On Sun, 02 May 2004 23:39:52 -0600 "Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 20:56 5/2/2004, you wrote: > >Been wanting to try some of the newer units out there. Last time I > >looked there were some nice ones that used a single cable that used > >pigtails to connect to the systems. Problem there is cost. Based on my > >experience I would recommend almost anything else besides Belkin. > > Avocent (née Cybex) makes fantastic gear. I have two of their four-port > SwitchView series, and love them. To lower the cost, I got my KVM cables > from NewEgg for something like $10 each and they have also worked > beautifully. I highly recommend Avocent, and I also recommend that people > buy longer cables (10' at least) to make system and switchbox placement easier. > > I've heard too many "Belkin is cheap and doesn't work too well" stories to > be comfortable trying their stuff, but have no first-hand experience with it. > > And the cable set for the 4-port Belkin (one set needed for each computer) is shown as $47 at the Belkin store. The switch itself lists at $179. Good to hear about this Avocent switch as an alternative to Belkin. -- Karl L Email: karlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Homepage: http://hakmiller.rootsweb.com ============= Linux Lives! ============
