[geeks] KVM recommendations?

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Micah R Ledbetter <vlack-lists at vlack.com>
>Date: 2007/01/03 Wed PM 05:52:16 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: [geeks] KVM recommendations?

>I'd really like a four-port, USB KVM that won't switch on me unless I  
>tell it to (that is, when one machine goes to sleep or shuts down, I  
>do NOT want it to auto-switch to another machine). It will need to  
>work with Suns, Macs, PCs, etc.
>
>Does anyone have suggestions? Is it too much to ask that such a beast  
>also cost $50?
>
>Also, my dad is in need of one of these, but with only two ports.

IO Gear makes a nice two-port USB PC/Mac/Sun KVM, even carried by Best Buy so it's easy to source. It runs about $40-60, as I've seen. Not sure about a four port version though - they have many other choices, but they are not carried by Best Buy (Buy.com, Amazon.com, others) may have them. 

Not sure about their behaviour when the "active" system shuts off/goes to sleep though...

HTH,

Lionel