The last time I checked, Radioshack.com was clearancing out some of the electronic switches, as much as 50% off. You might want to check there (country club and southern) and see if they have any, or at least how much they are. > Generally, I've found the "manual" switch boxes to be pretty hard on the > hardware. Most are poorly constructed, as well. The only thing they've got > going for them is cost. > > I eventually saved enough money for a good electronic switch. These keep a > constant signal to the computer for keyboard and mouse, so the computer > never knows that they were switched away. It's also nice if a power-outage > causes a reboot, since all computers will "see" the keyboard and mouse when > they boot, regardless of what position the switch is in.