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Do you have any recommendations on a powered 2×4 usb switch?
I have this one which supposedly is powered. It’s extremely finicky and plugging it in doesn’t do anything to fix the finickiness.
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It’s not going to matter. You’re just looking for a KVM with USB support. It is going to run at USB speeds regardless. You don’t even need to use the monitor functionality. Don’t spend over $30.
USB 3.0 Switcher Selector 2 Computers Sharing 4 USB Devices KVM Switch Box Hub Adapter for Keyboard Mouse Printer Scanner Compatible with Mac/Windows/Linux https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DFBVTZ8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_NJ8B42B9G797QBP2653K?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Try one of these solutions, both of them involve some sort of KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse) switch
Use a software KVM switch such as barrier. It lets you control more than 1 PCs/Laptops with a single keyboard and mouse. It works by having a “parent”/host computer that will control the other “child”/client computers. To have this working, you have to download the software on both machine, and decide which one that will act as the host and which one will act as the client. Both machine must also be connected on the same network. The usage guide is also available on the github page I linked (here), there should also be tutorial videos available on youtube.
Buy a physical USB KVM switch such as this one. The one I linked to supports USB 3.0 and supports data transfer. There are many options available for the KVM Switch, some switch also support switching video output to your monitor via HDMI.
Disclaimer: I use the first option daily, but the latency really depends on how good your connection is. Your experience may vary depending on your network. I have no experience using the second option of buying a physical USB KVM switch, so you really need to research them by yourself. The USB KVM should be quite easy to setup I think, you only need to plugin the the switch to both of your machine, and plugin your keyboard/mouse to the USB KVM switch.
Hope that helps.
