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Iran, Tehran
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Review on πŸ”€ CKL HDMI KVM Switch 2 Port: High Definition Multimedia Interface with Cables 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 321HD (CKL-321DH) by John Naidu

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Very good but not great KVM switch

Very happy with the features of this KVM switch. It does what it's supposed to, letting you switch your keyboard, mouse, and HDMI monitor between your gaming PC and Mac Mini. It's made me gulp once in the 2 weeks I've had it and I had to unplug and plug the power adapter back in to reset it, but other than that it works perfectly - only takes 4 or 5 seconds to finish. Switching, I'm sure there is a faster KVM switch out there. I took off a star because for some reason when I'm using my Mac Mini and my gaming PC is running and decides to go to sleep, the monitor goes to sleep even though it's set to Mac Mini and the monitor turns off while I use it. I'm not sure why this is - my understanding of how the KVM switch works shows that when the switch is set to a Mac, the signal from the PC shouldn't go to the monitor, but I don't know. I like the little remote control. He's holding a switch with all those ugly wires tucked behind the monitors with a tiny black box to access them. They even offer a cute little sticky backing to stick in a convenient place! It lights up to show you which computer is selected, so you don't have to guess if the computer or the switch isn't responding. When the switch failed it was obvious because pressing the button wouldn't change the selected input - I knew it was the switch, not the computer, that needed to be restarted. I wish I could give it 5 stars but the sleep monitor is a weird and annoying thing. I usually only have 1 computer active at a time so it's not a big deal for me but be aware. I'm sure you can find a better KVM switch, but you'll probably pay a lot more. I recommend for the price.

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • I don't remember but there was something