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Operation mode	ON-OFF
Connector type	Plug In
Brand	Plugable
Switch type	Toggle Switch, Touch Switch
Material	Polycarbonate
Item dimensions L x W x H	7 x 4.3 x 2.3 Centimetres
Actuator type	Usbswitch
International protection rating	IP54
Number of positions	2
Controller type	Push Button

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Technical Details

Summary

Wireless Standard

‎802.11bgn

Brand

‎Plugable

Item model number

‎USB3-SWITCH2

Product Dimensions

‎7 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm; 100 Grams

Item dimensions L x W x H

‎7 x 4.3 x 2.3 Centimetres

Additional Information

ASIN

B00JX3Q28Y

Customer Reviews

4.2 1,288 ratings

4.2 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#64,451 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#246 in KVM Switches

Date First Available

April 25 2014

Manufacturer

Plugable

Place of Business

Redmond, WA 98052,US

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Product Description

Share Your Device(s) With Simplicity

The Plugable USB 3.0 Sharing Switch (USB3-SWITCH2) is the ideal solution for one-touch switching of access between two computers to a:

Powered USB 3.0 hub
USB keyboard/mouse
USB 3.0 graphics adapter
USB 3.0 docking station
Virtually any other USB 3.0/2.0/1.0 device

Features

One-Touch Switching

A single button press is all that's required to toggle between connected computers. Blue LED indicator lights show which connected computer has control.

Potential To Do More

Looking to provide two-computer access to a single keyboard and mouse? Just attach the switch to a powered USB hub, then connect all your desired peripherals for an all-USB solution.

Just Plug In And Switch Away

Switch works with any USB-enabled computer without drivers. Attached external devices will still require drivers as usual.

In The Box

1x Plugable USB 3.0 Sharing Switch
2x USB-A to USB-B Cables (1m/3ft)

System Compatibility

Windows 11, 10, 8.x, 7, Vista, XP
macOS
Linux

Important Notes

Not able to directly charge connected laptops, or drive USB-C/Thunderbolt devices with video outputs.
Not recommended for switching mass storage devices such as hard drives, flash drives, card readers, etc, as these devices should be unmounted or safely ejected via the host operating system prior to switching.
Drivers are still required for the connected USB devices.

Additional Features

The switch is backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 devices
Simple passive USB switch means no power adapter is needed (bus-powered).

Incompatible Setups and Features

Autosensing of hosts is not supported; manual press of the button is required.
USB-C devices with video output or power delivery are not supported.
The use of USB-A to USB-B cables greater than 6ft/1.8m is not supported.

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Good Value For The Money

Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2023

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Good Value For The Money

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Does the job but very weak LED light indicator

Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2022

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Cheap and does the job consistently. But I can never clearly see which of the 2 sides the LED is lit up on without spending 10 seconds getting close and moving my head around to get an angle where it shines through. I feel like maybe initially it was brighter? Perhaps it faded with age. Either way, that's how it is now.

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Kristian

Good job, Plugable

Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2015

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Plugable makes some solid products.

I have used the "Plugable USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" before and found it to be top notch. Based on that product's performance and the good reviews forthis product, I decided to give the Sharing Switch a go. I have not been disappointed.

I have a MacBook Pro (Yosemite) and a desktop PC(Windows 8.1). I wanted to use a single keyboard and mouse between the two to eliminate desktop clutter. The keyboard is a full sized Apple Wired Keyboard with a two port USB 2.0 hub and the mouse is a wireless Logitech v200 with a USB wireless dongle. I have the dongle plugged into the keyboard and the keyboard plugged into the Plugable Sharing Switch. Switching the keyboard/mouse between the Mac and PC works perfectly.

I could have gone with a KVM Switch or with Plugable's USB 2.0 Sharing Switch. However, my monitor has enough ports and can switch between them that I didn't need the video switching that the (usually more expensive) KVM switches provided. Also, I didn't go for the older USB 2.0 Sharing Switch as I wanted the USB 3.0 to future-proof my investment.

Two concerns for me:
1. The blue LED light indicating which computer is selected is quite bright. Brighter than I generally like.
2. The included USB A to B cables are 3ft (1 meter) long. This was not long enough to reach one of my computers. I used a USB extension cable that I had and this worked for my needs.

Neither of these concerns warrant knocking off a star,

All in all a great product. I really like Plugable's stuff. I would recommend this item to others.

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Mazin

Works for one of my laptops only.

Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2021

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When connecting both laptops with both monitors. When i do the switch, the 2 displays work on one of my laptops only. When i switch to the 2nd laptop, only the mouse and keyboard switch but the 2 displays say "No signal".

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Nope

Works how it should

Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2021

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This product works as it should. A lot better than those multi USB switches, which for my didn't work at all.
I ended up using this with my USB hub to switch between my personal and work computer and it works perfectly fine. Sometimes the hub is short on power for all my devices but the switcher does its job as it should.
The greatest thing is, because it's not like a hardware toggle switch, the switcher will connect to whichever device is on, if the other is off, so I can hide away the device and just use it as I'm turning on the person PC and turning of the work one.
Will potentially buy more for the few devices that I have that require full USB power.

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Jonavin

Works well but could use a minor design change

Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2016

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I got this to switch between my two laptops hook up to a Plugable UD-3900 dock. For this purpose it worked great. Hook up the Switch to each laptop with the included USB cable, then connect the USB dock to the main line. Switching works well and there is only a slight delay when switching; not much different than if you had manually unplug and re-plug the dock manually. It did not seem to affect the performance of the dock at all.

One thing I will say is that the included cables are very think, probably to ensure a quality USB 3 connection, but this could make it awkward place the cables out of the way. The other down side is that the ports are on opposite ends. It would be easier and a cleaner setup if they were all on the same side and so you can just expose the switch buttons and not have any dangling cables. This minor change would give it a full 5 stars, but for this reason I gave it only 4.

6 people found this helpful

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billybee

Fantastic USB Sharing Hub. Get This One.

Reviewed in Canada on November 5, 2020

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Works as desired. Great that it does not require a separate power source. LED indicator on top is a nice feature. Only improvement I might want is inputs and outputs all on the back. I plug this usb switch into the usb hub built into my Lenovo monitor, and then plug all my peripherals into that. Works fantastic. Controlling two computers, one is Lenovo laptop with Lenovo usb docking station, with dual monitor, and the other is a Raspberry Pi. Monitors are independent of any KVM which is the desired setup. Keyboard, mouse. Flip between work machine and Pi to browse blocked resources for work, or personal browsing like steaming music, news, etc. Compact. Great build quality. Nice look and feel.

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MortORaT

0 but still really slow) overall love it solve a couple of issue

Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2014

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i use it to switch from pc mac , plugin into usb hub so everything a that is plug into the hub switch from pc to mac usb3.0!works on both mac and pc but that depend on your device some works well for me when some other need to be directly plug into the mac/pc (that is for the usb3.0 otherwise its automatically switch to using usb 2)fast switching couple of seconf and im ready to go. what is plug into my usb hub, logitech webcam c920, razer keyboard blackwidow with passthrough for the mouse. headset A50. controller xbox one, controller ps one with ps plug to usb. i also try it with a galaxy s5 and i pad air, both were recognize by pc and mac, s5 usb 3 wasnt working. 32G. lexar micro sd reader usb 3.0 wasnt working :( work on usb 2.0 but still really slow) overall love it solve a couple of issue. one less mouse and keyboard . less usb wire everywhere. usb 3 availability.

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Jaime A.

Mal funcionamiento

Reviewed in Mexico on August 13, 2021

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El artículo no funciona correctamente ya que la pantalla se apaga a cada rato, al principio creí que era por resolución pero no. Va de regreso.

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Anon

Does the job just fine, inexpensive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2015

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Pluspoints: Does the job just fine, inexpensive, reasonably compact (so you can hide it away out of sight, but still within reach – some velcro on it and the back of a monitor works well), good tactile feedback on the buttons – you know you've pressed them.

Downsides: Blue lights on the buttons are very bright, doesn't really sit on a desk very well due to being very light and having 3 thick cables plugged into it, shiny black plastic (this is just a negative on its own IMO), not great build quality – but this doesn't really matter for the price.

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Luke

Comodissimo e compatto

Reviewed in Italy on February 13, 2015

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La caratteristica principale è che è USB 3, in più ha anche due cavi USB 3. Ottimo prodotto per condividere device tra il mio pc fisso e il mio Surface quando è inserito nella docking station

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Picciau Maurizio

Reviewed in Italy on April 16, 2019

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Frederick

Good USB switch

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2014

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This is one of those nifty things that you always want but can't be bothered to buy. Well I did and I'm very happy. It works pretty good.

My usage?
I have 2 pcs hooked up to this thing and they share my keyboard and mouse. Since I don't work on these two machines at the same time it works perfectly. Every time I want to use the other PC I just press the 1 or 2 in order to switch the input to the other machine. Takes about a second then it has switched. (Using windows 8.1 on both machines).

The price tag was a little high though.

And btw, the throughput when attaching an external HDD was pretty good too. Much better then using simple USB-2 interfaces.

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Share Your Device(s) With Simplicity

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