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willboy
08-02-2005, 01:26 PM
I have a homebuilt PC and am looking into getting a mac mini, i have a wireless keyboard and mouse. I want to share them between my 2 comps. I don't need a KVM Switch because I have multiple inputs on my monitor. I found this Belkin product here: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=201501&pcount=&Product_Id=133278
But it does not work with Mac 0SX10.3 and above. Do you guys have any sugestions?

neochivers
08-02-2005, 01:43 PM
what is your keyboard (make/moddel)?

willboy
08-02-2005, 06:18 PM
I was looking into getting the Logitech Dinovo Media Desktop on sale at zipzoomfly

willboy
08-02-2005, 06:19 PM
I found this: http://sewelldirect.com/USBManualShareSwitchHub2To4.asp
Would this work okay

Jaggannath
08-02-2005, 09:10 PM
Try using edit willboy

And though I'm no expert, I'd suggest that would work fine.

glc
08-03-2005, 02:02 PM
Manual sharing switches may not work, because when you switch to the Mac, the PC may error out due to no keyboard being detected, and possibly vice versa. You should use a KVM because they simulate a keyboard and mouse to the inactive unit. Just use a full USB KVM and don't hook up the monitor to it.

As an aside, I have used manual USB sharing switches to connect USB printers and scanners to both a Mac and a PC, and it works great for that.