USB-C KVM switch?
 

I have been using this Sabrent KVM switch for a few years now. Generally it works fine, but sometimes a laptop plugged into it won't recognize it and I have to unplug from it both computers and both power supplies. I would like to find a replacement, both for that, and one that has some extra USB ports for a camera etc. Does anyone know of one?

I'm looking to connect two laptops; most of the ones I find are for a desktop and a laptop or two desktops, for some reason.

I haven't tried any for multiple PC connections, but I just recently got a JetKVM and a Glinet Comet. Both are great for a single machine. I think I prefer the Comet over the JetKVM but both are nice. If you move it around a lot, the screen on the JetKVM is nice though.

These are cheap enough you could probably buy one for each machine?

Hmm, those aren't the same thing. Those are for controlling a computer remotely over the internet (for which I use VNC or Remote Desktop anyway...why buy a hardware device for it?). I am trying to share one monitor, one keyboard, one mouse, and one webcam among two laptops, by tapping a button to switch back and forth.

I was looking into this myself somewhat recently. It appears there's a new generation of both USB-C and DP1.4 KVMs on market made by a company called Level One Techs: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/kvm

The price tag is extremely steep though.

I wound up ordering one of these. I've generally had good experiences with Anker. And it comes with a 180W power supply.

Have this exact model and nothing negative to comment as of yet. good choice

Um, yeah....no, they aren't designed for internet connections at all. They're designed to be (local) networked KVM interfaces. But it sounds like apparently you're looking for a legacy physical KVM device? I would never recommend VNC. Why not just virtualize one OS inside the other?

The official web page for the Comet literally says right at the top, “Remote KVM over Internet”. And goes on to say that it “lets you control a computer or server from anywhere, as if you were sitting right in front of it. Imagine you're traveling, but you need to access and fix a computer at your office.”

The Kickstarter page for the JetKVM says, “Free & Optional Remote Access: Remote management via JetKVM Cloud using WebRTC. Secure and a fast direct connection, even behind the most restrictive NAT environments, with our STUN and TURN servers.”