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Technical Details
- Shares one monitor, keyboard, and mouse between computers
- Shares one set of speakers between computers*
- Connects instantly to notebook computers
- Supports PC and Mac® notebook and desktop computers**
- Features a 2-color LED that indicates which computer Flip is accessing
- Includes 2 cables to connect computers
- Installs in 3 easy steps with no software required
- Also available with wireless remote
- Comes with a Belkin 2-Year Warranty
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Two computers. One monitor. No Problem. Business professionals who bring home their laptops spend countless evenings in front of a small display and cramped keyboard. Thanks to Switch2 for PC, you can now use your big monitor and full-sized keyboard for both your laptop and home computer. It's simple. Just press the remote to switch your monitor from one computer to the next. Switch2 for PC is also great for connecting your old and new desktop computers, so you can access files and programs effortlessly using the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
Box Contains
Remote
Base with cables
Optional fastener strip
User guide
Base with cables
Optional fastener strip
User guide
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Works so rarely it is not worth it. Switching between computers frequently (2/3 of the time) caused mouse and keyboard to stop working. My mouse is wireless and deep in Belkin's FAQ on their website they say it might not work with wireless mice. However, my keyboard is a fairly standard wired model from Microsoft and I could not find any reason this would not work.
I found it was easier to not have a KVM and plug/unplug my mouse and keyboard cables each time I switch than use this horrible bit of hardware.
I found it was easier to not have a KVM and plug/unplug my mouse and keyboard cables each time I switch than use this horrible bit of hardware.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Hi,
I felt the need to write a quick reveiw for this item, becuase for me at least, its not as bad as the reviews make out. Usually when i see something with this many bad reviews i wouldnt buy it, but i thought its a brand name item so it cant be too bad can it?
Background: I have the wired button version with no audio connector. The switch links my desktop and laptop to one keyboard/mouse. I have it connected to a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 wired keyboard and Logitec wireless optical TrackMan mouse. Im currently not using the VGA connector as i have 2 screens.
Comments: It works! When you press the little button (which has a plenty long enough cable to place it anywhere on your desk) it takes around 5 seconds to swap over control to the other system. I think the delay vaires on how quickly your computers recognise new bits of hardware, both my computers are quite new so they react pretty quickly. Although i havent fully tested out the monitor connection i would advise that you use the shortest VGA cable that will reach. Once you start getting near to 5m in cable length (with analogue VGA cables) the picture quaility can suffer ghosting and interferance, expecially if you start putting KVM switches in the way.
Build quailty: Overall it feels pretty sturdy, all the connectors seem good quailty, as you would expect from Belkin. The changer button feels a bit light and delicate, also im not a particular fan of the green and yellow colour scheme, but other than thats its good. There are some nice touches, i like the way it combines the keyboard and mouse USB's into just one, thus freeing up a USB port. I also like how the LED on the button changes colour so you can see what computer is connected at the time.
Added bonus: There is downloadable software that lets you do the following (see the Belkin wesbite):
Switch2 Audio - listen to music on one computer while you work on the other
Switch2 Video - switch computers without switching your audio
Hot Keys - switch computers using a sequence on your keyboard
Dont forget to check which version you are buying becuase there are 6 different flavours to choose from all with different features and connectors.
I felt the need to write a quick reveiw for this item, becuase for me at least, its not as bad as the reviews make out. Usually when i see something with this many bad reviews i wouldnt buy it, but i thought its a brand name item so it cant be too bad can it?
Background: I have the wired button version with no audio connector. The switch links my desktop and laptop to one keyboard/mouse. I have it connected to a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 wired keyboard and Logitec wireless optical TrackMan mouse. Im currently not using the VGA connector as i have 2 screens.
Comments: It works! When you press the little button (which has a plenty long enough cable to place it anywhere on your desk) it takes around 5 seconds to swap over control to the other system. I think the delay vaires on how quickly your computers recognise new bits of hardware, both my computers are quite new so they react pretty quickly. Although i havent fully tested out the monitor connection i would advise that you use the shortest VGA cable that will reach. Once you start getting near to 5m in cable length (with analogue VGA cables) the picture quaility can suffer ghosting and interferance, expecially if you start putting KVM switches in the way.
Build quailty: Overall it feels pretty sturdy, all the connectors seem good quailty, as you would expect from Belkin. The changer button feels a bit light and delicate, also im not a particular fan of the green and yellow colour scheme, but other than thats its good. There are some nice touches, i like the way it combines the keyboard and mouse USB's into just one, thus freeing up a USB port. I also like how the LED on the button changes colour so you can see what computer is connected at the time.
Added bonus: There is downloadable software that lets you do the following (see the Belkin wesbite):
Switch2 Audio - listen to music on one computer while you work on the other
Switch2 Video - switch computers without switching your audio
Hot Keys - switch computers using a sequence on your keyboard
Dont forget to check which version you are buying becuase there are 6 different flavours to choose from all with different features and connectors.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Simple enough to setup, but I can only describe it as flaky at best. Screen flickers every few seconds when connected to a Vista laptop (monitor is fine when connected directly). The USB mouse is not always picked up when switching between PC's. I went for a cheap option to see if a KVM switch is worth it. I should have opted for a more expensive model. Avoid.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not a good experience
Seemed to work for a while, then switcher button stopped working. Now USB flipping slow at best or more usually doesn't happen at all so neither keyboard nor mouse work with either... Read more
Published 4 months ago by heno
On paper this was the product I wanted...shame it is the most...
I did some research before buying this and saw lots of reviews saying this product didnt always work. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Chris Cruise
Pretty pants but a bit of DIY gets it working
I too struggled with this device - I was quite happy it had something to do with the remote click-switch - and was contemplating buying a replacement. So I thought "what the heck". Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pedro
why dosent it work.
This belkin item to make 2 computers use 1 monitor 1 mouse and 1 keyboard.
I was using this with ps2 to usb converters for mouse and keyboard. Read more
I was using this with ps2 to usb converters for mouse and keyboard. Read more
Published 17 months ago by melodypoodle
Very unreliable
Worked fine for a while. Now it spends half of it's time getting the PC's the wrong way round. The keyboard and mouse inputs keep losing their synchronisation with monitor. Read more
Published on 25 April 2010 by Darim
issue with USB detection
Often got issues with this Belkin KVM device. I'm using Vista then upgraded to Win7. Thare times where the USB devices doesn't get detected properly, thus hanging the system at the... Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by E. Kurnia
Does exactly what it says
I have 2 PCs, one running XP and the other Vista. This device switches very cleanly between the 2 with the added bonus of speakers as well as the standard keyboard, viseo and... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2009 by V. Fisher
Not as good as reliable Belkin KVM switches
I've used three or four other Belkin KVM switches over the years - all PS/2 based, all on Linux and they've all been very reliable. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2008 by M. Clarke
Rubbish.
This KVM switch is one of the most expensive KVM's I would find. However, the idea of a detached button to switch between PC's, and the prospect of USB rather than PS2 convinced me... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2008 by Mr. M. Lunn
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