05-03-2013, 04:09 PM
I have the 4-port version of this IOgear KVM:
It has been connected to four computers since January 2011, hooked up to my 24" NEC monitor. I've run into a couple of minor issues. One is that the front USB port stopped working. Also, the added functionality of my Contour Perfit Mouse is gone if it's attached to the KVM. I keep that mouse plugged into my main machine, and have a corded Apple Magic Mouse plugged in on the KVM, where it works with everything (within its limits). The other is that my Macs do not react to keys (shift, option, etc.) held at startup. I have spare keyboards around, so if I'm trouble-shooting, and need to boot using one of those keys, I attach one of the spares directly to the Mac in question. This is a once-in-a-blue-moon problem.
In all the ways that matter to me, this KVM has been a wonderful, rock solid performer. Switching between machines just works. My SoundWorks speakers are shared by all the computers. It's well built and the cables seem to be of very good quality. It's by far the best of the KVMs I've used. The Dr. Bott VGA-USB switches I used were good, but switching was manual, via a control on the front, and if you booted without being switched to the right machine, you got a black screen. No such problem with the IOgear.
It has been connected to four computers since January 2011, hooked up to my 24" NEC monitor. I've run into a couple of minor issues. One is that the front USB port stopped working. Also, the added functionality of my Contour Perfit Mouse is gone if it's attached to the KVM. I keep that mouse plugged into my main machine, and have a corded Apple Magic Mouse plugged in on the KVM, where it works with everything (within its limits). The other is that my Macs do not react to keys (shift, option, etc.) held at startup. I have spare keyboards around, so if I'm trouble-shooting, and need to boot using one of those keys, I attach one of the spares directly to the Mac in question. This is a once-in-a-blue-moon problem.
In all the ways that matter to me, this KVM has been a wonderful, rock solid performer. Switching between machines just works. My SoundWorks speakers are shared by all the computers. It's well built and the cables seem to be of very good quality. It's by far the best of the KVMs I've used. The Dr. Bott VGA-USB switches I used were good, but switching was manual, via a control on the front, and if you booted without being switched to the right machine, you got a black screen. No such problem with the IOgear.