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Closest I’ve found is manually switching the machine plugged into a TB 4/USB 4 dock (CalDigit TS4), with the cables for each computer being managed when unplugg
by jwells89 3y ago
Closest I’ve found is manually switching the machine plugged into a TB 4/USB 4 dock (CalDigit TS4), with the cables for each computer being managed when unplugged by a magnetic cable pad[0].
It’s a bit clunky but not too bad once you have a feel for swapping cables and is less flaky than the more affordable KVMs I’ve tried. Gets me a nicer port loadout to share between machines too, and can be expanded to support as many computers as you’ve got space and patience for.
This does however assume all machines involved can handle outputting a display signal via Thunderbolt or USB C. Not too much of an issue with laptops but it’s still unusual for desktop PCs to have their GPUs hooked up to support TB/USB alt modes.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XYZFM7D https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XYZFM7D
- usrusr 3y agoI even got TB4 signal through one of those USB-C "magnetic" adapters [0], I figured that this would shift wear from repeated plugging from the expensive device to a cheap adapter. Super annoying when you accidentally disconnect and then the entire device tree has to reboot, but on the hub side, accidental disconnect might be much less of a problem (I use it at the laptop side, to dock with different screen setups) [0] like this, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV7BPVCL/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV7BPVCL/ but ordered from the Chinese site