SABRENT 2 Port USB Type C KVM Switch with 60 Watt Power Delivery Option (USB KCPD)

Like many people, my work setup changed this year to working at home. This meant bringing my work laptop home and having to work there. I already had a nice desktop setup with a 4K 24" LG monitor, speakers hooked up to the monitor and nice mechanical keyboard and (cheap) gaming mouse. Also had various peripherals such as a webcam and USB microphone. For a while I was moving cables back and forth but that got old real quick.So the good news. This KVM works as advertised. The "bad" news, there were some quirks - but I am still giving a 5 star review because those quirks could have been due to my computer or my specific peripherals.My setup:4K 24" LG 24UD58-B monitorRed Dragon K556 RGB mechanical keyboardRed Dragon M601-3 gaming mouse (nothing fancy, but has glowing lights)1/8" 2.1 powered speaker setup, plugged into monitorHome built desktop w/ nVidia GTX 1060 & TB3 card (so I can embed video in USB-C cable)Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED (2019)It took a bit of configuration to get everything working - initially I had been using DisplayPort from my desktop to the monitor but I had to switch to HDMI - but nothing major. Just re-routing some wires and changing where things are plugged in.I have the keyboard plugged directly into the KVM and a hub plugged into the other KVM port. The hub then has the USB webcam and USB microphone. I originally had the mouse plugged in as well but it was having weird problems. It would occasionally freeze up until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. This is a "cheap" gaming mouse so it could be the mouse having issues, drawing too much power. Could be the computer having issues with a mouse connected through so many hub devices. Could be the KVM. Could be the hub itself. Not sure. For now I'm just plugging the mouse directly into the computer. Seeing as the keyboard, webcam and USB mic all work fine I'm assuming it is something unique to this mouse OR the combination of everything involved. If the KVM was at fault I would expect one of the other devices to also have issues.I can also confirm that this KVM works with 4K@60Hz over HDMI w/ audio. Initially, both desktop and laptop came up at 30Hz, but after I went into advanced settings on each and switched them to 60Hz they remembered that.Hot plugging works fantastic as does switching between inputs. Obviously it takes a few seconds for things to settle since as far as the computer is concerned you just unplugged or plugged in the cable. But everything comes up exactly like I would expect.I can't make any claims to the power delivery, though I would expect it works fine. My laptop does not support charging over USB-C so I couldn't really test that.It should also be noted that this is not a "smart" KVM - which is fantastic. And what I mean by that is the KVM doesn't emulate a keyboard/mouse to the computer, it directly passes it through. This has the downside that you can't do switching from the keyboard with hotkeys. But the upside is that your fancy keyboard and all it's media keys actually work.In my opinion, this device would be perfect if it provided 3 USB ports. 1 for Keyboard, 1 for Mouse and 1 for "other USB device (including hub)".

I desperately wanted to like this KVM switch. Everything about it functioned perfectly except for the connection between my Logitech unifying receiver and MX Keys / MX Master mouse. My use case is two Macbooks (M2 Pro and M1 Air). After "forgetting" both keyboard and mouse on the Air, I was able to add both devices via Logi+ software while the unifying receiver was plugged into one of the USB-A ports on the KVM. But the connection was super unstable. You could observe this right from the Logi+ app that shows the connection status of both devices. The connection would drop for up to a few seconds every 2-10 seconds. It was basically unusable. I confirmed that the dongle works without lag when plugged directly into either macbook. Further research shows that Logitech doesn't recommend using their unifying receiver in a USB hub. So I can't fault Sabrent for my use case not working. I'm bummed that other reviewers seem to have been able to accomplish this in similar scenarios but I wasn't.

Love that Sabrent is willing to spent a few more bucks for providing different types of electric plugs. There are 3 types of electric plugs in the packages (US, UK, EU standard plugs) so that it fits for customers around the world. The build quality is great, the bottom of the switch button is magnetic so that I can stick on any surface without the double sided tape (which also included in the package). It works perfectly and easy to install, just plug in the power and the 2 pc and it works flawlessly and the connection is stable. I think it’s great for money too, this price for that many ports + supports for 8K 60Hz. The only suggest to the Sabrent team is that perhaps it should add supports on charging devices. I’ve plug in a 3A 15V wireless charger and it blinks green light (not sufficient power).

First, reviews say that this KVM was frying motherboards. This is true, as a representative of the company has acknowledged this and even posted that the issue was eventually patched. I also contacted the company directly and they did not acknowledge that there was ever a problem. I had a lot of red flags going off, but decided to try it anyway. I do believe the issues were patched as my motherboard is still working great. However, I have a Mac Studio as one of my connected computers and none of the USB 3.1 ports (the ports are not 3.2 like the company states) detect any of the connected devices on boot. I had to unplug and then plug back in my devices every time to get them working. On my connected PC it was a bit of a mess as well with my monitor not always initializing on boot. Then, sometimes everything worked well and other times not at all. This device is a mess. I hope they can fix these issues in future revisions but based on the conversation that I had with their company, I have my doubts.