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Permits sharing of a USB device between 2 computers
Works with USB 1.1 and 2.0, up to 12 Mbps transfer speeds
Easy to use software interface and hot key switching
No AC adapter needed, entirely bus powered
Compatible with Windows and Mac
Rating: 3.67/5 from 3 reviews
doesn't come with a cable
Rating: 4/5
I expected it would come with a cable to hook up to the USB device, but it doesn't. So I am ordering a third cable....
HW ok, user interface under Mac OS X is poor
Rating: 2/5
In short it works, however ... the software under Mac OS X is very poor. To switch between the computers sharing the USB peripheral you need to have the software running, it uses space in your Dock and you still have to use a hot-key sequence. There is no menu option in the user interface to do the switch, and no help menu. In fact the entire user interface is quite unprofessional, the "About" menu is "About Hello" ???, which brings up a window with hello, hello, hello .. They don't even provide the manual or a README on the CD.
It works
Rating: 5/5
Something went right today. Hooked it up and it worked. They also sell 4 port to one devise model too.