard and one mouse, and hands the whole desk from one machine to the other at the press of a button. A work laptop and a personal laptop stop needing two of everything.
Everything plugged into the peripheral side.
The display. Your monitor follows the switch, at up to 4K, so the machine you have selected is the one on screen.
Keyboard and mouse, which is the pair most people buy one of these for — and the reason the category is usually called a KVM: keyboard, video, mouse.
External drives, webcams, headsets, card readers and printers — all of them move together, without unplugging anything.
There is no software and nothing to install. The switch is a physical connection, so each machine simply sees the devices appear and disappear as you would expect. It also means the button still works when one computer is asleep or has not finished booting.
The honest limit, and the thing to check before you order.
This switch carries a single display. If your desk has two monitors and you want both to follow the switch, this is not the product — that setup needs a dual-monitor switch, and they cost considerably more because carrying two display streams is a much harder problem than carrying one.
One screen plus peripherals is by far the more common desk, and it is what this is built for. If you are running two, tell us before you order and we will save you the return.
An unusual specification, and worth understanding rather than ignoring.
The total cable length through the switch should not exceed two metres — that is both sides added together, not each side. A one-metre lead to the computer and a one-metre lead to the monitor is your budget.
The reason is signal, not caution. A passive switch sits inside the USB power and timing budget rather than regenerating it, and stretching that produces the worst kind of fault: a display or drive that works, then drops out under load. Keep the runs short and it is reliable.
Anyone running two machines at one desk. A work-issued laptop beside a personal one is the classic case, and it is why most people go looking for a usb c kvm switch in the first place.
Home offices where a desktop and a laptop share the good monitor. Test benches and repair desks where a screen and a keyboard move between machines all day. And anyone who would simply rather not buy a second webcam, headset and keyboard for the sake of it.
A compact housing with a physical button rather than a software toggle, which is the right choice — a control you can find by feel beats one you have to click through a menu to reach. There is no driver to break after an operating system update, which on a device that sits between you and your screen is worth more than it sounds.
This switch is stocked in Melbourne and ready to go — order before 10am and your usb c kvm switch ships the same day via Australia Post with insurance, backed by our 90-day warranty and a team who will check your monitor setup before you spend the money.
Two computers, one desk. Order your usb c switch today.
Works with:
One display only. A second monitor cannot be switched through this unit — that needs a dual-monitor switch. The computer’s USB-C port must also support DisplayPort Alt Mode for video to pass at all.
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