IOGear MiniView GCS62 2-port KVM Switch
- Auto Scan Intervals: 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec
- Port Selection Method: Hot Key
- Max Video Resolution: 1920 x 1440 pixels
- KVM Type: Keyboard / Video / Mouse - Switch
- Additional Features: Mouse and Keyboard Emulation LED Indicators
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Why Spend More? Works Perfectly.
Pros
It works! LED on unit shows which machine is active.
Cons
1920x1440 max resolution. If you need more, you can afford better.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
I highly recommend this for anyone who is sick of controlling two computers with two keyboards, two mice, and a monitor capable of two machines.
I use two IBM Intellistation Z Pro workstations running Unigraphics NX2. I had a very difficult time adjusting from one workstation to the other because my cubicle environment has a very low keyboard tray in the corner. I am more comfortable using the keyboard at desk level in front of my monitor. There have also been times that I have hit a wrong button on the wrong keyboard and messed up what I was doing on the computer that I didn't have displayed on my screen.
Citing ergonomic reasons, I was able to get my IT department to purchase the IOGear GCS62 for me. It has been a God-send!
Setup is as hard as hooking up your mouse and keyboard to your computer. You plug your (K)eyboard, (V)ideo, and (M)ouse into the GCS62 and plug one set of cables out of the GCS62 into one computer and the other set into the other computer. That's it.
My only exception to that was that I use graphics cards with DVI ports instead of VGA. Fortunately, my IBM ThinkVision has two cables - a VGA and a DVI. I plugged the VGA into the GCS62 and used VGA to DVI converters at the graphics card.
Operation is a snap. Pressing Scroll Lock twice switches. That easy. No software. No drivers. No pain.
Max resolution supported is 1920x1440, but my monitor can only handle 1280x1024 so no gripes here. High HIGH end users may not be supported.
My only bit of confusion was upon installation my graphics quality on one of the machines was poor. A reboot on that machine solved that problem and all is well.
Having been seen for as little as $26.57 shipped, this is a true bargain that works.
Citing ergonomic reasons, I was able to get my IT department to purchase the IOGear GCS62 for me. It has been a God-send!
Setup is as hard as hooking up your mouse and keyboard to your computer. You plug your (K)eyboard, (V)ideo, and (M)ouse into the GCS62 and plug one set of cables out of the GCS62 into one computer and the other set into the other computer. That's it.
My only exception to that was that I use graphics cards with DVI ports instead of VGA. Fortunately, my IBM ThinkVision has two cables - a VGA and a DVI. I plugged the VGA into the GCS62 and used VGA to DVI converters at the graphics card.
Operation is a snap. Pressing Scroll Lock twice switches. That easy. No software. No drivers. No pain.
Max resolution supported is 1920x1440, but my monitor can only handle 1280x1024 so no gripes here. High HIGH end users may not be supported.
My only bit of confusion was upon installation my graphics quality on one of the machines was poor. A reboot on that machine solved that problem and all is well.
Having been seen for as little as $26.57 shipped, this is a true bargain that works.
