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Mark P.

Mark P.

Joined on 11/11/04

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Most Favorable Review

Configures great with Linux

PROMISE SATA300 TX4 PCI SATA II (3.0Gb/s) 4-Port Adapter
PROMISE SATA300 TX4 PCI SATA II (3.0Gb/s) 4-Port Adapter

Pros: Plug and play under Ubuntu Linux Uses PCI

Cons: Unknown

Overall Review: A new install of Ubuntu found all of the drives hooked up to this controller right away at boot time. You can't ask for better than that. Giving a 4 since I don't know anything else about it yet, but that was the most important factor for me.

Most Critical Review

Didn't work

SYBA CL-KVM-281 2-Port USB KVM Switch
SYBA CL-KVM-281 2-Port USB KVM Switch

Pros: Heavy, good construction. Supports both VGA and DVI monitors. The price.

Cons: Video switching over DVI didn't work. The video would only show if the DVI cable from the other PC's connection was physically unplugged. Otherwise I would get a flashing screen or no screen at all. The two inputs definitely interfere with each other.

Overall Review: I will RA this, though I suspect it wont work either and this is too good to be true for the money.

10/22/2008

Works

Edimax CV-7428nS N300 Universal Wireless Bridge for Smart TV, Blu-ray, NAS, and Gaming Console, With iQ-Setup for Hassle Free Installation; Green Technology for Energy-Saving
Edimax CV-7428nS N300 Universal Wireless Bridge for Smart TV, Blu-ray, NAS, and Gaming Console, With iQ-Setup for Hassle Free Installation; Green Technology for Energy-Saving

Pros: Price

Cons: None really, could use some more weight to help keep stable when network cables are plugged in.

Overall Review: Works as advertised and easy to set up via the web interface.

11/24/2014

Does work, but needs more power

SYBA CL-KVM-281 2-Port USB KVM Switch
SYBA CL-KVM-281 2-Port USB KVM Switch

Pros: Works with my 1680x1050 DVI monitor flawlessly. Switches between two powered up PCs flawlessly. Solid heavy construction. Switches USB. Has both VGA and DVI.

Cons: Mine needed external power, and a power supply is not included nor available. Only accepts USB for keyboard and mouse.

Overall Review: I had earlier written the review that said the unit didn't work with 2 DVI cables plugged in. It turns out the unit needed more power and wasn't sufficient from 2 PC's power over USB. It doesn't come with an external adapter unfortunatly, but has a port for one. After plugging in a similar power cord from a USB hub, the KVM worked great. I then found that if I plugged the same powered USB hub into USB port on the KVM, it would also work fine with the extra juice the hub was providing. I feel I was lucky to stumble across this solution.

10/23/2008

Good switch

D-Link DGS-2208 Unmanaged 8-Port Desktop Green Ethernet Switch
D-Link DGS-2208 Unmanaged 8-Port Desktop Green Ethernet Switch

Pros: The price is right

Cons: Hard to see if status light is 100 or 1000 unless you're looking directly at eye level with it.

Overall Review: I've had it for about a month now, and so far so good.