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Best KVM for use w/Macbook and PC?
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<blockquote data-quote="Number6" data-source="post: 347295" data-attributes="member: 9927"><p>I've got essentially the same setup as djames42 (mini & Dell using an <a href="http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GCS632U&name=MiniView%99%20Micro%20USB%20PLUS%20KVM%20Switch" target="_blank">IoGear MiniView Micro</a>. Works well with one notable exception: if I leave both machines on overnight, the KVM tends to lose the keyboard, forcing me to hard-reboot both machines (the switch requires both machines to reboot to "rediscover" the keyboard). I think it has to do with the fact that the KVM is not self-powered; it draws power through the USB connection. If one of the machines reverts to a "no-or-low power" mode, I think the switch reads it as a disconnection. I've tried every conceivable power setting on both machines (including always-on, no screensaver) and I still get this intermittently. Have had 2 of these KVM's and get the same result. </p><p></p><p>If you turn your machines off overnight, this switch works like a charm though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Number6, post: 347295, member: 9927"] I've got essentially the same setup as djames42 (mini & Dell using an [URL="http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GCS632U&name=MiniView%99%20Micro%20USB%20PLUS%20KVM%20Switch"]IoGear MiniView Micro[/URL]. Works well with one notable exception: if I leave both machines on overnight, the KVM tends to lose the keyboard, forcing me to hard-reboot both machines (the switch requires both machines to reboot to "rediscover" the keyboard). I think it has to do with the fact that the KVM is not self-powered; it draws power through the USB connection. If one of the machines reverts to a "no-or-low power" mode, I think the switch reads it as a disconnection. I've tried every conceivable power setting on both machines (including always-on, no screensaver) and I still get this intermittently. Have had 2 of these KVM's and get the same result. If you turn your machines off overnight, this switch works like a charm though. [/QUOTE]
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