Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio
For a great way to access four computers from one monitor, keyboard and mouse the Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio allows connection of up to four computers with keyboard and mouse as well as audio.
Ease of Use, Performance: 23/25, Look & Feel: 24/25,
Features 20/25, How much I enjoy 20/25
Total: 87/100
Have four computers or servers and need to control them from one central monitor station? The Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio is a great way to connect them all. Using the Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio you can connect four computers with one central station for controlling and working through one monitor,keyboard/mouse setup with speakers and microphone.
The Lindy CPU Switch Lite works exceptionally well and makes a great way to maintain cables and clutter in your work area as well as working with any operating system. The CPU Lite KVM switch may not be designed for most gamers but I found a great use for it as a switch using my Xbox 360 system as well as the computers I use for my work.
I have a not so unique situation with two computers and three console systems and need all kinds of cabling and power for these devices to get them all to work. While looking for some kind of solution for working with all these components and getting them to work on the same monitor I came across the Lindy Company and a few of their devices.
The Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio is a great solution to connect various computers as well as the Xbox 360 to one central work station with monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse. You can work more efficiently by just pressing the button to change from one computer to the next and still have complete control of the system each time. The Lindy CPU Lite works well even with the Xbox 360 even though it was not designed for that and comes with a complete set of cables for each of the four input computers.
The Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio is a complete hardware solution so there are no drivers to load and the unit is powered by the computers you are using to connect it to. This also means that you cannot use the Xbox 360 on the CPU Lite without powering up one of the computers to supply enough power to the appropriate sections of the CPU Lite.
I tried this out as an experiment and it worked incredibly well to use the CPU Switch Lite with the Xbox 360 as a convenient way for me to have my computers and console system all on one monitor and keyboard setup and with sound. The main setup this is used for of course would be just several computers such as network or internet servers where you are constantly switching from one to the next to control that system. Using the Lindy CPU Switch Lite Audio with several computer systems you can work more efficiently and switch back and forth between the computers simply by pushing the red button on the top of the unit or with keyboard hotkeys.