This product has been needed for a while. I've had two complete systems on my desk for almost a year, and it's been a nuisance. But every time I researched KVM switches, I got dismayed by pricing, apparent problems, set up complexity including having to go out and get your own cables (for more money), poor physical design and so on.
But Finally IOGear listened to the market, which is probably considerable, and designed just the right product. It comes with its own integral cables; in fact, there's little more to it than cables; it sits behind the computers or on the floor, off the desk and out of the way; installation is as minimal as possible, just shut down the computers, unplug the existing devices and plug the switch's cables in in a totally obvious way; it works great with both systems; it has a (finally!) sensible control-key combination, namely two hits on scroll-lock, a key I haven't used in years, so it will never happen by accident; there's no physical switch, but with a good control-key combination, who needs one, and who wants another box on the desk when the whole idea is to save space.
Oh, did I mention that it just works. Well, it does -- mouse, keyboard, and monitor all work perfectly on both systems. And considering the cost of cables, the price is incredible.
This should sell tens, if not hundreds of thousands. It simply nails the market niche. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars.
Now, when is IOGear coming out with their 3- and 4-port models? ;-)
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This Item  IOGEAR 2-Port MiniView Micro PS/2 KVM Switch with 2 Cables, GCS62 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | — | -12% $64.03 List: $72.99 | -5% $37.99 List: $39.99 | $35.99 | $34.99 | $16.99 |
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| material | Polycarbonate | Polycarbonate | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene | Metal | Plastic | Plastic |
| switch type | — | Push Button | Push Button | Push Button | Push Button | — |
| connector type | Plug-n-play | Optical | Usb | Hdmi,usb 2.0 | Plug In | Usb |
| number of positions | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
| terminal type | — | — | Weld | Button | Through Hole | Button |
| operation mode | — | Off | ON-OFF | Automatically | ON-ON | ON-ON |
| mounting type | Plug-In Mount | Panel Mount | — | Plug-In Mount | Tabletop | Plug-In Mount |
| IP rating | IP00 | IP54 | — | IP54 | IP54 | 0 |
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Adapter Converter USB Keyboard to PS2 PS/2 keyboard input on my IOGEAR 8-Port KVM
I bought this years ago but never used it much. Yesterday, I got it back out to see if I could get a new keyboard that I got on amazon to work with it my old IOGEAR brand PS/2 8 port KVM by using it as a USB to PS2 (PS/2) adapter and it worked. I attached my recently purchased USB keyboard Macally brand using the purple USB to PS/2 male adapter but it would not work. The I had and idea: attach the keyboard with the purple adapter and take the output and attach it to the input for the ps/2 keyboard on the 8 port and worked!See video for a demo.
