Share One USB Hub With Two PCs

Picture this: Seven devices connected to one USB hub. So far, no big deal. Now picture two computers, say, a desktop and notebook, both attached to the same hub. Here's the cool part: The hub has a switch over each port that lets you toggle individual USB devices between the two PCs.

I think it's a neat idea because I'm able to use any USB device -- a flash drive, external USB backup, printer, mouse, – whatever -- without the hassle of unplugging the USB devices. Ultra's powered 7 Port Buddy Hub costs about $30.

Powered 7-port hub has toggle switches

Comments

What would be great would be hooking up the hub to a USB enabled router, so the flash drives/hard drives or whatever could be accessed by any computer on the network. Can you say cheap home security?

caneboy

May 24, 2007

2:33 PM PT

Only USB 1.1 compliant? Definitely reduces the usefulness of this device!

Waldek1

May 25, 2007

7:48 AM PT

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