Product Sugestion needed

[tezza192]

So at the moment my setup consists of full desktop PC and a Laptop docking station connected to a single panel. The PC is my personal machine and the laptop i use for work. I use a nice mouse and mech keyboard for my PC but a crappy wireless keyboard and mouse for the laptop. Is there such a thing as a usb splitter that I could plug the good mouse and keyboard into and share between the PC and laptop? Something maybe with a switch that you can flick over to control either machine? It would need to have multiple imputs for mouse, keyboard, maybe other USB stuff. 

 

Any suggestions would be great. 

[jwh_]

https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Computer-Peripheral-Sharing-GUS402/dp/B00BD8I2OY

[TurbulentWinds]

Synergy allows you to share your mouse and keyboard seamlessly between two different devices. It allows you to copy, paste drag and drop files across machines and even works on Mac, Linux and Windows. Start your free trial in the description below. 

 

Lol, have you never seen an LTT video sponsored by them? 

[dizmo]

@TurbulentWinds beat me to it It sounds exactly like what you're looking for, and you don't have to have hardware laying around.

Otherwise, any powered USB hub should work for you.

[tezza192]

Synergy a no-go as I dont have install rights on my work laptop

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 minutes ago, tezza192 said:

Synergy a no-go as I dont have install rights on my work laptop

USB hub seems to be the way to go, I used to use one to swap my keyboard and mouse between my laptop and desktop until I started using my desktop as my primary machine.

 

-Moved to Peripherals-

[beyonddc]

Why not an USB KVM switch?  You don't have to use the monitor sharing of the KVM if not needed.

 

I also happen to have the exact scenario as you.  I have a work laptop and my primary desktop.

 

My laptop is connected to my monitor via mini-dp and my primary desktop is connected via display port.

My mechanical keyboard has a pluggable USB connection so I have two usb cables, one connected to my laptop and one connected to desktop.

I have two separate mouse.  When I am working on my laptop, I use my wireless vertical mouse.  When I am on my primary desktop, I use my wired gaming mouse.

 

Switching between the two computers involve selecting the right input on the monitor and switching out the USB cable on my keyboard.

 

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