Rating: Summary: Works great, but short cables Review: This is so straight forward and works fine. The ONLY fault I can find is that the cables are pretty short (3 feet, I think). This unit also uses a slightly different type of cable than your normal KVM, so that can be a hangup if you want to extend the reach.Other than that, it's a great item.
Rating: Summary: Linksys - Rock solid as always! Review: I looked at other switches before I found this one. Once I saw that Linksys made an affordable KVM switch I ordered it. As with other Linksys products that I have, I plugged everything in, and it worked. No hassles, no configuration, it just works! Linksys makes products that are affordable, and above all else, they do what they're supposed to do. Just for informational purposes, the two computers I hooked up are running different operating systems. One an old Win98 that my wife likes, and one a Lycoris Desktop/LX (that I love!), This didn't even cause any problems. Buy Linksys with confidence (and try Lycoris Desktop/LX (Linux desktop looks like win XP, and behaves very well ...) if you haven't seen it yet, you'll be amazed.
Rating: Summary: Highly recommended Review: I would recommend this KVM without a second thought! My two PCs are a Dell running WindowsXP and a Gateway running Redhat Linux. My wireless Logitech mouse is also working well. I've been running for 6 weeks without any problems. The cables are skinnier than some other manufacturers, but I'm running 1024x1280 at 75Hz without any noticable problems. The CTRL-CTRL hotkey also works well. You just can't beat the price!
Rating: Summary: Best bang for the buck. PERIOD. Review: In a nutshell, this is an awesome solution for someone like me who works from home, trying too juggle a laptop and desktop pc in a limited work area! I love the funtionality (ctrl 2 times to switch :) it was a breeze too install, I got a killer deal (1/2 of what it would have cost retail) PLUS free shipping from my friends at Amazon.com -- I am INCREDIBLY HAPPY!
Rating: Summary: It's always nice when a product works better than expected Review: I bought this product to recover valuable desktop space: it works! Since I want both my monitors to display simultaneously, I did not connect the Monitor switch. The reason I decided to write this review was to tell others that the Wheel fuction of my Sony PS2 mouse works using the KVM switch (both in Windows Me and Windows 2000); despite an email from Linksys tech support telling me it would not. I expect that other PS2 Wheel mice would also continue to operate normally. The only reason this is not a five star rating is that the unit really needs to be mounted under the desk because of all the cable connections.
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