FC1 and Belkin OmniView 4-port switch

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

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.

Cheers,


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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