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Last Updated 5/13/2002 by dickdiamond.com 5/13/2002
Initially I tried an IOGear MiniView PC ($140 with tax from Fry's), but it was a little flaky and because
of the octopus-like connections took up an incredible amount of space--I'm not sure what they're going for with this supposedly "compact" design--on my desk (and had to remain
Yesterday I received an IOGear Miniview SE from buy.com (free shipping, no tax, $113) and the difference
is like night and day. The box is stable, has more and better indicators and controls, supports more key
combinations, and has the more standard cables-out-the-back design that makes for stackability and
I've only tested with various flavors of Windows, but so far monitor and mouse support and emulation is working perfectly. So, if you happen to be in the market for a 4-port KVM switch, I highly recommend the SE.
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Having, at least temporarily, acquired yet another computer, I finally broke down and bought a KVM switch.
I've been using software solutions like PCAnywhere and VNC for years, but always ended up needing at least
two keyboards, mice and monitors on my desk.
accessible because it was just flaky enough to sometimes require hitting the single manual switching
button). I was pretty sure, from the beginning, that this was not a keeper.
generally more efficient use of space.
Copyright 2002 by dickdiamond.com
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