Pros: DVI

Cons: The USB connection is very flakey. It drops every 3-4 mins or so, and I have to pull cables to get to work again. Very annoying. I followed tech support's advice and moved the keyboard and mouse to the other 2 USB ports to no avail. The other problem I have with this unit is the fact that my other PC does not boot because it can't find the keyboard. Again, I have to unplug cables and plug it back in again and then reboot the PC.

Overall Review: I am now looking for another switch.

Comments: This is my first KVM switch and I had high hopes. But I found out quickly that this is a horrible peripheral. I used it to share my monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer between two PC’s. My new PC which has a top of the line video card, every time I turn it on I see over 30 flickering pixels. I’m forced to recalibrate my LCD monitor every time. After a couple of months it also stated to freeze. The only way to un-freeze it is to unplug everything and re-plug it back in. Now after 5 months it won’t recognize my keyboard and mouse and I’m forced to plug them directly to the computers. This is a horrible product.

Comments: I've had this for a couple of months now and it's excellant. I have a laptop with a DVI output on the docking station and one on my PC, and a USB mouse and keyboard. The only feature is that the laptop being Windows 2000 prefers having the switch set for itself when it starts up sometimes, then switching is no problemo. The desktop being Windows XP doesn't mind either way.

Comments: Solid unit, but the USB KVM still has its issues. My custom PC and my Dell have issues recognizing my USB mouse and keyboard when attached via KVM. The unit also gets pretty hot when left on for long periods of time. The DVI part is top notch though. Stick with PS2 devices and you should be good to go.

Pros: It does DVI, which is still a little rare. It comes with cables, which is also getting rare these days. It has a metal case.

Cons: It didn't work with the PowerMac G4 and Macbook I plugged it into. The Macbook display worked okay (one of the cables made the display pink, but the other one was okay), but it would not recongize the G4 at all. I realize another review posted that they have a G4 working - good for them. It wasn't obvious from the picture, but it is obvious from the box - this is a really cheap imported piece of junk. It may work for you - it may not. The buttons are mushy and wobbly and look like if you didn't press in just the right place they'd break internally and just get stuck entirely.

Comments: Didn't recognize more than 1 computer and could not switch between 2 computers. Cables are too short for my purposes. We have another in the household that has worked fine for a few months, now. However, I'd recommend you stay away from this one.

Comments: Purchased to switch between a Shuttle PC and a Mac G4 using an Apple Cinema Display (20") and a keyboard and mouse. I leave a standard 2-button/scroll mouse plugged into the console and connected my Logitech MX1000 into the back. Really cool that it can switch the back USB ports at the same time (IOGear didn't do that). It has crashed once in 2 weeks. Annoying to have to unplug everything to reset. My old IOGear crashed a lot also, but only needed to be have power unplugged to reset.

Comments: The unit crashes about once a week requiring all of the cable be unplugged to reset it. A reset button would have given it a Good rating. It works well for my PowerBook/PC sharing a 20" Cinema display. Mouse functions well. Special keyboard keys no longer function (volume, eject) but all other key function well. Losing special keys is not uncommon with KVM switches.