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  1. 03-03-2004, 08:58 PM #1
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    If you regularly mend your friends/relatives pc's

    then you have to get one of these.....

    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=46424

    Moby-Dick sugested it to me ages ago..and Agent too I think .....

    one monitor....one keyboard...one mouse....doesn't need a power supply....

    and plug in two PCs...

    boot them up whenever you want and just swap between them...am defragging one PC RIGHT NOW while on here....both different resolutions (it remembers them)

    And cos its a BOX with switches, not a cable that needs you to hit a combo of keystrokes to swap over, things like Cntrl C for copy (you DOS boys are gonna tell me thats wrong now huh ) still works

    £18.79 inc VAT.

    And it blumin well works too

    God I love toys does it show ?

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    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bargain! Cheers Dude
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    hmmm i would... but i have a dual input monitor...
    the downside is i get to reuse my old optical mouse, and have 2 keyboards on my desk, which i dont mind, except when i relised i just typed this on the wrong comp
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    Looks useful even if you arent mending friends/relatives computers. But i will never buy anything of ebuyer again....
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    Damn that's so cheap I'll buy one next time I get something off ebuyer.

    However, I have a spare monitor so it's never really been a problem servicing PC's for people. In fact, I usually go to them - I'm king of service in my area, lol.
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    hmmm i would... but i have a dual input monitor...
    the downside is i get to reuse my old optical mouse, and have 2 keyboards on my desk, which i dont mind, except when i relised i just typed this on the wrong comp
    There's a simple solution if you have dual monitor. Ebuyer sell a USB switch. Get it and a USB hub, then plug your devices into the hub as follows:

    Code:
    [USB Mouse]-----+                           +--[Computer A]
                |                           |
[USB Keyboard]--+--[USB Hub]--[USB Switch]--+
                |                           |
[USB Kettle?]---+                           +--[Computer B]
    Et voila, a very cheap KVM solution for anyone with a USB mouse/keyboard.
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    Aaron..nice graphic

    My new box is just ACE...its under my desk, out of the way, and I hit the buttons with my toe

    Streamlined or WHAT

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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    Multitasking dude, multitasking

    one hand on the keyboard, the other holding a pint, and your toe to switch boxes, dammit you're EVOLVED
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    Just what I need for my firewall/*nix learning box cheap too!
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    Bloody hell thats cheap, gonna order myself one, cheers Zak
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    suppose it should be in Bargain hunt, but its so.....so.....HARDWARE-Y

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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    I was just looking for one of these and thought I'd do a search here... Thanks mate, might order one soon.
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    Useful - unless you have a dual monitor and dual input main, also lotsa spare keyboards/mice to testing

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