IOGEAR 2-Port Compact USB VGA KVM with Built-in Cables, GCS42UW6

working well

Works as expected. It does take 2-3 seconds to switch between PCs but if that is okay with you then by all means purchase this product

A KVM, how hard can it be to make a product that has been in the industry for over 20 years? Well, IOGEAR seems to have started by trying to re-invent the wheel. As another review states, the KVM works sporadically and I typically have to hit the button 1 to 3 times to get the KVM to switch computers. ANNOYING. Next thing that really irks me is that the KVM doesnt work on bringing a Windows PC out of standby mode (XP or Vista). IOGEAR support claims that this unit should be able to bring a PC out of standby, but I bought another unit to try it. And that one failed too. Lastly, the design absolutely stinks. Cables coming out of both sides. I was foolish when looking at the picture because it only shows the cables that go to the PCs. Once you plug in your monitor, mouse and keyboard, then you have cables coming out of both sides. Its just really hard to place it anywhere on the desk. I could probably forgive the bad design and the inability for the KVM to work with standby mode, but the fact that I have to switch back and forth and back and forth and back and forth to get the keyboard to work - argh ! Come on IOGEAR - its a freakin KVM. Get it right for the next consumers.

I am not a handy person, so Im glad this KVM switch is easy to use. Its wonderful that a product like this is available. My husband works from home at times, and sometimes I want to get on the home computer. I didnt want to have to unplug everything from one computer to another. This switch allows me to go to the home computer with the touch of a button.

Quick switch between my desktop and the one I am working on, saves a ton of desk space!

Very easy to hook up, display, mouse and keyboard work great with it.

Great technology. Works great.

Works great!! Allows me to use one keyboard one mouse and one monitor easily.

This thing is a disaster. I needed a simple, reliable keyboard/mouse switch between two machines, and this unit fails to deliver. Why? If machine A, which happens to be the active PC on the unit, is turned off, and you switch over to the other PC, the unit acts as if Im repeatedly plugging/unplugging my keyboard in. The audio sound you get when inserting a USB device plays, over. and over. I have to power on the other machine again, wait for everything to stabilize, *then* activate the switch on the kvm, then time it just right, and I can shut the first machine down again. Terrible.

This thing is a disaster. I needed a simple, reliable keyboard/mouse switch between two machines, and this unit fails to deliver. Why? If machine A, which happens to be the active PC on the unit, is turned off, and you switch over to the other PC, the unit acts as if Im repeatedly plugging/unplugging my keyboard in. The audio sound you get when inserting a USB device plays, over. and over. I have to power on the other machine again, wait for everything to stabilize, *then* activate the switch on the kvm, then time it just right, and I can shut the first machine down again. Terrible.