A switch that you hook your mouse/keyboard to, to be able to switch back and forth...

[clandestinex337]

Hey, I am looking for a switch to be able to have my keyboard and mouse hooked up to it. And then I will have that switched hooked up to my computer and my laptop. Since my laptop will not always be stuck at my desk, its going to be a pain hooking and unhooking a keyboard/mouse to do work on it. So I am looking for a something that I can easily switch access to depending on what I am doing.

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[jmacavali]

KVM Switch. You'll probably need USB so that it hooks up to the laptop. You'll end up still needing to hook up cables to the laptop everytime.

 

[clandestinex337]

Thanks for the reply, I was doing some research on them. And it looks like it only works for windows? The laptop is going to be a macbook pro for my designing, and the desktop is for general/gaming use. And I have a 27" monitor that I want to be able to use for both. I don't have to use them both and one time, I just want to be able to switch between the two easily.

Thanks

 

[jmacavali]

They might be only for Windows, that's all I use so I don't know.

Here's one:
Belkin Switch (under Tech Specs, some of the models support MAC OSX v10)


Maybe software based?
Synergy