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I’ve been using this product for about six months now. I purchased it to allow me to switch between a Mac PPC (MDD dual 1.25 ghz) and a Dell Optiplex PC. I have several mice, but the one I use most is Logitech’s MX Revolution. I left one non-cordless mouse hooked up for reasons I will explain later in the review. Let me say that if you are technically challenged, you may find setting this up a bit daunting, but if you are reasonably comfortable with basic networking and the like, you won’t have trouble. I don’t use the keyboard shortcuts for the switch at present (maybe I will start, now that I think of it), so I can’t yet comment on those.

This unit has worked very well for me. It does take some getting used to. The rocker switches on the front of the unit represent each CPU. Press once and release, and the monitor image switches from PC to Mac or vice versa. Press and hold, and your USB devices also switch.

Which leads to caveat numero uno: The USB ports on this baby are only USB 1.1 compliant, so gamers need not apply, or will have to settle for having devices requiring USB 2.0 connections wired directly to each machine. I think this is the greatest weakness of this unit, but that said, I find it livable. I do some programming and have to switch back and forth between PC and Mac fairly frequently, and this switch lets me do that with relative ease.

When switching between computers, there is a lag time as the CPU and monitor synch up through the switch. Also, if you are using a cordless mouse, it takes a moment to activate (Like 20 to 30 seconds). I leave a wired mouse hooked up to be sure that I can wake a sleeping machine, or in the rare event that the cordless doesn’t activate (usually solved by unplugging and replugging the transmitter device). Lately I haven’t had to use the corded mouse at all.

I had to laugh when I read the review where the fellow states that when typing at above 60 wpm the switch has trouble keeping up with him. I only occasionally hi
IOGear 4 Port Dual

I bought a new Digital Camera and bought this 8GB SCHC card with it. It showed up a few days after the camera so not a big deal. UNFORTUNATELY it is a piece of garbage. Took 32 pictures at 14mp and it said the 8GB card was full. Not only that but 10% of the pics were corrupt. I reformatted the card with the camera and got 47 pics with the same reult (card full/ lots of corrupt pics)3rd time i got 152 pics with about 25% corruption. 4th time 52 pics and same results. I then reformated with the PC, same thing, reformat with pc and the camera, same results. I was leaving for a 3 week grand canyon rafting trip 2 days later so I had to go buy another SC card. I bought a different brand (Delkin) of course and it works perfectly.
On return from the trip I called Beach Camera but since I didnt have to original packaging they wouldnt replace it. Who ever keeps the little cardboard sleeve the cards come in after you have to rip it in half to get the card out. I guess thats one way to get around warranty issues. They told me to call Transcend and they would replace it since it has a 1 year warranty. SO, I called Transcend and was told ,”No problem just fill out the online form and mail it back and in a few weeks well send you another card.” PROBLEM, The online form requires you to put in the product # found on the cardboard sleeve or you cant even finish filling out the form. Its not anywhere on the card itself. SO, I had to call Transcend again and get the product # to finish the form. The Cusomer service rep did tell me the card has a lifetime warranty vs electrical problems (not 1 year like Beach Camera told me). Physical damge voids warranty obviously.

I hope the new card works…..even though I’ll probably never use it since I had to buy another card before the trip.
Gizmo Dorks Black Dual

The Catcher In The Rye is not just a story about your frustrated teenager who doesn’t like anything, as his little sister Phoebe points out in the book. It’s a story about the person that reflects the emotions given to us by the world. Here’s a 17 year old who just got kicked out of high school straight into the streets of New York City. He doesn’t seem mad about being kicked out of school, not at all. He enjoys his time as only Holden Caulfield knows how: Calls up old friends, goes to bars, pays for a prostitute (only to not have sex with her), dances with girls in clubs where the best Jazz players play, and eventually manages to get drunk out of his mind. Inside Holden, is a person who is fed up with the world though, the way things are, the way things aren’t. Holden is no role model; he’s a sex crazed, lying, cigarette smoker, but he’s himself. He never pretends to be anything he isn’t and stays true to that ever so famous title, The Catcher In The Rye.
Three Speed Slide Dual

GMC Mountain Bike is GREAT. I love this bike, it’s light, it looks good, it’s comfortable, it rides amazing, it’s a great price for what you get. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

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