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)

I don't understand the hate in some of these reviews. This KVM does one thing and it does it well. If you have an existing desktop computer with a normal screen and normal USB accessories, and you have a modern work laptop with a fully featured USB port, this lets you connect everything nicely with no drama. There are a few really nice touches: 1. The magnetic switching button is great and lets you stuff the switch itself somewhere inconspicuous 2. USB-C PD input is fantastic -- if your laptop is modern, no separate power adapter needed, just use what came with the laptop 3. Will charge your laptop while you're using your desktop 4. Comes with exactly the cables you need. Including both a C-to-C and a high-speed C-to-A cable is brilliant, and exactly what I needed in my particular application as my desktop doesn't have USB-C ports. Buying these cables alone would cost £15, so really nice they are included here. Also great to see the included HDMI cable, which would have been another £5

Startlingly good bit of kit to seamlessly switch between my home desktop and work laptop. Wish I'd got it ages ago!

After a month or two the USB-C to USB-C connection to the laptop started having issues. While the mouse and keyboard would work fine, there would be no displayport output and so nothing would show on the monitor. Could sometimes get it to work by unplugging it, and plugging it in again, but the issue only got worse and worse over time. Followed some advice from another reviewer saying to replace the cables, I bought some more expensive displayport compatible ones, only to find the issue is with the box itself so new cables did nothing. Would highly recommend avoiding this one if you intend to use it a lot, as the box deteriorates very quickly and becomes useless.

Perfect for sharing keyboard, mouse and one screen between one modern laptop and desktop PC. Modern thin and light laptops can suffer from lack of USB connectivity and neither do you want to be plugging and unplugging a set of cables every time you place or remove the laptop. As long as laptop has USB C this is a great solution. Bit of cabling is required to get you started - plug the existing HDMI monitor , keyboard and mouse into the KVM switch. One USB C cable ( provided ) between the laptop and the Anker USB 3.0 HDMI switch is all that is required here to make use of keyboard, mouse and screen. HDMI and USB ( cables provided ) from the Desktop is connected to the KVM switch and can use the provided wired remote control switch to change between using the desktop and using the laptop. The Anker USB 3.0 KVM Switch provides additional connectivity, which I have not yet used, for sharing other USB devices, such as USB stick, or indeed Audio via 3.5mm jack.

Works great with my MacBook Pro 2023 and Mac mini 2024. It does take about 3-5 sec to switch between the computers but still way better than to unplug and plug again the cables manually.

Pretty good theoretical design, but consistently makes my logitech mouse stutter 1/4 second out of every: * 30 seconds when wired * 8 seconds when wireless That's even with nothing else plugged in to the KVM. I don't remember if it did it right from the start or not, I assumed it was one of my other devices interfering (the anker speaker interferes with the mouse when wireless), but I've moved everything apart and switched everything else off and this still happens. My first real letdown from Anker.

I had high hopes for this device, as I am a big fan of Anker products. Unfortunately the time lag between flicking the switch and the actual devices changing was too great and became annoying. At times I had to unplug my Mac and plug it back in to make it work.

I've gone from using a thunderbolt 3 dock and a Microsoft surface dock to connect a Mac and work laptop to this. Massively decluttered my desk and less overall wiring. Plus the conscience of using one set of keyboard and mice without needing to plug the usb dongle between the two