Sabrent Thunderbolt 4 KVM Switch | Everything You Need!

[@JustXavier]

I have been waiting on this for *YEARS.*

[@rjburn]

Would've been nice to see a demo of this rather than mostly just a sales pitch. The comment section here is flooded with questions and I have a few unanswered questions as well and not sure if I am ready to buy this without knowing.

[@Holacanthus]

Consider addressing the fact that this product LITERALLY BRICKS MOTHERBOARDS before you continue to market it. A quick glance on Amazon reveals that this is still the case.

[@GG-kc6ie]

You raise a great point about a horribly broken product. Use this product with caution.

[@acuteaura]

if a TB device can brick your board, your board OEM fucked up their thunderbolt controller.

[@lilkwarrior5561]

Kudos for Sabrent for FINALLY stepping up unlike others to provide a Thunderbolt 4 KVM. The two blatant cons is not supporting 3 devices switching input and not supporting 100W+ power. 3 devices would have been far more phenonomal to account for creative professionals and engineers that usuallyswitch from Windows, MacOS/Linus, and their laptop. 100W is needed for the high-end laptops productive users interested in this would likely use such as a M1+ Max Macbook; Thunderbolt 4 absolutely supports this, so it's a bummer that's not supported. Hopefully Sabrent creates an upgraded variant of this KVM in the future. They've already done productive users a HUGE solid making this product exist. Now they NEED to get this in the hands of hardware editors like the The Verge's head hardware editor that has been looking for a KVM like this for years to spread the word!

[@karpfenboy]

yeah I need 3 devices as well

[@roberthill3380]

This is a phenomenal product. I just got mine yesterday, and it is exactly what I have been asking for for years. I have mine connected to my work MacBook Pro and my personal Mac Mini with my Caldigit TS4 downstream which hosts my two Studio Displays and other peripheral connections. It works *flawlessly.* I was fully prepared to have to deal with some workarounds or magic incantations to get this to work, but it worked right out of the box with no problems. This is a rarity these days with specialty products in my experience. This thing rules.

[@SabrentUSAOfficial]

Amazing!!

[@zhaoqingma]

Which MacBook pro version are you using? Does it work for MacBook pro M1? There are some KVM working for M2 Studio Display, but not working for M1 Studio Display. I am looking for KVM for MacBook pro M1. Thanks!

[@Gunbardo]

Wait, so if I'm picturing this correctly, you have 2 computers plugged into this KVM switch, and you then plugged 1 out of the 3 thunderbolt output from the KVM switch into the Caldigit TS4, and finally output to your monitor from the TS4...? That actually works...? I imagine this setup chain to have some bandwidth/throughput instability, can you comment on it? This would be absolutely bananas, dual computers(KVM) + huge selection of ports(TS4).

[@roberthill3380]

Correct. That's exactly what I have been doing, and I haven't hit any bandwidth limits thus far even with storage. It basically just works, I don't think I have even thought about the setup since I made this comment, so that should tell you a bit about it's stability :)@@Gunbardo

[@zaheen656]

@@roberthill3380 How fast is the switching between the two machines? And from I understand if I plug in an ethernet cable into the TS4 that can can still provide wired internet to the two laptops through the Sabrent KVM switch using your setup?

[@dsarlis]

I use this to switch my audio interface + tracking drives, an RME Digiface Dante + StarTech USB enclosures, between two DAW's on PC/Mac, Cubase and Logic. Works great!

[@razorree]

what about frying motherboards ?

[@strangeadmin]

The fact that the switch gets uncomfortably hot and makes electrical hum are minor issues. The biggest problem is that it burned out my msi z690i unify motherboard once I plugged it into TB4 port. The mobo is dead now.

[@em0jr]

I can see using this in my workflow. I work between a Mac and a PC all the time. I do wish the switch had a removable type c cable or wireless or both. This would allow for mounting flexability.

[@songsan807]

I have many Sabrent products and they are good quality. This looks nice and not many cables to deal with. Personally I have outgrown 2 system KVMs like 20 years ago. A 4 system KVM would be nice to most people. 8 system KVM I would be interested in so I can control multiple systems.

[@B3Mac]

I have this now and love it. Was the perfect solution for switching between my home pc/hackintosh to my work macbook pro. I use a ton of peripherals in my field of work and having this + a thunderbolt dock solved it all. One button to swap between machines/displays

[@SabrentUSAOfficial]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AndWhatPshhh]

Hello! I have Macbook Air, Mac Studio, and two Studio displays. I see this kvm switch has 3 thunderbolt ports besides the two ports for the two systems. In the video and description it mentions one display, can this connect to two displays due to the 3 ports? I saw you mentioned you have a lot of peripherals so I figured I'd ask, thanks!

[@B3Mac]

⁠@@AndWhatPshhhmy setup is pretty unique but from what I understand about thunderbolt 4 is that it can support multiple displays. I’d buy off Amazon and if it doesn’t suit your specific needs return it!

[@niccoloparodi]

hey! just wondering how are you plugging the hackintosh to the kvm!

[@mrpipps90]

Are you using a DAC by any chance? I’m wondering if I can switch between machines and still use my speaker setup.

[@michaelrajgroves5490]

For me, there are two design faults as someone who uses a KVM switch daily. First, the switching button should be able to be disconnected because I use my switch under my desk and if your switch button could disconnect I could just drill a hole and position it so little or no cable is showing. Secondly, all the ports should be on one side even the KVM switch I use has the same design fault. So as mine is placed under my desk having cables coming from the rear means they can't be seen but having the two separate PC cables coming from the front means cable management is a problem. I know your products are premium, I love your products but all manufacturers should consult users when designing technology as its the end user who knows what works and what does not, best wishes and I enjoy the videos, cheers

[@lithiumsulfate7361]

This product feels like it's trying to be both a KVM and a dock. I'm happy this product exists, but I wish that it was a simple "Two in / one out, bus powered" KVM, and then let the user plug a docking station into the output to customize it. (And yes, the tethered switching button is a huge design flaw)

[@ozcliff6065]

⁠@@lithiumsulfate7361can you not plug in tb4 docking stations to the back?

[@matt_leaf]

Looks great, my only feedback for a v2 would be to have all cables coming off the back, including the integrated button cable, for better cable management. As it stands it's not very elegant having the two cables plugging into the front. Save the front for any peripheral ports for usb drives and mouse dongles.

[@arjunparti1831]

In the example with the macbook & desktop PC, how do you connect everything? I am particularly wondering how the graphics card from the desktop PC connects to the KVM

[@MTSportfishing]

some mobos with thunderbolt support have dp in so you can pass it though

[@EricvanWijk]

Is the Thunderbolt connectivity bi-directional? i.e. can it connect camera, microphone integrated with the monitor and any USB-C devices plugged into the monitor?

[@MBHDtech]

How did you connect this to the Windows PC? Was one of the PC ports connected to the GPU? Or was it connected to a Thunderbolt Port on the Motherboard? Thanks

[@norskluna]

I would love to this too.

[@krunge]

I would also love to know this!

[@bart9522]

Is it available in Europe?

[@SGmingyan]

Hi is only a specific display port to Thunderbolt will works for this setup? I’m also using an Apple studio display and connecting iPad to PC1 port and PC connected to PC2 port, but my Apple studio display can only detect the video from my iPad and not my PC.

[@bizprofitable9288]

Great review. Question, will this also work with 2 monitors?

[@owenhorn7548]

my question exactly

[@JustXavier]

Literally just ordered mine.

[@RouvenMarkovic]

Will this be available in Germany anytime soon ? Thx a lot in advance

[@vin8816]

Does it support connecting to a docking station like Lenovo Gen 2 Thunderbolt 3 ? Basically 2 laptops go into the front PC1 and PC2 and output to that dock which has everything plugged into it (3 displays, keyboard, mouse, printer webcam etc)

[@goingfurther8092]

Does this work with daisy chained monitors?

[@cinechimp]

Is there a version of this that has a remote instead of the button - my computers are not close to my screens to use a button ???

[@Reedith]

KVM solve a problem a lot of people don't even know they have I'm a big fan of the level 1 tech kvms that Wendell makes but I need one that supports 4K 120

[@owlmostdead9492]

His KVM does support 4k120 even with freesync, so wdym?

[@Bitoypalaboy]

Can I use a KVM switch with a docking station?

[@Sudarshansridhar]

I have logitech mouse and keyboard both are connected with bluetooth to my laptop wirelessly. If I use this kvm and want to use wireless keyboard and mouse for two laptops , how can i use ? My keyboard supports upto 3 devices but not my blue tooth mouse and I don't want to use a wired keyboard. And there is no dongle for both keyboard and mouse and they work with bluetooth only. Could you please let me know / suggest if I buy this kvm how the setup with bluetooth keyboard and mouse would be. Thank you.

[@bkohnen]

Look for a mouse/keyboard that comes with a USB dongle that you can connect to the KVM. This way you skip Bluetooth but stay wireless.

[@paulchiu]

Would this support the 2019 Apple Pro Display XDR at 6K 60Hz, shared with a 2019 Mac Pro and a 2023 MacBook Pro at that 6K 60Hz resolution and full colors?

[@Wagwag42501]

My prayers have been answered. I'm surprised no body looked into this for years until now. I bought 2.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Is it also compatible with a Thunderbolt dock? i.e. can I put a TB3 dock connected to one of the "device" Thunderbolt 4 ports, so that all of the devices connected to my TB3 dock (monitor via DisplayPort, monitor via the Dock's downstream TB3 port, dock's audio connections, dock's Ethernet port, etc,) or will it not pass through both DP Alt mode & TB both to a port? I have a setup now where everything goes through my dock, I have to switch the dock from work laptop to personal laptop to personal desktop. I rarely use both the work laptop and personal laptop at the same time, so my use case would be one of the "PC" ports always connected to my personal desktop, the other "PC" port I would switch between my work and personal laptops. Right now, switching to my personal desktop is annoying because its TB3 port is not easy to reach, I need to crawl under the desk to connect that. So just removing that part of the switching problem would be great.

[@dball584]

What about two laptops and two Thunderbolt Monitors. The Monitors are TB3 and they are daisy chained via TB3 with one cable coming off that pair of monitors into this switch. Will that work?

[@aleksandrmikhailov3255]

Does g-sync work with this kvm?

[@Bitoypalaboy]

I have a PC and a Mac each of them have a docking station. Can I connect the docking station to this?

[@allanclark3261]

Do the LEDs still mismatch the device? (lighting PC1 when PC2 is active, PC2 when PC1 active)

[@ChrisAbad]

Would this work if I am using an LG OLED TV as my monitor? Currently connect my MacBook Pro and my work HP laptop through HDMI (2.1).

[@WinterSina]

what if my graphics card doesnt have a usbc output? how do i connect it to the kvm?

[@TheVisualvictor]

Sound great! Thanks!

[@EdKenUK]

This looks like a decent V1 but in as d to see the remote is using an integrated wire. Personally, this is so close to the product I’ve been looking for for years but I’ll wait for the V2 and hope that three computers are supported at 120hz with 100w charging. Theses are basic must haves for so many people that I’m pretty shocked they were omitted from this device, unless it’s that thing where a company make an almost great product so they can go back to the early adopters and sell them the V2 a few months later? A few bonus features would be hotkey switching, keeping windows in the same layout when switching and if you really want to impress me, HomeKit support!

[@user-bt8xn8gh3f]

The wire is integrated to prevent ppl plugging in longer cables that are not TB4 compliant. Then they'd be constantly inundated with support requests that had nothing to do with their product. If I was designing this product, I'd integrate that cable too. Known, fixed length and quality = guaranteed to work.

[@EdKenUK]

@@user-bt8xn8gh3f remind me not to buy any product you design in that case. Making a product that will break due to a fixed cable that can’t be replaced is basically producing e-waste that gives a bad user experience. I’d rather be able to respond with a macro to questions about a third party cable suggesting they use a high quality cable of the correct length than have to deal with legitimate returns from users who have a damaged fixed cable. An email is much cheaper than a full refund. You’re objectively wrong.

[@ShikharKumar-fz6ti]

Can a user connect this KVM to a Dock like Caldigit TS4 or OWC Thunderbolt 4 dock in order to connect the dock with 2 PCs without suppressing Dock's performance ???

[@p0rt23]

I'm curious about this as well. I have a Mac plugged into a CalDigit dock and a ThinkPad plugged into a dock, I'd like to be able to plug both docks into the KVM to share a single monitor.

[@tddtv]

Can you switch a Mac Studio Display with 2 macs?

[@tarikabdullah7694]

Beautiful, and what I needed….. but I’ll never understand why manufacturers keep putting the thunderbolt 4 connection in the front of the system. Such a messy look on the desk. The “magic” should always happen behind closed doors. (In the back)

[@startracer]

This product falls short in many areas - the main one being, why is it powered by a giant brick instead of usb-c? Given it has its own separate power supply, why does it only offer charging at 60w to a single laptop

[@Jay0Ve17]

Hey everyone, I have a setup that consists of: (2) monitors: Apple studio display & LG Ultra Fine currently connected to a M2 macbook. I would like to switch seamlessly to my custom built PC and use the same monitors along with apple keyboard and logi mouse (both bluetooth connected). Would this Sabrent KVM switch enable me to do so? What about if I wanted to get ambitious and hook up my PS5 to it as well? I'm more concerned with the pc/mac workflow. Thanks!

[@BojanBojovic]

Thanks. How do you solve the brightness or the lack of on the Studio Display when connected to Windows? Does sleeping and waking works normally with your Macbook? I plan to do exactly the same thing, but I would not like to loose the idiot friendly Apple "it just works" integration. :)

[@CrivRex]

WhT can I do if I have two monitors I want to switch between my MacBook and pc?

[@gabrielsmetzer4137]

What about the bluetooth keyboard?

[@MD-nf6sv]

How much input lag does this add compared to going straight to the studio display?

[@NikhilKumar-fj2dg]

So much cable ho to manage all that?

[@alexofindy4071]

Many users report that this device fries motherboards and laptops. This includes 2024 comments on the Amazon web site. Has Sabrent fixed this important defect?

[@paulchiu]

What is the operating temperture range?

[@Motawa88]

can it do 4k 144hz?

[@MavisMing]

When will this be available for international customers?

[@1stRanger]

So how do I connect this to PC that doesn't have type-C video output? And let's be honest here most PCs don't have type-C video.

[@lobbyskids2]

Ive just tried using a usb-c to usb-a adapter and it doesnt work. it will allow you to access all the peripherals connected but not video and the switch function doesnt work at all.

[@1stRanger]

@@lobbyskids2 well ofc video won’t work via such cable. For that you gonna need bidirectional Type-C to DP cable and connect DP side of it to your card’s video output. The question is - will both video and peripherals work if connected via two cables or only either of two.

[@lobbyskids2]

@@1stRanger I just so happen to have such a cable so I will let you know how it goes when I test it after work

[@lobbyskids2]

@@1stRanger yer didn't work

[@anthonyescribens]

I have a SAMSUNG 49” Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor which can support up to 240Hz and 5120 x 1440 Resolution, can this switch support this refresh rate and resolution?

[@razorree]

how about connecting 2 monitors ? every other KVM switch can do 1 monitor ....

[@andrewstorms481]

I'm currently running two thunderbolt docks to give my personal and work macbook pros 4 displays, depending on which one I have hooked up. Would this switch be able to pass through all 4 displays (and other peripheral connections) from both docks to each computer?

[@b3rc1]

I’m curious too, let me know if you found any device for that needs

[@jawadkhanniazi2802]

Is it compatible with Caldigit Ts4v

[@TheRealPinky050]

I just got mine this week. I've connected my work PC and personal Mac Mini to a 1 Samsung 32-inch display and it works perfectly so far. My only concern is that I feel that the unit is quite hot to the touch. I don't run any demanding programs or do gaming, so I'm not sure if this is normal? On a different note, the product description on the Sabrent website does not specify if the box contains the 2 thunderbolt cables and different power cables as mentioned in this video. I wrote to Sabrent's support team, who responded that the box contains what is described on their website. That turned out to not be true, the box contains exactly what is shown in this video, so now I've ended up with an extra Thunderbolt cable I bought separately and don't need now.

[@lester-mx]

WARNING! Extended monitors mode will not work on Mac OS since it doesn't support MST (DisplayPort MultiStream). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I just purchased the USB C Dual HDMI KVM and it's only able to display mirrored mode on a MacBook Pro with M1 Pro.

[@SabrentUSAOfficial]

I will have a video out on this very soon, but basically with dock, I have used my MBP M1 Pro with this dock with two HDMI monitors using a dual HDMI to thunderbolt adapter and I have also used this with my Apple Studio display too, all using extended mode. Be sure to stay subscribed for that video, its coming soon and hopefully it will help with your question!

[@lester-mx]

​@@SabrentUSAOfficial I hope to see this setup soon!

[@synop_op]

could you have more than one display using those rear tb4 ports?

[@ksomkar]

I got this, and this can only support 2 monitors at a time. I thought this could handle 3 since it had 4 TB ports..

[@meccu19]

Integrated button is bad, once broken gg

[@YulRun]

Do you have a variant that offers dual 4K Displays?

[@krunge]

When will this be available in Europe?

[@Ak.srss31]

If anyone has this and can answer this question that would be lovely! I have 2 macbook pros - one personal and one for work. Both sit, closed, in a vertical stand on my desk. Will this seamlessly switch between the two, while both their clamshells remain closed? That is the main problem I've had in the past with other KVM switches. I do not have enough room on my desk to keep both macbooks open. I'd rathe they remain closed and sit in the stand, with the switch able to wake them.

[@imurashka]

Such a needed device! Will it support 4k 144hz monitor?

[@lilkwarrior5561]

Hopefully they answer soon for your use case. 4K@144hz is supported by modern DisplayPort 1.4 w/ DSC. If this has modern DSC support, yes; otherwise no. This has DSC support, so it' promising that your use case is accommodated.

[@parasarorain]

Are you available in Canada?

[@damientech88]

I met someone once that only used one monitor. It was a long time ago though.

[@gregorymoore2877]

Host connections on the front are a deal breaker. Host connections belong on the back. Otherwise you have cables running all over your desk.

[@joshmorgan4790]

Available in Australia?

[@Renee.Dominique1]

**Question:** I’m looking for a USB-C switcher that allows me to connect my USB-C EarPods to both my Mac Mini (for WhatsApp/Zoom calls) and my Pixel 7 Pro (for cellular calls). Here are the specifics of my setup: **Mac Mini:** Running macOS Ventura, primarily used for WhatsApp and Zoom calls. Pixel 7 Pro: Running Android 13, used for regular cellular phone calls. **USB-C EarPods:** Standard USB-C EarPods with built-in microphone. **Requirements:** The switcher should support seamless switching between devices without needing to unplug and replug the EarPods. It should also maintain audio quality and microphone functionality across both devices. Does anyone know of a USB-C switcher that can handle this setup?

[@Porschession]

So I've got two Apple Pro Displays, a Mac Studio and a Windows Work-Notebook, capable of running two 4K monitors. If anybody knows a way, how to run these two systems in a Two-Monitor configuration, that'd be great!

[@FansOfCrypto]

Ports at the front is an ugly solution. You can see at 3:42 that it isn't elegant at all. I would much prefer if the device was slightly wider and have everything at the back. One of the reasons why I am changing my KVM is because my existing one has ports for mouse and keyboard at the front. I do not want to have so many cables being visible on my desk.

[@bkohnen]

just missing a LAN port

[@1stRanger]

Making button integrated was a really dumb move. Does it even support keyboard shortcuts? I guess not...

[@htko89]

Does any consumer grade KVM support keyboard shortcuts?

[@1stRanger]

@@htko89 Any decent KVM has shortcuts. Who needs KVM without shortcuts?

[@htko89]

@@1stRanger consumer grade is the key. We're not talking industrial kvm for datacenters and server racks. Most KVM in this category don't have shortcuts.

[@streetside2833]

Why the hell does it cost almost $400?

[@ambig1]

Not available in India, very sad

[@MichaelLewis-e6f]

Jeffry Island

[@joshuayonathan5373]

Im really not a fan of putting those ports on the front of the switch, creates unnecessary clutter

[@Vivek-g3r]

Can i use this to switch two computers to two monitors!?

[@damientech88]

No

[@CaesarAugustus.]

Shows us what it does but doesn’t show us how to do it.

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[@choppergirl]

I don't use Thunderbolt and never plan to. Got USB?

[@lilkwarrior5561]

This makes no sense. Thunderbolt 4 by design supports USB and all the optional features that are actually required with Thunderbolt. That is why Thunderbolt is preferred over USB-especially cables.

[@htko89]

Plenty of usb kvm switches on the market. If only KZbinr commenters knew how to google.

[@choppergirl]

@@htko89 I was being sarchastic like... Got Milk? ANyway, most KVM switches aren't very good, doing strange things like losing your keyboard or mouse when you switch, or making the display hardware disappear to windows and then reappear, or your resolutions changing and getting messed up. None of them are implemented very good which is why I decided not to get a new one.

[@jerome5969]

It’s too big on a small desk

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[@lobbyskids2]

Just bought mine and it has been far from easy to set up. I have the thunderbolt cable connected to my PC using a usb-c to usb-a adaptor. Its plugged into a usb 3.2 port and still there is no image on my monitor. Works with my work laptop but not my pc which was the whole point. Barely any PCs or graphics cards support usbc/thunderbolt 4. This thing cost more than my monitor and it simply just doesn't work. I suppose im luck though becuase at least im not one of people whos entire desktop was fried and then Sabrent refused to pay for the damage they caused.