Evaluation: 
Conclusion: Easy way to share two computers
Review: This KVM switch has worked perfectly and was easy to install. I typically use the hot key commands to switch back and forth. Note: the KVM is not what is pictured, but is the more traditonal trendnet type that has a small box to connect the various cables to.
Evaluation: 
Conclusion: Works fine, but problem with image
Review: this device does what it claims, but i'm getting some kind of shadow in my LCD monitor. when i connect the monitor directly to a PC the shadow goes away, but when i use the switch it appears again. that's frustrating when you are very demanding about the image quality.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Does what it is supposed to do
Review: I have a Windows XP box and a Linux box connected to this and switch back and forth pretty regularly. I've been using it for several months without a single problem.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Nope, didn't work for me - multiple problems.
Review: This unit did NOT work for me, multiple problems.
1. On my home desktop PC, when connected to the relay, it wouldn't recognize the keyboard or mouse and the video driver got all messed up so the screen view was bizarre. (This was related to booting up, if I plugged into the KVM "hot" it more or less worked). Problems resolved by removing the KVM.
2. My plan was to use my corporate laptop on my nice home desk/keyboard on weekends. But the corporate laptop refused to boot up on the KVM, apparently finding it an unknown or unacceptable form of peripheral.
3. I found the manual box switch between PC1 and PC2 kind of funky and inconsistent.
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How it works. Isolate your keyboard, video, mouse (KVM). Plug their three cords (Ps2+Ps2+vid) into the blue KVM box. Now, the KVM box has two proprietary 15-pin output sockets. And the TK205K comes with two corresponding free foot cords which terminate in three plugs on short leads, for K,V and M. [Note there are quite a few models, even with Trendnet brand, some seem to have unique outputs for each different K,V,M rather than a combined proprietary cable.]
In order to attempt to use on a laptop, which usually has only usb ports nowadays, I used a Y-shaped converter that sends a ps2 keyboard and ps2 mouse into one usb port. this may have confused the KVM box. However, my laptop runs fine with the same USB relay between the same ps2 keyboard and mouse. Trendnet makes PS2 models and they make USB models. However, more than a few people may have a PS2 desktop PC and a USB-only laptop, like me.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: great item
Review: this is wonderful for us because we use 2 computers at one desk. i wish i had bought it a year ago.
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