SABRENT USB 2.0 Sharing Switch LED Indicators (USB-SW20)

The assumption is: when you switch, both power and data will be cut off of the USB port you disconnected. In regard to the disconnecting power, that does not happen.
Rubbish.

I kept buying generic USB switches that are just rebrand of another manufacturer, and they all had a common problem. They all had ghosting key presses. They would either not register a key stroke or double up on a key stroke.
They often randomly stop switching all devices attached(mouse, keyboard, webcam, headset), and would bug out.

Sabrent is a well known brand, and so far this thing hasn’t dropped a beat.
The price is great, even less then some of the many others I’ve tried.

While this is working well, I haven’t had it as long as the other, so this review may change in the future. If it last a year without bugging out, I’ll be happy.

Pros:
1- Switching from 1 PC to another is quick, with no delay. It’s only as fast as your OS will register the peripherals being connected.
2- Can have a USB micro connected to give additional power to the USB devices(I havent needed it, but glad it’s an option).

Cons, every product has at least 1:
1- The USB cables that connect to the 4 other PCs(if you want to connect to 4, the option is there, I needed 4) is attached to the HUB, so if you only need 2, you have to cable manage the other 2 lose cables. Not a huge deal, but worth mentioning.
2- The button to switch, while big and responsive, only cycles through 1-4. It would have been nice to be able to press, Left for 1, up for 2, right for 3, down for 4, or something. Again, not a huge deal, but it can be annoying hearing the other PC’s make the USB connecting sounds when rotating through.

That’s it. I would recommend this one for sure even with the cons, since it hasn’t been ghosting my key presses, and switching to the next PC instantly with no delay.

El producto es muy sencillo de utilizar, lo único que se tiene que hacer es conectar los equipos físicamente, no requiere la instalación de ningún driver adicional ni nada por el estilo; obviamente es necesario tener instalados en ambos equipos de computo los controladores del dispositivo que se vaya a utilizar con el switch, en mi caso lo utilice para una impresora y es perfectamente funcional. Es una compra segura para este uso.

In photos within easy arms reach I have a Laptop, Mini PC, 2 Macs, A Color Inkjet and a Laser Printer,. 3 permanent external Raid/Hard Drive storage Units. Two monitors for three computers. Imac screen is used as target display for Mac Mini using Sabrent to switch usage between the two Macs connected as target display with Thunderbolt cable . Keyboard and mouse can be used for either Mac or Mini PC. Sabrent switch hard to see in Photo just follow the white Mac Keyboard Cable. Switch is simple to set up, two cables out the rear, one to each Mac, keyboard and mouse plug into front of rigedly mounted unit double stickie foam taped to desktop. Sabrent switch works flawlessly with USB 2.0 or 3.0, either or both. can switch from iMac to Mac mini in just a few seconds.
Switch is a much more elegant, less expensive and simple solution than trying to wrestle with Bluetooth Keyboard, Trackpad and Mouse; not a problem with one Mac, but with two Macs side by side, mouse ends up being attached to both macs, or neither. Bluetooth is unstable as peripherals won’t stay put, either Mac can grab either Magic Mouse or keyboard. My setup is: cheap, generic mouse plugged into one of the Mac keyboard USB ports so the Mac keyboard cable alone will attach both keyboard and mouse.
My office set-up is complicated and it has taken a lot of time and trial and error, (wasted time and money), to get it all set up and seamlessly working together. The Sabrent switch was a no-brainer. Just plug it in and it works. iMac is USB 2.0, Mini is USB 3.0; not a problem, it was just plug and play.
The only real problem is if You want to set up a mac as target display. What mac will work with the other mac and whether to use a mini-display cable or thunderbolt cable. 27.5 inch display 2008 to 2012, 25.5 inch 2010 -2012. will work as target displays. If both have mini display ports then you can use mini display cable If one or both have a thunderbolt port you must use thunderbolt cable. They look the same, but are different. My Mini has Thunderbolt, iMac is Displayport. It only works with a Mac Store Thunderbolt cable. If you use Mac Bluetooth keyboard Command + F2 will switch Display output, but keyboard won’t switch without having to pair it to each computer each time you switch! Sparing you the details – it just doesn’t work! As mentioned, Bluetooth with two macs is problematic. Logitech Bluetooth switchable keyboard will switch the Macs but not the display because Command, F2 key used to switch the display does not work as F2 key is dedicated to Bluetooth. Just take my word for it, I found out having wasted a lot of time and money, wired keyboard and mouse with Sabrent hard-wired switch is the way to go.
For me, the biggest objection to wired devices is that you end up with a lot of long unused wire hanging all over the place, messy, ugly, gets in the way, gets tangled, etc, etc. I have a picture of the underside of my keyboard, shows how to avoid that.
This review is more than just about the sabrent switch, though it tells how nicely it fits into the big picture. I how it answers a lot of questions you might have.

Walter O.

I have a work and personal laptops on my desk with multiple monitors. I needed to switch my wireless keyboard and mouse to other laptop frequently since I wanted to see only one keyboard and mouse on the desk. First I bought a USB 3 switch with 4 input 4 PC output with extra power supply but it delayed when running and disconnected intermittently. Then I bought this simple USB 2.0 switch. It works great. No issue. Highly recommended for this kind of simple needs.