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Review on IOGEAR 8-Port USB PS/2 Combo VGA KVMP Switch with USB KVM Cables, GCS1808KITU Enhanced for SEO by Chris Sisley

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great with one tiny exception

I have several systems that I'm really tired of swapping cables to work with. It's a well-made KVM in the sense that it performs as expected and is well put together overall. Includes several cables - the one I have with USB and a monitor on one end and a branded connector on the other that looks like a VGA connector. Cables are included and are 4x 6' and 4x 10'. At the end of the console a short VGA, PS/2 (x2) and USB (x2) connector needs to be used where I plug the wireless keyboard/mouse dongle into the USB plus connector with keyboard markers and that's it in order . I've found this in the system bios sometimes, and apparently it only doubles on the 1st slot on the command keys. If you're REALLY fast you can sometimes get it to trigger with a button press, but otherwise it's a little annoying. Other than that, it works GREAT. Fantastic for my needs. 4 servers, 1 desktop with DVI only - with a DVI-VGA adapter and no problem. Double-clicking Scroll-Lock brings up the KVM menu, which can be operated entirely from the keyboard. Tap-tap/blip, work in the system, tap-tap/blip, work in another system. Rinse and repeat if necessary. UPDATE: I decided to post an update now that I've been using it for a while. After buying a smaller keyboard and a new mouse, I found that when using a unified wireless receiver (i.e. one receiver for KB and M) there were REAL intermittent signals when KVM was working correctly. In most cases, the mouse is not there at all. I finally solved this problem by returning the receiver to a device and plugging it into the appropriate USB port with the wireless device's receiver on the KVM input. Since then, not a bit of trouble. I haven't even checked if there is a newer firmware, it just works.

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