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Expandability
Customers are highly satisfied with the expandability feature of the IOGEAR KVM switch, praising its ability to remember layouts and support multiple devices for increased productivity. Some users have added an additional unit for controlling up to four monitors. However, a few customers noted concerns about documentation size and EDID support, but overall, they found the product cost-effective and reliable.
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Build Quality
Customers have mixed opinions on the build quality of this IOGEAR KVM switch. While most agree it has solid construction and looks nice, some find it lacking in stability and express disappointment when comparing it to more expensive options.
Cable Length
Customers have mixed feelings about the cable length provided with the product. While some were able to comfortably use it with their setups, others found the lack of clear information regarding cable lengths and compatibility frustrating.
Mouse Emulation
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the mouse emulation feature on this KVM switch. While some users found it convenient and reported perfect compatibility across multiple operating systems and peripherals, others had to disable the feature for their specific setup in order to use their preferred mice.
Audio Switching
Customers have mixed opinions on the audio switching feature of the product but generally positive. Some users mentioned that they were able to switch audio seamlessly between systems using specific hotkeys, while others had issues and needed to disable certain settings for it to work properly. Overall, customers appreciate the full audio switching capability and the convenience it brings in managing multiple systems.
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Quality
03/06/2013: excellent build quality and it works as advertised.
Overall, very well done, solidly executed product.
Displayport specification requires that monitors provide edid information and this switch does not provide it to the computer t... Read More
The computer vga controller then defaults to the lowest resolution format it has so your video is low res and ugly.
Price
For the price, this is not an issue though.
I removed one star for this, but for the price, you can't really expect edid support.
Competitiveness
This product replaced a trendnet displayport kvm which i hated so much that i spent the money to replace it.
I made a mistake of trying to buy a cheap product from a noname company, but i had a lot of issues with that product.
I have listed below some of the things that i wondered about or discovered or did with the kvm that may be of value for you as ... Read More
I bought this to replace an older iogear kvm switch that used dvi.
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- This product had a total of 6,384 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 8 2025.
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It works ok but theres one problem
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This device switches a single display keyboard sound and microphone between two computers
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The only time ive had a problem with it was when i plugged the sound connector into the wrong hole on one of the computers
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Two switch between computers you press a button
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Ok sometimes rarely theres a glitch and the mouse or keyboard doesnt work after a switch
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Press the button twice to do whatever signalling gets done and youre back in business
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Im guessing this is actually more of a problem with the computer than with the switch but it doesnt really matter because the workaround is trivial
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Update i installed a new computer with a high speed graphics card
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