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A handy device for sharing USB devices among computers.
Those of you with more than one computer know the problem well: you've only got one printer and one scanner, usually attached to the same PC. When you want to print from the other PC, it's a long and tiresome job to transfer the files.
Lindy has one possible answer with its USB AutoShare. The paperback book-sized unit allows up to four computers to share three USB devices. All that each PC needs is the driver for the box and the driver for each USB device.
It works on a first-come first-served basis, so the first PC to connect to, say, the printer, is the only PC that can use that device until it is finished.
Check the website for a full list of compatible printers before you buy. And be aware that, as USB cables can only be 5m long at maximum, the AutoShare does rely on you having all four PCs in the same room to work.
Contact: Lindy 01642 754000
www.lindy.co.uk
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