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USB Switch for docking station to switch between PC and Desktop (self.newzealand)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by sylverstream to c/newzealand
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I've got a laptop and a PC. I've connected my monitors, keyboard, camera, etc to this docking station

This works like a charm from both my laptop as well as my PC. However, switching between the two is annoying as it involves unplugging & plugging in.

Is there a USB switch I can connect the docking station to, and then a cable each to my PC and Desktop? The docking station has host charging, so it charges my laptop, so I guess the USB switch needs to be powered, or not?

I saw this one which has good reviews.

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[–] sylverstream 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I checked Tessmart and they sell KVM+ Docking in one. That will work, but I believe is unnecessary.

In my case, I believe I only need a USB KVM switch as I already have a docking station.

So my plan was to have a USB KVM, with one USB device connected: the docking station. Then, from the USB KVM there's one USB cable to my laptop, and one to my PC. All peripherals (monitor/keyboard/mouse) are connected to the docking station.