IOGear MiniView Extreme GCS1734 4-port KVM Switch

Pros: Easy installation; no glitches in functioning; works with wireless mouse and keyboard; switches audio

Cons: Keyboard 'easy access' buttons (such as the calculator or volume buttons) don't work

The Bottom Line: This KVM does error-free switching of video, mouse, keyboard, audio and microphone functions. Works well with my wireless keyboard and mouse.

Review: I recently purchased the Iogear GCS1734 4-port KVM to replace the Belkin OmniView 2-port I was using. After reading a number of reviews about the various KVMs that are currently available - from which it appears that no unit works particularly well ...

Pros: Mouse button software doesn't hiccup when you which PC's.

Cons: The KVM peripheral switchable USB ports are only USB 1.1

Review: This switch is great because it can bridge both PS/2 and USB PC's. I've yet to test one in the office with a Sun Micro/PC combo we have, so I can't say yet about that. You will need to buy the extra PS/2 cable to connect an older PS/2 PC-- ...

Pros: Universal cables included

Cons: Performance, never rock solid for me, degrades over time

The Bottom Line: It tends to insert random characters -- I had problems with other USB switches but this one has gotten worse over time.

Review: When I added an Apple Powerbook to my two Windows machines I went hunting for a 4 port USB KVM switch. The result was disastrous -- most KVM switches had real problems with the Powerbook. High-quality, well shielded cabling didn't seem to help much. ...