First post, by bestemor
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Ok, so this may not be old hardware per se, but the hardware that will be connected is...
I want a 4-port(4 PCs) USB switch for at least 2 separate USB 2.0 or 3.x peripherals (Keyboard/Mouse or whatever else works on USB).
Been trawling amazon listings and reading 'reviews', but it is really hard to find a 'good' one it seems.
Ideally I'd want 4 separate physical buttons, to directly choose a specific computer (or a lax aimed remote). Some switches have this.
But, I also would really like to have some sort of 'emulation', like on the PS2 KVMs, which keeps the connection alive or whatever, while I am 'away' and using another computer.
Most switches I have found seem to be just 'dumb' mechanical switches, and it basically works identical to just constantly swapping the cables from one computer to another, with the inevitable 10 seconds(?) re-activation(or whatever it is called) etc every single time. 😐
- So, anyone used such a switch they are happy with ? What model was it ?
Examples of what I mean:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093K5HB6P/
https://www.amazon.com/Rybozen-Selector-Perip … /dp/B09BTSH2HW/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZK36RBJ/