2 Port USB 2.0 VGA KVM Switch Up to 2048x1536 Resolution with USB Hub and Audio for PC or Monitor Switching

I have been struggling working from home on my work laptop. I have bear paws for hands, and poor eyesight, so using a laptop keyboard and small screen made me uncomfortable, for many hours every day. My home setup has a nice keyboard and a huge screen. If only I could use the same keyboard and screen with my laptop?Enter this handy little gizmo! I just purchased a new desktop, but still have some use left for my old desktop, so needed more than a 2-port KVM. I ordered the 4-Port VGA switch and it arrived quickly and well packaged. The Instruction booklet covered many different models, the 4-Port VGA was just one of them (covered in two pages).Set-up was super easy. Plug in the "One" monitor, keyboard and mouse. Then using the INCLUDED special cables, connect those to the various computer systems. I started with my newest desktop, and my work laptop.Powered up the two computers, and BAM! I was looking at my "formerly tiny" laptop screen on my BIG home monitor. Pressed the little selection button on top and BAM! I was looking at my new Windows 10 desktop. A day later, I got around to connecting my old desktop, and now when I pressed the third selector button, you guessed it ... BAM! I was looking at my old Windows 7 desktop.It is SO easy to switch between them. There is maybe a 2 second lag between pressing the button, and seeing the new desktop appear.Could not be happier! Okay ... upon reflection, I could be a tad happier. The cables that they provide are a little on the short side. Only 4' long. I got them to work with my three computer set-up, but another foot of cable would have made things easier.Only other complaint/issue is just one of design. The box itself is small (smaller than my ordinary cell phone) and that means you will have something plugged into every single side. Makes the cables a bit messy. If the box were longer, so that the main ports were all on the "back" and the single monitor, keyboard and mouse were on one end or the other, I could tuck the box a little further under the monitor, and no big, black cable would be running across the desktop.But for this price, I am not taking a star away from the review. And in fact, I knew this going in, and bought it anyway, because my expectation is that I will soon get everything off the old and onto the new desktop, and then that cable can be removed. I bought the 4-port so that eventually, I would have just two computers plugged in on one side, and NOTHING plugged into the two front ports.Anyway ... to sum it all up. It has only been three days, but working from home, using a nice keyboard, and big monitor, has made my life so much more pleasant. I only wish I had known about KVM switches back in February!EDIT: It's been 45 days now, and this device is still fantastic. No issues. I can switch between the three devices without any issues

The JideTech 4 port VGA KVM Switch is one of the easiest solutions to linking multiple computers to a single display. The Switch feels well made with a metal casing and does not require an external power source nor any software, a true plug and play device!Pro's:Purchase comes with 4 VGA/Audio/Mic combo cables making it really good value for what you get.The switch has LED light indicator so you know which device is currently connected.No external power supply requiredNo software or drivers required3 USB 2.0 Output Ports (Keyboard, Mouse, Auxiliary for printer or other device)3.5mm Output Jacks for MIC & Speaker2K Video resolution (2048*1536)Con's:Does not support multi-media keyboardsDoes not support wireless peripherals (but most VGA switches don't)Overall, the switch functions well, and Plug n Play is as easy as it gets. For the price, you get some nice features and the included VGA Cables add value. The wireless peripheral support is a bit of a bummer and there really isn't a work around for it (I was not able to find a way to shut off the emulator). If you're set on using a wireless keyboard and mouse, you will need to go for a HDMI or Display Port KVM switch. The other alternative would be to invest in a Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse that can pair to multiple devices, but then that would require that all devices hooked up to the switch support Bluetooth as well.Note: In an attempt to get wireless peripherals to function, I did reach out to Customer Service via Amazon's 'Contact the Seller' service. The response time was very quick--within 24 hours (including Sundays!)Unfortunately, I was informed that there is no way to turn the emulator off on this model switch.Perhaps they'll incorporate a emulator switch or button sequence in a updated future model.

Overall, the device works as intended, with easy switching from one computer to the other. BUT, there seems to be a quirk (similar to what others have identified). If I’m on computer#1, and computer #2 is asleep, or entering sleep mode, then when I switch, the device will not recognize one of the screens of computer#2. I end up having to restart computer#2. It’s very frustrating. So now whenever I want to switch I make sure the computer I’m switching to is “awake”. But sometimes I forget….ugh!

Worked as expected.

The first issue I had with this was the cables were too short to use with a sit/stand desk when you have the switch on the desktop and the computers on the floor. I was able to get one longer cable from Jide, but it would be better if they would actually sell longer cables (really just needed another 6ft one). An alternative would be to document what DE-15 cables could be used as extenders.The major problem I've found in longer usage is the connectors are not quite reliable. The cables *provided with the switch* will not screw onto the DE-15 ports on the switch. You can try to tighten them down, but apparently either the threads on the cable are a different size/pitch to the studs on the switch, or the studs are just bad. Either way the cables end up only being pushed onto the ports, and can readily fall off with simple movement.and just now the port for the shared keyboard broke. Fortunately there is also the "hub" port, which the keyboard also works on, bit that port has never been very secure in the first place.The major advantage this switch has over the Belkin one I had before is that the keyboard is actually recognize if I boot to a MSWin partition (the same issue occurred with two different computers, and different keyboards). Fortunately I rarely boot into MSWin anyway, but it would be enough time between that I would forget that I had the issue. So having the machines work reliably with this switch was a plus.