Joined on 09/17/07
Excellent product
Pros: Boot times on win10 is 15 seconds.. high quality materials for price.
Cons: None... It wasn't 24k gold plated.. lol
Overall Review: Never had a bad SP product.. company makes good quality product and keeps price down
Almost good KVM with Critical Flaws
Pros: - It works more reliably than my old IOGear 2-port KVM - Works with higher resolutions (I have 2560x1080 resolution which my old KVM didn't reliably support; to be fair it was only rated to 1920x1080) - 4 Ports - Additional USB port on the switch (I use this to connect my external webcam to all my computers and it has never failed to switch the webcam) - HDMI audio pass through to the line out (I love this feature and it ensures that I can send audio to my speakers from all the devices without a ton of extra audio cables) - Not a pro, but worth mentioning that I never noticed any latency on my connected devices (however, I do not game with these computers)
Cons: - RANDOM CLICKS on the mouse (every once in a while -- 30 - 90 seconds -- there's a random mouseclick even when my hands are not on the mouse at all, this mostly happens when there's no activity on the computer, like if I'm on a Zoom meeting and just listening, or I'm reading a long email) - Occasionally misses key presses on the keyboard (not too often, but it clearly happens, I'm a developer so I'm typing a lot and sometimes I see letters not appear, I use a solid mechanical keyboard so I definitely know when I've pressed a key) - Very rarely fails to pick up the video on my Macbook Pro after switching. The Macbook is connected via a USB mini-dock. Unplugging the doc and plugging it back in fixes the problem and it never happens when switching to my Windows laptop, Windows desktop, or my Microsoft Surface (before the Surface died; unrelated). I suspect this is more a problem with the USB hub/dock more than the KVM, but I wanted to mention in case others experience it - KVM cables are a bit on the short side - if you need a 4 port KVM odds are fair that your devices aren't all going to be within 3-4 feet of the switch, I have two laptops on my desk about 3 feet from the KVM and the provided cords barely reach - Only 2 KVM cords - if you buy a 4-port switch you probably need more than 2 cables (or else you would have bought a 2-port switch)
Overall Review: EDIT: There are two major issues that at first seemed mildly annoying but are, after time, deal-breakers. 1. RANDOM MOUSE CLICKS: at random intervals, the KVM sends mouse clicks that are not being pressed (for sure, I can just stand in front of my computer and watch the mouse click randomly about once every minute or so). For some reason, it seems to be the middle and right mouse buttons mostly (that may be because they have the most obvious effect in most situations, like bringing up menus and mouse scrolling). At first, I thought I could live with this, but as time has gone it is driving me crazy. 2. EXTRA/INCORRECT KEYPRESSES: as a programmer, I'm typing a lot, and spell check and the like don't always help due to the nature of how and what I'm typing. Sometimes in the middle of my words, I will find extra letters. Mostly it's the "l" that just shows up randomly when I'm typing. It doesn't matter what letters I have been typing. for example, I might find "here" spelled "hlere". It's not as common as the phantom mouse clicks, but it happens more than I like and has caused more than a few failed builds until I go back and find the oddly spelled words. With this issue, I would never recommend this device to anyone. I hope that I just have a faulty one, but I would purchase with caution. On a positive note, I haven't seen any of the originally mentioned video issues in quite a while so that must have been something related to my USB hub and my Macbook, or maybe that Dell computer that I no longer use (I'm using a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 in place of the Dell). ORIGINAL: I certainly found this to be a more reliable and feature-rich KVM than my old IOGear switch and appreciate the extra features like the remote and extra USB connection. Other than the occasional random clicks which can genuinely be annoying, I have been really happy with the KVM. I love the HDMI audio pass-through and extra USB port. If the random clicks went away it would have gotten 5 stars. If there were 4 cables (and at least 2 of them were 6' or better yet 10') and the occasional missed keypress issue went away, this would be a nearly perfect KVM. To be clear: Random Clicks happens at least every few minutes of inactivity Missed keypresses happen maybe 1 in 1000 or more keypresses (so not that often, about 3 times writing this review) Video issue seems to be random and only about once in 20 switches, maybe 1 in 100 (likely a USB hub issue as it's a KVM to a hub to the Macbook) I'm happy with this device. Rating 4/5 stars/eggs Equipment: Computer 1: Dell Laptop running Windows 10, integrated graphics Computer 2: Custom built PC running Windows 10, AMD RX 480 Computer 3: Macbook Pro 2018 running Catalina, Radeon Pro 560x graphics Monitor: LG 34" Ultrawide 2560x1080 Keyboard: Logitech G613 wireless mechanical keyboard using a USB receiver to connect Mouse: Logitech G502 Prometheus gaming mouse Extra USB device: Logitech Webcam C920 HD Pro Line Out Audio: connected to a Dell 2.1 speaker setup
Fantastic Memory for Gaming
Overall Review: I had 32GB of Ram when i build this system in 2022 and just added 32gb more for total 64gb... as memory intensive apps get you gotta keep up with the times... Marvel Rivals with Discord, steam & chrome uses 24gb on idle peak times up to 31gb so having 64 never have to worry about throttling .. still need good cpu mb & graphics dont think memory alone will do it, but you gotta have enough throughput to get the performance you demand.
Looks Great, sligthly harder to use than expected
Pros: Programmable buttons Comfortable Grip Seems to have lots of customziations Software seems pretty well thought out
Cons: Not practicle for many gamers, Too many buttons to keep track of, button 9/10 seems unusable. the 3rd mouse button (right side bumper) is easily triggered when right clicking, might just be me but I had to remap both right & right bumper to same command to prevent accidental taps.
Overall Review: I'm coming from a Corsair 15 button & this has a similar look & appeal but after using it for 30 days I can say this isn't quite as useful as my previous mouse.. I don't program all the side buttons but I do Remap the ones I need, and even just the ability to tap when I need feels a bit ackward, i'm sure I'll adjust to it over time..
great brand amazing performance
Pros: I've owned many SP product and they out preform other brands. the first SSD 128gb I purchased is still working as a boot drive for one of my computer's 4 years later.
Cons: none
Overall Review: I've give through 100+ USB drives in a year and the most reliable ones I've used are SP.. faster, more durable, and unique designs
Better than the Reviews said
Pros: Inexpensive, Combination Mic/Camera, Plug & Play (not pray) design, simplistic setup
Cons: Video quality is slightly more degraded than anticipated.
Overall Review: I bought this for a 15yr old student doing online classes, that required a video cam/mic for interactive labs. It does everything she asked it to do & works for the class. Would I use it to Skype, game, or telecommute, probably not. But for 2 days a week 1hr sessions it works great & was easy enough for her to setup 4/5 stars.
Amazing Cooler good price
Corsair makes great product and the seller provided me with the correct information and it worked out well. Good Purchase Good Service
Good Stuff
Love Newegg, and all of their affiliates
Prefer Newegg direct when possible
The prophet turned out okay I ended up returning it because it was incompatible with my system and the vendor took about no problem but took several emails to figure out the attachment issue otherwise work great.