Is there a gadget that exists for this use case?

breathe3asy

breathe3asy

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Hi guys,

I've recently changed to a wfh job and got given a laptop.

I have an existing PC setup at home and would like to use the new laptop with my existing monitor, keyboard and mouse that is connected to my PC.

The issue is that I'm not able to easily switch between laptop and PC using the same monitor, keyboard and mouse...

The way I do it at the moment is by having my PC connected to the monitor DP input, and work laptop to HDMI, and toggle the input on my monitor for whichever one I want to use at the time.
As for keyboard and mouse I have connected both to a USB hub which I have to physically unplug each time to either the PC or laptop and I'm only in my first week and the process is getting old.

Surely there's an easier way?

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Sorry I should have mentioned my home PC uses a 165hz monitor for gaming and so I'm not aware of KVMs being viable for that unless I'm out of touch with things.
I'm also fussy about any latency so it might just be that I have to continue plugging and unplugging....
 
CaNsA said:
Wait.
Gimmie a sec, I have the same setup.


Get a usb3 to hdmi/dp* cable from the laptop the monitor.

*the input you don't use for your main computer.

Get a UGREEN usb3 hub switch from the rainforest online for the mouse and keyboard.

Job sorted
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I wasn't aware of these USB hub switches thank you for that.

Just to check, is there any benefit in getting the USB 3.0 to HDMI cable? When I am using a standard HDMI cable to connect the laptop at the moment?
 
Hmm so I received my £10 USB switch but getting some performance issues with my keyboard when pressing keys quickly they will sometimes not register or register twice with one press, so I have ordered another more expensive switch from another more well known manufacturer to test.
 
breathe3asy said:
Hmm so I received my £10 USB switch but getting some performance issues with my keyboard when pressing keys quickly they will sometimes not register or register twice with one press, so I have ordered another more expensive switch from another more well known manufacturer to test.
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Received the more expensive USB hub and all is working as expected so the cheaper switch was either faulty or bad but glad to have sorted either way
 
For work does anyone else run their high refresh rate monitor at 60hz because they can't handle the difference in smoothness when moving their mouse over to the 60hz laptop display?
 
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