I'm a big KVM user and am getting very frustrated with the available options out there... does anyone know of hidden gems?
Right now i own http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817107416CVF i picked this up a few years ago and spared no expense but its starting to show its compatibility age.
my Dream:
- DVI and/or HDMI
- keyboard hotkey
- wireless USB device compatibility (my current KVM hasn't supported devices released in over a year)
- Bluetooth support (MS has a hand full of devices i would love to use but they are Bluetooth *sigh*)
- up to 4 devices
If i was on a budget i could understand not getting my dream list for cheap, but im not. I'm willing to spend what it takes but my list of what i consider "common" requirements are non-existent? Im seems like the KVM market is dying?
the Problems:
- KVM's that just hot swap a USB hub (all devices need to be re-recognized on switch) this results in 5-10 second delay per switch (stop bragging mac users lol)
- the networked "faked" KVM's don't work for me because i dont always have a compatible OS running (or any OS for that matter)
I just doesn't make sense to me, this many years later and i would expect a KVM with the ability to copy clipboard buffers between system, instead im left with options that can barely emulate modern wireless mouse.
Any ideas? Thanks,
-aPeg
Right now i own http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817107416CVF i picked this up a few years ago and spared no expense but its starting to show its compatibility age.
my Dream:
- DVI and/or HDMI
- keyboard hotkey
- wireless USB device compatibility (my current KVM hasn't supported devices released in over a year)
- Bluetooth support (MS has a hand full of devices i would love to use but they are Bluetooth *sigh*)
- up to 4 devices
If i was on a budget i could understand not getting my dream list for cheap, but im not. I'm willing to spend what it takes but my list of what i consider "common" requirements are non-existent? Im seems like the KVM market is dying?
the Problems:
- KVM's that just hot swap a USB hub (all devices need to be re-recognized on switch) this results in 5-10 second delay per switch (stop bragging mac users lol)
- the networked "faked" KVM's don't work for me because i dont always have a compatible OS running (or any OS for that matter)
I just doesn't make sense to me, this many years later and i would expect a KVM with the ability to copy clipboard buffers between system, instead im left with options that can barely emulate modern wireless mouse.
Any ideas? Thanks,
-aPeg
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