So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I’m in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?
ETA. Thanks for all of the useful feedback, appreciate it!
So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I’m in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?
ETA. Thanks for all of the useful feedback, appreciate it!
What’s your budget and feature requirements? You can get a cheap USB switch for like $12, or a 4k multi-display KVM for like $2000.
Sure. Sub $200 is what I’m looking at. Something that can handle multiple 1440p ultrawides with good USB 3.0 support.
Yeah that won’t be cheap. https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-kvm-switch-dual-monitor-2computer-z5erd-n6mbj
Might I suggest a USB switcher, a hub, and just changing inputs on the monitor?
Yeah, as I keep looking that’s what it seems like it’s the best choice to continue to game and be productive, which is fine by me, not that hard to switch inputs on a monitor.
Check out ddcutil and setting keyboard shortcuts. At a single press you can switch monitor inputs easily so no need to fiddle with monitor buttons. Combined with a USB switcher you’re down to just 2 button presses to swap machines like this.
You’re not gonna get that for under $200.
https://www.kvm-switches-online.com/cs1942dp.html
If you can verify you can use MST or displayport passthrough, you can get one for a bit over $200: https://www.kvm-switches-online.com/cs1922.html
I would verify your video and USB bandwidth requirements will work with those before purchasing. You may need to go up a model level if you’re going to be pushing a lot of data.