FC1 and Belkin OmniView 4-port switch

[Karl Hakmiller]

On Sun, 02 May 2004 23:39:52 -0600
"Rodolfo J. Paiz" <rpaiz at simpaticus.com> 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.

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Karl L
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