FC1 and Belkin OmniView 4-port switch
Karl Hakmiller
karlh at concentric.net
Mon May 3 06:17:12 UTC 2004
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
Email: karlh at concentric.net
Homepage: http://hakmiller.rootsweb.com
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