JideTech HDMI KVM Switch 2 Port with Cables, Selector Switcher for 2 Computers Share One Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and USB Peripheral Support 4k×2K@30hz Resolution

Teleworking full-time due to the pandemic wasn't too shabby. My 32" Dell monitor [1] has dual HDMI inputs and built-in speakers [2] and I had it connected to both the Win10 Dell work laptop and the new Win10 Lenovo personal desktop. I keep the laptop open to use its screen also and the built-in keyboard plus a personal wireless trackball (small USB dongle); the desktop had a wired keyboard and mouse using the monitor as a hub.But switching was a pain. Going through the monitor settings via the tiny corner buttons was bad enough, but I also had to move the trackball dongle since I detest normal mice and only keep it for the missus.This switcher saved the day! When I first hooked it up, it didn't want to work at all. But after checking this Amazon product page and seeing the "hold button to reset" instruction, all of a sudden it worked PERFECTLY. Both computers are happily outputting to the monitor (or thinking they are) via the switcher, and both the monitor's USB hub and trackball USB dongle are feeding the computers in turn. One button really DOES switch everything with little delay. Also, with so much tech crammed into this corner of my home office [3], it's wonderful not having yet another wall-wart power brick around [4].To be fair, here's the main drawback: the manual is gibberish. Time will tell if the device itself holds up, and I'm sure SOME folks have issues right off the bat, but it seems to be working fine for me. With the ease of this, it's going to be a hard sell to get me to go back to the office!Notes:[1] Yes, THIRTY-TWO INCHES. It self-reports as a "Digital Television", but I've tried using a cheap 32" TV as a monitor and the scaling was all off and the picture was fuzzy. This one looks great, even going through the switcher.[2] I do have separate speakers from decades gone by when computer audio had decent quality: Boston Acoustics, powered 2.1 system with hardware volume control. Thick, high-quality cables (and a fat power supply, but also auto-off). Great sound from any source. I don't mind moving the plug for that around as necessary; most often I run it from my phone, not the computers.[3] Let's see: two lamps, paper shredder, desk printing calculator, screwdriver charger, work laptop, work phone headset dock, speakers, desktop, 3 external hard drives (audio/video storage + backups), main monitor, extra monitor for the desktop to display a calendar and clock 24/7, Qi charging pad for phone, home gateway (DSL modem, Ethernet router, Wi-Fi hub), Vonage box, house phone charger, 61-key Casio keyboard, Canon printer/scanner/copier. (Did you count? That's 20 AC plugs more-or-less within arms' reach.)[4] Some folks say that "PC1" needs to be left on because "PC2" won't power the switcher alone. That's just fine--I made PC2 the work laptop that I shut down every night, and the desktop (PC1) stays on 24/7 doing Folding@Home to help bio-research. But wait...UPDATE: I wrote this review on Friday afternoon. On Sunday morning there were township-wide power issues and the desktop (PC1) powered off. I turned on the laptop (PC2) on Monday morning for work and the switcher came on with it -- sure, it defaulted to PC1, but one button push was all I needed; it remembered the video settings perfectly with no issues. So anyone who says PC1 HAS to be the power source is wrong (as long as PC2 is actually supplying power via USB; maybe that's their issue). I just can't find anything wrong with this HDMI/USB KVM switch!

I love this product. I initially had some issue setting it up (until I read some installation instructions at the bottom of the production descriptions) but once that's done, I had no other issues so far. I saw some reviews saying the product worked fine for a while then went bad, so I will have to wait and see how it's going to be for me (and may need to adjust this review and my rating).I was looking for a KVM which has 1) a small foot print, 2) single USB cable for both keyboard and mouse, and 3) no additional cable for audio. Yes, my primary concern is reducing the desktop clutter and my secondary priority is to reduce the number USB ports to be used (I connect many other devices, such as wireless headset and fake mouse movement signal generator LOL, so USB ports are premium on my laptop).This KVM definitely satisfies those requirements. The only complaint is that I wish this had supported a soft switch on keyboard (like double tapping on numeric lock button or something); that way there would've been one fewer cable and device (although a very small button) on my desktop. I understand hardware switch button would have better compatibility with different types of devices, but they could've implemented a keyboard based soft switch and still have this hardware switch as a back up (in case the soft switch does not work or cannot be used). But then again, it's not too bad, so I am still giving it 5 stars.Also, this KVM came with a sticky pad, which is apparently for placing this switch on top of. I did just that (behind my monitory) and this thing really sticks! However, when i need remove or reposition the device, I can still do that without breaking a sweat or destroying my desktop. I hope I can buy this sticky pad separately; I would have several applications for it :)

I got this to switch between my development PC running Win 10 with dual monitor setup and my corporate laptop, a Lenovo Thinkpad. After getting the screen sizing down it looks good and works cleanly - a few things to note.1. My ThinkPad's built in HDMI port did not recognize their HDMI cable when plugged in - I had to use a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter instead which worked ok. I used this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078H57KMF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=12. Since it's not powered when you move off one computer to the other, it thinks there's no external screen. So my laptop screen comes on when you switch away and, worst, on my dual monitor setup it goes down to a single monitor. This has the effect of moving all my apps that were spread out across the two screens down to one and when you come back they're all clustered on your primary display. Annoying. Spend a fair amount of time flinging apps over to the 2nd screen after coming back.3. My laptop had a lower resolution than my big external screen - when switching away it goes back to the laptop resolution and resizes applications to fit - when you come back to the big screen they're reduced in size - I got annoyed with this so I forced my laptop screen to be the same resolution (which makes it tiny to read on the laptop itself, but I rarely do that so it's not a problem). Not a deal breaker but be aware.4. There's no "key press" sequences or the like, you have to press the physical button provided off the unit. Not bad but be aware - took a while to unlearn the muscle memory when going to switch.I had problems with my old DVI powered 4 port switch causing my development PC to "lose" the keyboard and mouse and having to unplug it and plug it back in again and do a little dance to make it come back - that never happens with this setup which was worth the trouble by itself. The dual monitor annoyance is my biggest gripe but isn't the end of the world.