4-Port USB 2.0 KVM Switch w/4 Cable Sets

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015A4780
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 27, 2008

Product Description

Use one VGA monitor, one USB keyboard and one USB mouse to control up to four computers with the MT-401UK 4-Port KVM Switch! This powerful KVM switch is ideal for your desktop and won't take up critical space! The MT-401UK features PC selection button and supports Microsoft Intellimouse, Intellimouse Explorer, Logitech Net Mouse and more. With support for 1920 x 1440 maximum resolution, the MT-401UK is ready for any application! Order today!

NOTE: Make sure HDMI cable used with thie switcher supports 1920x1440 in order to use such high definition.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works alright most of the time on windows, March 8, 2011

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Pavel G Anaschenko - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 4-Port USB 2.0 KVM Switch w/4 Cable Sets (Electronics)

Most of the time it works fine, but not always.

1. Since the USB hub is involved, switching does not always move your mouse over to the new system. Especially when switching between linux/windows systems.

2. There is no way to directly choose the input you need, so to get from 3 to 2, you need to "cycle" through all of them.

3. There is no keyboard shortcut to switch inputs, so, unless it it right there on your table (and it takes space with all those cables plugged in, and sticking out in almost all possible directions) -- there is no way to switch.

It is fine for those who just use it once or twice a week to check on another machine. Probably not for heavy everyday use with all 4 systems of various types connected. Hence the low price ;-).

1.0 out of 5 stars No luck with this device, February 16, 2012

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Michael J (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 4-Port USB 2.0 KVM Switch w/4 Cable Sets (Electronics)

I purchased this to share a 1080p monitor, an Ultrathin Logitech keyboard and a Microsoft USB Wheel mouse between my PC (running Windows 7 x64) and my work laptop running XP Professional. When switched to my PC using input PC1, the image on my monitor is wavy when the resolution is set to 1920x1080. The 'waviness' stops if I lower the resolution to 1280x1024 or lower...

When I switch over to my laptop on input PC2, it loads the drivers for the mouse but then displays a message stating that new hardware was found but the device may not work properly and the mouse does not work. The 1920x1080 setting does not allow the entire desktop to be displayed at all at once. The screen 'pans' to edges of the desktop when the screen 'reaches' the edge of the monitor. If I lower the resolution to 1280x1024, it 'works' correctly.

My 50/50 gamble hoping this would work for me did not pan out. Returning it tomorrow and starting looking for something that will work for me.

1.0 out of 5 stars USB hub in KVM intermittently works, February 15, 2012

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G. Rotte (Boulder Creek, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Tried this with 2 windows 7 machines and a linux box. The video ports don't allow the machines to detect the monitor model so resolution is horrible on linux. Also I see a lot of ghosting on the monitor, not sure if it is the KVM or poor quality of cables included. Having a lot of connectivity issues with the USB ports between the KVM and each of the machines. Sometimes the machines don't recognize the USB in the KVM and sometimes the USB devices (keyboard and mouse) aren't picked up.