com and PC Magazine are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. That might create some clutter in your work area, especially factoring in the two input cables per computer (HDMI, USB-B). This switch supports 4K resolution at 3840 by 2160 pixels at 30Hz, and supports 3D displays at 1080P or lower resolutions. The Ablewe HDMI USB KVM switch, which shares a monitor and two USB peripherals, supports 4K display at 60Hz, 4K at 30HZ, 3D, and 1080p, as well as lower resolutions. Simply press the button at the top of the device to swap your keyboard, mouse, printer, USB flash drive, or other peripherals between two computers.

Whether you’re looking for a network cable or a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, you’ll find top-quality solutions here.Just push a button on the KVM switch, and you’ll instantly see the other computer on the same desktop monitor you were just using, and you can control it from the same set of input devices. This KVM from IOGear has the same core features as the previous one: wired remote, two USB ports, and permanently attached input cables. Our testing gear comprised a Viotek GNV27DB curved gaming monitor, two Windows 10-based desktop mini-PCs we recently reviewed (the Geekom IT8, and the Beelink GK Mini), and a standard wired gaming keyboard and mouse from Logitech. The only difference was the brand name on the package (and the fact that it supports four PCs instead of two).

If you've ever found yourself switching between two computing devices, such as a home desktop and a work-issued laptop, then you've probably felt the pain of jumping back and forth between two keyboards and two different screens. The video playback showed no blurriness or lag, and the switch times were similar, differing only by half-seconds at the most. You may also want to hook up a direct-connected printer, webcam, speakers, or external microphone (for all the streamers and podcasters out there).

In addition, our audio and video department features top-quality supplies for your home cinema system. Most of us begrudgingly accept that switching between or among several computers requires some amount of cable swapping, moving devices around, or other general awkwardness. All six instantly detected when a PC was connected, in most cases showing by lighting up "PC 1" or "PC 2" on the KVM itself. Imagine you’re using your work desktop, and you want to switch over to another computer for a lunch break. This range is also backed by our industry leading warranty and has been designed and manufactured for excellent performance and reliability.

If you want to share a DisplayPort monitor between two devices, the IOGEAR 2-port USB DisplayPort KVM Switch (model GCS52DP) is a terrific choice. It can switch between two PCs, and it includes four USBs for peripherals, making it the most USB-heavy of the two-PC KVMs we tested. If you're looking for a four-PC-capable KVM switch and choosing between this one and the Tcnewcl, the biggest difference is that this one has four USB ports for peripherals instead of the Tcnewcl's three.In turn, we set up each KVM device and switched between or among PCs 10 times, using a stopwatch to measure the switchover time and then averaging the results. The major con is the lack of remote, meaning you can switch between PCs only through a button on the device. So, in the end, in our brief survey of low-cost KVM switches, the main differentiators come down to the number of PCs supported, the number of USB ports for peripherals, the cables/ports required, and the physical switching method.

In that sense, you’re just constantly accessing two computers, but you have the ability to switch between one system on two monitors, or two systems (each one on its own monitor).They all use HDMI cables (instead of VGA or DisplayPort, although you can definitely find KVM switches that use those). This KVM is also incredibly light, like the Dgodrt, which tends to suggest cheap construction, rather than a beneficial feature.