Anker USB 3.0 HDMI KVM Switch, 5 USB 3.0 Ports, Supports 4K@60Hz, Magnetic Remote Button for One-Click Switch Between Laptop and Desktop, Works with Dell, MacBook, iPad, and More (Cables Included)

How the heck is this so affordable? I am using it with a Macbook for work and my personal desktop Mac Mini. It is working seamlessly. There is some delay when switching between the device but it works perfectly. I also confirmed it's supporting my ultrawide at 100hz. I wasn't sure what resolution supported what refresh rate so glad to see it's working as expected for the 1440p ultrawide. For the price, it also comes with the cables you would generally need for a laptop and desktop. There are USB C cables with one having USB A (probably for your "desktop). There is an HDMI cable to connect up to your display. There is also a separate smaller switch you can connect and set up to have a more hidden setup. I am using the USB C cable to connect my macbook to it and then using the USB A to USB C to connect to my Mac Mini. I would have liked to maybe see an additional USB C cable but at this price point it's really hard to complain. After that I just hooked up my keyboard, webcam, mouse etc to the USB ports and connected the HDMI to my monitor. There is a nice light that shows you what PC is currently selected and they are color coded. PC1 will show as blue and PC2 as orange. For whatever reason I was dreading getting one of these and having to worry about it not working or supporting the right resolution and being a pain to set up but this was a great purchase. Can't recommend it enough for the price. The only unknown is longevity but I feel like Anker makes great products for the price.

I bought this to hook up my work M3 MacBookPro and my personal gaming PC to my monitor. Based on the specs, this would seem to solve my problem. On plugging it in, the Windows side of things works fine, but on the Mac I just get a black screen. The laptop recognized the monitor was connected, just no picture. I eventually traced it down to the refresh rate. On the MBP, it will only work if I manually select 30Hz, Windows does 60Hz which is what the KVM specification is for. Now the ugly part: Anker seems to not want to admit that this product exists. I can't find any info on their website about it, their AI support chatbot had no clue what I was talking about, and even the real person that I did eventually get connected to couldn't seem to find any info on the product. I was promised that they would reach out to the product team and send me an email response within the next business day, so I'll update this review if I hear back. Otherwise this will be getting returned.

Just missed the price cut, but this is a neat little thing. I did have an issue where it wasn't picking up my wifed desktop bit seems to he resolved. You also need to give it a few moments to switch everything over. I also bought a cheap 100w adapter, and it charges her work laptop just fine. The remote switch works, and displaying 2560x1440p flawlessly. It actually came with heavy duty HDMI and USB cables. Enough for one laptop and one desktop. The issue I had with picking up the desktop, might have been a driver, or its an older 3770 CPU device. Not sure, a reboot fixed it. Overall great value, it acts like a full on docking station with an adapter for the laptop, supports 4 native shared USB devices. All I need now is a dual monitor one with 4k 144hz-240hz. ;-)

Good product WITH CAVEATS - virtually no manual, must download a poorly-explained 3-page guide - power delivery only to PC 1 - video delivery only to PC 1 - for video you must connect PC 2 via HDMI cable to this KVM switch (I just bought 12" HDMI cables for this) - has only one USBC-USBC cable, should have 2 or even 3 - make sure your USBC cables are video-rated! One of mine refused to carry video and I thought the KVM was bad, but when I switched to another cable it worked - check other reviews if you plan to use 4K, I did not test this The good: - switches reliably between two computers - indicator lights clearly show the selected computer as "PC 1" and "PC 2", clear and bright both on the KVM and on the remote control - remote control has a magnet in the bottom! - compact - 1080p looks great - September 2025 reduced price was a steal - worked fine with a 2020 MacBook Pro and with a 2025 HP Elite, no problem, no setup, no drivers The net is that for "PC2" I put a USBC hub with power delivery between the KVM and the computer. Not what you'd expect or want, but it's OK. NOTE THAT *ALL* KVMS CONCENTRATE A LOT OF CABLES, AND IT CAN BE HARD TO KEEP YOUR HEAD STRAIGHT. I've been setting these up for decades, since VGA and PS/2. Once they're set up, it's great, but it can be very difficult to get to that point. I just bought a half-dozen *short* USBC and HDMI cables to re-patch the two units I've got. DO NOT RUSH, YOU WON'T GET IT SET UP IN 20 MINUTES, maybe not in 90 minutes.

My setup is a M1 MBP and a Windows desktop with just one monitor. I don't see any reason why this would be any different for another laptop or desktop configuration. It works well, other than the fact it does NOT support anything above 60hz, which is a dealbreaker for me, and Anker's lists basically ZERO specification information, hence why I took away a star. Will test with the other KVM's by Anker to see if I can get what I need. In short, if have the same setup and you don't need more than 60hz from your monitor, this KVM is perfect. Power: Apple charger provides power to the KVM. Laptop connection (PC1): 1 USB-C cable (included) to the KVM connects peripherals, GPU/video signal to the KVM, and delivers/passes through power to my MBP (this is the only cable going into my MBP). Desktop connection (PC2): 1 USB-C to USB-A going from KVM to the desktop connects peripherals 1 HDMI cable connects desktop GPU/video signal to the KVM. KVM: HDMI Out, connecting KVM to the monitor to display whatever video signal is selected (PC1 or PC2) as well as peripherals. Anker needs to detail the documentation ASAP, total fail to not have it. EDIT: Dropped the score the HDMI connection dropped out intermittently, it might not happen for hours, and then it might happen multiple times within a few minutes. To me this is unacceptable, maybe I have a faulty one, but others report this too at times. If it were reliable and could handle higher refresh rate monitors, this would be a perfect product for me.

This hub/switch is perfect for desktop + laptop setup. It ticks all the checks: - Power Delivery and USB-C video for the laptop - HDMI and USB for the desktop - Slick magnetic remote - Plenty USB ports - Not passive (laptop doesn't have to be on to wake it up) I did have a couple problems, but fixed all of them and none was a problem with this hub/switch: - Slow switching between PC and laptop was due to laptop's sleep mode settings. Disabling sleep on closed lid made the switching super quick and reliable. - Intermittent connection (very visible in `dmesg`) was caused by a faulty USB-C cable. Replacing it with a reasonably inexpensive new one from Cable Matters fixed the issue. - Mouse failing to reconnect after switch was due to Logitech memory settings - switching it to "chip mode" fixed the issue.

I bought this Anker KVM switch to be able to use my desktop PC and work laptop on the same monitor. The KVM switch comes with everything you need to connect it to you monitor and PCs. PC1 will connect via the provided USB-C/Thunderbolt, and will also have USB-C charging capabilities (no charger included), while PC2 will connect via the included USB-A 3.0 (PC side) to USB-C (KVM side), and will require its own HDMI cable (included) for video/audio out. Switching between PC1 and PC2 is easily accomplished via either the button integrated into the KVM switch, or the included magnetic remote switch button, which I keep attached to the metal frame under my desk. Installation is quick and easy, though I do wish PC1 and PC2 were swapped, only because my primary PC is my desktop PC, which does not have Thunderbolt capabilities, but that's just personal preference at this point. Overall, the KVM switch works well, but there are a few issues that I have found, which are the reason I dropped two stars from my review. Issues (in order of discovery): #1: My laptop uses a 12V/65W USB power supply, and because I have another aftermarket one that's smaller, I initially decided to use the original OEM power supply with the KVM. However, after powering up my laptop for the first time, I was greeted with the message that my laptop charger is not a high enough wattage. Initially, I thought this might be because of too many items plugged into the same surge protector, and therefore, not providing enough power to the power supply it self, but after unplugging it from the KVM and plugging it directly into my laptop, the message went away. I then though "Okay, maybe it was just a funky connection at first," so I plugged it back into the KVM, and immediately the message about the power supply came back. I found this interesting, as well a frustrating, because this KVM switch is rated for a power supply up to 100W, and the power supply is the one that came with my laptop. I used it this way for a while, not bothering to try my other power supply, because it's the same wattage. Then I remembered that I have a 100W USB-C power supply that I bought for my husband's old laptop, which he no longer has, so I tried it, and the message never showed up. For this reason, I'm going to assume that, unless you're using a 100W power supply, it will not supply the full wattage necessary, even at a need of only 65W, and that if your laptop requires 100W, it probably will not supply the full 100W then, either. I'm guessing this KVM switch is actually using some of that power for some of the peripherals and to power itself. #2: Typically, when either my desktop PC or laptop go to sleep, my mouse or keyboard will wake them up just fine. And, while I typically have my desktop PC active on the KVM switch most frequently, I can wake it up just fine, so long as I never switch to my laptop while my desktop is asleep. The same is true for my laptop; if it has gone to sleep, I can wake it up with keyboard or mouse, so long as I haven't switch to my desktop PC while the laptop is asleep. Once either of these scenarios happens, only the power button on my desktop, or opening the lid of my laptop will wake them up. My desktop isn't as much of a problem, because my power button is right there, but when this happens with my laptop, I have to pull it out of the stand and open the lid enough to wake it up, then close it and put it back into its stand; such a huge hassle. For this reason, I've had to completely prevent my laptop from going to sleep, which I can thankfully do on my work-issued laptop, but may people will not have that privilege with a company asset, so something to be aware of. I don't for the life of me understand why it matters whether the keyboard and mouse remain constantly connected or if I've just switched them over via the switch, but it does make a difference, and it's a complete nuisance. I've never experienced this issue with other KVM switches I've used in the past, which is why I don't understand the issue here. #3: At one point, I went to switch to my laptop, and the screen was completely black. There was some kind of input being passed to my monitor, because it never said that there was no signal, but it was completely black. I unplugged it from the USB-C/Thunderbolt connection, waited a few seconds, then plugged it back in, and the issue persisted. I switched back to my desktop PC and back again, and the issue persisted. I then tried power cycling my monitor; no dice. I even un/replugged the HDMI cable between the KVM switch and my TV, and that also did not work. The only thing that resolved this was unplugging the power adapter for PC1 that powers/charges my laptop, waiting a bit, then plugging it back in. After this, I had a picture on screen again, but then my desktop PC was acting strange (as far as video), and I had to unplug the HDMI cable between my desktop PC and KVM switch for this to clear up. So far this issue has only shown up once, but I don't expect that this will be a completely isolated incident. Unfortunately KVM switches can, for whatever reason, present numerous problems with video (their primary function); I've used numerous brands, of varying quality, and they've all had little nuances like this, so if this issue doesn't present itself very frequently, I'll be pleased. Even given the nuances, this KVM switch hasn't been too bad, and it does include plenty of input ports, both USB-A and USB-C, but the few issues it has given me, while mostly just irritating for me, would possibly be a deal-breaker for someone else, especially the power and wake-up issues.

Money well spent, I don't know why I haven't bought this earlier. It is a pretty solid option for a relatively low price. It appears well built and does the job as advertised. Important to note this is not "hot swap", so switching between the computers will take 5-10 seconds since it's equivalent to plugging the cables in the computer. Also depending on your setup this can take a while since the OS will have to recognize all the devices every time you switch. For my use case this is perfect though - I have a personal computer and a work-issue laptop, so I can just dock the laptop and use my home office setup perfectly during business hours while being able to switch between personal/work with the touch of a button. I wouldn't recommend this if you are planning on using both devices simultaneously and hope to switch multiple times in a short period (but if that's what you are looking for, I doubt there will be any good options for even triple this price).