![]() ![]() However, I use a personal Mac and a work Mac at the same desk.įrequently switching cables between the two Macs whenever I want to use the display would be annoying. Overall I think this model does the right things and is worth the money, as to get the perfect KVM (at least in my opinion) it would be at least twice the price and I personally don't have that kind of budget.I'm interested in buying the new 5K retina 2022 Apple Studio Display. This makes it easy if something doesn't catch properly after the switch (looking at you again USB sound) ![]() The other thing I miss is with the old KVM I was able to reset the USB switch via keyboard shortcuts. For one this one does not let you switch the USB hub independently (at least that I can find) which is nice some times if I want to list to a meeting on my work computer but check something on my server (I use a USB Audio card plugged into the USB 2 hub on the KVM). There are a few things I miss from the DVI one I had. All the good things I missed on the cheaper one I picked up. The EDID emulation means my screens don't revert to single displays when not the focused machine. It supports my new 2K 144hz monitors with aplomb, has no issues with my MS Natural 4000 keyboard (in terms of extra functions) and switches fairly quickly. I started with a cheaper 4 port dual HDMI KVM, however I grew real tired of there being no EDID emulation. I needed to find a new KVM to deal with the HDMI (or Display Port) connections on the new monitors without a bunch of converters. I used to have dual monitor DVI setup for them, until I upgraded my monitors. All three have no issues with this KVM which is awesome. I run 3 computers at home, one windows gaming rig, one linux server, and one Mac OS laptop from work through a USB C dock. Now it doesn't have USB 3 so I can't say its the perfect KVM for me, however other than that I have nothing bad to say about it. I would say overall if you have pletora of devices going with the HDMI version is better as it's easier to find adapters for Apple devices that use hdmi and it's easier to find HDMI on TV and consoles. Overall, for those who seek doing VM without the complexity of software switching them, or adding physical devices this works great. The cables are great and feels they're good in quality, however, I have my devices at different distances and a couple of them feels a bit short in order to do some cable management (for example passing the cables behind my desktop or placing my laptops far from the KVM. It comes with all the cables needed for connecting your devices and this helps you to make this work out of the box very easy. Not exactly an apple looking device but definitely a lot better than a cheap plastic product. The device feels sturdy and doesn't take too much space, its like the size of a tenless keyboard but taller, and can be easily accommodated below a monitor if you have a mount. It works well so I think it's useful to have an extra usb port that directly attach to every other device. The frontal USB port is connected only to the device you are attached so be careful when connecting storage devices as they are disconnected from one device to another when switching. I used a couple of times split displays and works as advertised, no much to say about this, I would say it depends more on how you handle your devices if you can take advantage of this feature or not. The operating systems properly detects they're the advertised devices and so far, the multimedia devices and the additonal mouse buttons work well. Even in passthrough mode, it's easier to switch between devices with key shortcuts. I have a wireless dongle for a Razer Pro Type and a directly connected Razer Pro click, I used these before the KVM as they allow you to switch between devices but the mouse ended with faulty bluetooth and this KVM solved all the inconveniences of changing inputs on every monitor and switching bluetooth mode on each device, It feels amazing and truly improves multitasking being able to easily switch everything with a single button. I also tested with two active DisplayPort to HDMI cables and they work without issues (new computers usually comes with just a single HDMI port) and also tested with USB-C to HDMI cable and worked very well. I have two asus monitors 1440p and so far, on the HDMI cable I succesfully were able to run it at 144Hz. The keyboard and and mouse feels instant as soon as you're able to see the screen. It takes around 3 seconds to switch from one device to another and as advertised due EDID emulation the devices keep their windows in place as the monitors were still connected. I run 2 devices at home, one is a linux desktop with a Windows VM for gaming (GPU passthrough), a Macbook pro 2019 and a Macboook Air M2, the laptops are connected to a USB dock and it works well with dual display (yes, even for Mabook Air M2 using InstantView).
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