| Fine product at a reasonable price |
I bought this a few days ago to connect to my Dell and Shuttle PCs. Installation is nothing more than connecting the cables, and it has performed flawlessly. No problems with video quality or non-responsive mouse when switching computers. |
5 Rating
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| IOGear MiniView PS/2 KVM Switch |
The unit was easy to install but several keyboards wouldn't sync with the unit. With certain programs, one of the computers keyboards would not work properly. Tried several PS/2 keyboards and had problems with them all. System was running Windows XP Pro on both computers. exchanged unit for a Trendnet uSB KVM switch from Amazon and all the problems went away. |
1 Rating
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| Worked perfectly where more expensive KVMs didn't |
I recently got a new machine with a PCI-E slot and NVIDIA card. My old KVM wasn't able to recognize it.
I tried four switches before keeping this one. One was less expensive, one about the same, and the other two were about $20.00 more. All of them had trouble with my mouse, an older MS Optical mouse that uses a USB to PS/2 adapter. I'd never run into that problem before, but judging from reviews of various switches, it seems to be common.
This switch, aside from taking up less room, works perfectly for me.
They keyboard combo to switch between machines has, so far, worked without a hitch. (I do like to have a button on the switch itself, in case, for some reason, it loses keyboard connectivity, which has happened to me with other switches. The lack of such a button is the only reason I'm giving this 4 stars rather than 5.)
It works perfectly with two FreeBSD machines, whether I'm running the O/S or trying out various live CDs.
On a crowded desk, the small size is a definite plus. I'm glad I tried this before giving up and buying a really high end switch. |
4 Rating
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