💻 IOGEAR 16-Port Rackmount KVM Switch Console with 17-inch TFT LCD Monitor, Keyboard, and Touchpad - USB Cables Included Review

This device is well built. The build quality is excellent. I ordered one of these units from New Egg, racked it up and found the keyboard unresponsive. I contacted IOGear support to find out the problem. The IOGear support contact was that I had a defective device. I returned the unit to New Egg which was out of stock so they couldn't send me a new one. I ordered a replacement unit from Revain but found the second unit had the same issue. I contacted IOGear support again by phone where the…

Two for two DOESN'T WORK! The video of the first device was ok but the keyboard/mouse didn't work - basically the USB didn't work (tested on 3 different computers with 2 different operating systems). Troubleshooting IOGEAR and they determined it must be the faulty device. I ordered a replacement from Revain and neither USB nor video works on device #2! To satisfy my curiosity, I connected the USB/video cable from the first failed device to the new device and the video came back, but the USB…

This device is well suited for its purpose. USB is slow but works as expected for USB 1.1. The interface is ready to use once you get the feel for it. At the moment what I'm most interested in is the ability to cascade with other KVMs of the same brand from IOGEAR. I'm buying the gcs1716kitu (IOGREAR 16 port KVM) separately to test this functionality. If it works I will update here. The included cables were a big, albeit unexpected, plus. The screen size is decent. There is nothing to admire…