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I decided to use my 32 inch VIZIO LCD TV as my computer monitor for 2 computers I needed an inexpensive KVM switch and researched them all and liked the reviews for this one. Once the mouse for one of the computers stopped working so I just unplugged the mouse from the switch and from the PC, shut the computer off, plugged the switch back in at both ends and it's been working great ever since. This switch does exactly what I want it to do. I just tap the scroll/lock key twice and it switches flawlessly. Ive had it one month and no serious problems so far. I recommend this product.
I use the Microsoft Natural Elite keyboard for the past 4 years and do not understand why this piece of junk won't work with that.I bought the KVM switch (USB only) from TrendNET and that seems to be working fine. After reading the reviews, I bought this piece.
First my goal was to have access to both Linux and Windows for research and general purposes respectively. Those who have tried dual-boot Linux and Windows in early 2000s know how unstable that combination is -- shelf life of 6 months at most.
I have been using KVM switches for several years. I don't recall what brand it was, but it worked for 2 years.
Frustrations on that front led me to get my first KVM switch. Since I used to work from home (still do) and have personal interests, KVM switch came in handy again.A month ago my previous switch died.
It worked on one computer but not on the other: a single tap begat scores of letters on my desk and I could not use the backspace key. Skip this one and try TrendNET instead.
Everything seemed to work fine.well.perhaps for about a day.Soon after, I started noticing small issues. Since my current KVM wouldn't support my new resolution of 1920 x. Also, during random reboots, my PC would stop finding 23" monitor and instead default back to "Default Monitor". I saw the Iogear on here for a pretty cheap price.
I hit delete on an email, and my keyboard "held" down the DEL key. I went ahead and took the plunge. I really wish I didn't.Iogear's 2-port device was a cinch to hook up. I recently upgraded my monitor to a 23" Widescreen. It's going to take a while to pick and choose them out of the folder. Normally, my shift key would not work until I rebooted my PC.
This would cause my resolution to look quite horrible. The final straw happened today while in Outlook.
What a pain.As it stands now, I'm trashing the Iogear KVM and sticking with just one PC. 1080, I had to get a new KVM.
This caused all my emails to disappear. Certain keys on my keyboard would either stop working, or act like I was holding it down.
This created some horrible issues while sending email. Yes, they're in my Deleted Items folder, but I have about 12,000 emails in the folder, and ones in my inbox were specials ones I saved over about 2 years time.
Maybe something better will eventually pop up.
Needs to be a little wider.I purchased this one and a Linksys which cost a little more and I can not tell the difference. If I remember correctly this one has a better warrenty.Needs a little more space between the connectors (on the switch itself) if you have to use USB adapters for the mouse and keyboardIf you're asking why didn't I just buy the USB one, I prefer using PS2 whenever possible PS2 works better (more consistant when switching from one pc to the other)
I used to have another switch that was poo, but this was one isnt poo. Definitely there arent any bugs or lag or switching problems. My last one, if you pressed the switch button, it didnt always switch and the keyboard and mouse hookups didnt hold well, but the Iogear dominates and doesnt do any of that bad stuff. Definitely worth its buck and bang
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