Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Auto Switchbox (4 PCs to 1 Device)

Product Description:
The Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Switch makes sharing easy and fun -- just as your teacher claimed back in kindergarten! Four built-in downstream ports allow you to connect a device such as a printer to as many as four USB computers. An upstream port connects with virtually any peripheral. Share a printer, scanner, or hard drive by pushing the Selector Button on the front of the switch. The selected computer becomes the "active" computer and accesses the peripheral. Used in combination with USB hubs, you can share up to 127 USB devices with up to four USB computers No software or power supply required FCC, CE, and C-Tick certified Free Technical Support Belkin Lifetime Warranty

Average customer rating:

No muss, no fuss. Read more for ACTUAL dimensions...
Looks real good, so far
Belkin F1U200 Auto Switchbox Review Feb. 2006
Not as expected
Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Auto Switchbox (4 PCs to 1 Device)

Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Auto Switchbox (4 PCs to 1 Device)

Manufacturer: Belkin Components
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

4 downstream USB ports plus 1 upstream peripheral connection port
USB 1.1 and 2.0 compatible
Simple pushbutton port selection
Supports virtually all high-speed and low-speed USB devices
Lifetime warranty

ASIN: B00006B5VH

Product Description

The Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Switch makes sharing easy and fun -- just as your teacher claimed back in kindergarten! Four built-in downstream ports allow you to connect a device such as a printer to as many as four USB computers. An upstream port connects with virtually any peripheral. Share a printer, scanner, or hard drive by pushing the Selector Button on the front of the switch. The selected computer becomes the "active" computer and accesses the peripheral. Used in combination with USB hubs, you can share up to 127 USB devices with up to four USB computers No software or power supply required FCC, CE, and C-Tick certified Free Technical Support Belkin Lifetime Warranty

Customer Reviews:

No muss, no fuss. Read more for ACTUAL dimensions..........2006-10-20

I almost didn't buy this product because of the incorrect dimensions listed in the product description. As of this writing, the product dimensions are listed as 10" in size. I didn't want a 10" paperweight on my desk! Well I bought it anyway and it's much smaller: The REAL dimensions are 4" x 4.5" x 1.25". And it only weighs a few ounces.

This switchbox is exactly what I wanted: no software, just plug it in and it WORKS (how often does THAT happen?!?!) both with my iBook and my PC.

Looks real good, so far.......2006-03-13

I've only had this product installed for a little over a week. Yet, the early results look real good. So, I am pleased. The product was VERY easy to install and get working right away. (I have it switching print jobs between various laptops running different operating systems; Mac OS-10.2.82, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, and Microsoft Windows 2000.) Although, in that there is no documentation, I can see some people possibly having trouble figuring out how to manually switch the ports by pressing the black button on the front of the device. The bottom line is - in my view and to no surprise, this being a dirt-simple device, all I did was set it and forget it.

Belkin F1U200 Auto Switchbox Review Feb. 2006.......2006-02-25

I use this switch to share a printer with two computers. It is easy to set up, use, and has been trouble free. A very minor wish is that it would automatically find the computer that is turned on first. However, to use the manual switch is simple. Am I glad that I have it? Yes. Would I buy another one, absolutely!

Not as expected.......2005-10-29

This is NOT an AUTO switchbox. It is a MANUAL switch where the user has to press a button to select the device to be connected.
In Windows, you will get an error "unsafe removal of device" when swiching.
NOT AS ADVERTISED.

Belkin F1U200 4-Port USB Auto Switchbox (4 PCs to 1 Device).......2005-09-30

I bought this device to hook two computers to one printer using two different operating systems. Works perfect. Simple setup, straight forward use. The lights are clear and easy to read. My only complaint is the additional cables I had to buy, they only send one extra cable. I think they should give you four since you can add up to four devices. The price was good for what I got. I would recommend this for even novice users of computers.

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