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1. #APPLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD FOR MAC MINI 2010 PRO#
2. #APPLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD FOR MAC MINI 2010 SOFTWARE#

So you'd pair it with both Macs and the use the keyboard switches to decide which one you were talking to at any point in time. For example, this keyboard+trackpad combo from IOGear supports switching between 6 BlueTooth hosts.

And then switch between those hosts from hardware keys on them. The other option is to seek out BlueTooth accessories that allow themselves to be paired with more than one host. How the Macs would respond to the BlueTooth receiver in the KVM coming and going as you switched between them is unclear to me. Presumably you'd pair the keyboard and mouse with the BlueTooth receiver in the KVM instead of in either Mac and then using the keyboard shortcuts, switch between control of the Macs who are connected to the KVM via USB. I cannot attest to how well that would work. For example, the Zonet KVM3322W (dead link) worked over USB and provided BlueTooth receiver capabilities. You can find KVM switches that have BlueTooth host receivers in them. You need a BlueTooth host that's "central" to both Macs if you want to use them. They don't pair with more than one BlueTooth host at a time. The trouble is with the devices, the Apple mouse and the keyboard in your case.

#APPLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD FOR MAC MINI 2010 SOFTWARE#

I want to avoid de-pairing and re-pairing the devices each time I want to shift them back or forth.īasically is there software or hardware that works as a Bluetooth KVM switch?

#APPLE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD FOR MAC MINI 2010 PRO#

It's not clear to me how I would tell the MacBook Pro to leave the devices alone so the iMac can have them for the evening. Is it possible to easily share the single set of input devices without having to repeatedly break and reestablish the pairing of the input device to the correct computer? I'm not opposed to buying some type of additional hardware to accomplish this, provided it's not prohibitively costly or cumbersome to use or configure. I'd like to get rid of the wired keyboard and mouse and just use the Bluetooth stuff for both machines (but never simultaneously). During the workday, my iMac acts as a second display for my Macbook Pro via Mini Displayport.Ĭurrently, I use a USB keyboard and mouse for my work computer and a Bluetooth keyboard and Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad for use with my personal computer. I work out of my house where I have two computers: a mid-2010 Macbook Pro (for my day job) and a mid-2010 iMac (personal).