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What if you want to switch ONE monitor, for example a 5K Apple Studio Display, between a Mac Mini and a MacBook?

Does a reliable solution exist that includes all accessories built in/attached to the monitor? (Ethernet, monitor speakers, monitor camera, power delivery charging, etc.)

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My "dumb" solution here is that I've plugged all peripherals into a dock. I have a cable go from my dock to my Macbook or desktop. I have to physically replug every time but it's just the one cable for charging + data transfer so it is simple enough

I use this and it generally works fine: https://a.co/d/5vDBGMM . I had issues with getting full framerate and resolution until I tried a few different cables. The only issues I have are that sometimes the monitor will get all glitchy on one computer. Turning it off and on sometimes helps, restarting the computer sometimes help, and other times it just doesn’t work one day and works fine the next. Overall though I’ve only had the issue where it’s glitchy and I distorts the screen and I couldn’t fix it for that one day it happened ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It hasn’t been enough of an issue to mess with it more or try a different one

I built something like this. Luckily my monitor has an IR remote control, which allowed me to record and replay control codes to switch inputs. I used a USB hub that also had an IR remote control for my keyboard/mouse, and I used a teensy with an IR LED to send codes to both the USB switch and monitor. I used an IR repeater/extender to route the IR signal from underneath my desk where the teensy/usb switch are to the back of my monitor where it can reach the monitor’s IR receiver. I also made a little NodeJS app that shares my clipboard between my computers. Although the whole setup is pretty hacky, it works surprisingly well.

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