Home > Consumer Reviews > TRENDnet 4-Port USB KVM Switch Kit (Includes 4x KVM Cables)

I've seen many comment on its placement of the connections, one each side making it a pain. Ok, that's true. My problem is I use VMWare often. When I move my mouse into the VM the KVM thinks I did something and it changes to the next computer. I then have to press the button on top switch.
Even with the slight hassle of hitting the button now and then after going into a VM, it's still worth it.
Other than it's funny plug locations on all sides, and the VM issue, its fine.

I have had this KVM switch for about 2 months now. No problem encountered so far. Compared to 2-port IOGear KVM I used in the past, it is comparable in performance while cheaper.
I have 2 Windows XP machines and 1 Ubuntu connected to this switch.
For some reason, I have to hit Num Lock instead of Scroll Lock when
switching out of Ubuntu. That's no problem as long as it works.
It seems to take about 2 seconds to switch between machines, which is acceptable though a bit slower than IOGear.
One thing I found out is that if a machine is down, you cannot switch out of it until it completely boots again. This may be more than an inconvenience. I am not sure if that was the case with IOGear, or all other KVMs.
All in all, this KVM works for me well, and the price was right.
In any event, that would be bad if a machine

Our company purchased this item to switch between two G4 Power Macs and two older PC's. The Macs work perfectly--flawlessly--with this switch. Switching is almost instantaneous and we've not seen an error yet. However, the older PC's (running Windows 98) are a little squirrely in that they do find the USB keyboard and mouse, but when they are switched off for another computer for a while they lose track of the KVM switch, thus can't be accessed, and we have to hard restart them. I think this has more to do with the age of these PC's and their OS. If we had newer PC's running XP I think they would behave better. In the meantime, we will simply leave a keyboard & mouse plugged into each PC so we can restart them when they get lost.

There is one caveat about this switch: Trendnet uses a proprietary cabling system. The cables are NOT standard USB & VGA cables, but are an odd combination that will only work with the Trendnet switch. If this switch were to fail in the future, we would either have to buy another Trendnet switch or replace it with a different brand along with cables ($).

If you don't mind the cables, this switch is definitely the best bang for the buck.

This is exactly what I needed. Switching speed is fast. No drivers, no software, has expected plug-n-play USB, just plugged it in and it works. Having the monitor cable + single USB cord per attached computer is nice as well since I have an old laptop that is short on usb connections. Cables included was a no-brainer as these can get quite expensive if you opt to purchase them separately. SCROLL-LOCK (x2) key combination works for switching as well but I typically use the hardware buttons now that I've gotten used to them. I have attached a newer HP Desktop (Windows 7), a 2 year old Toshiba Laptop (Win7), a two year old Compaq laptop (Win7) and an ancient PentiumII eMachine (512MB RAM) Windows XP and all computers worked flawlessly out of the box with their respective USB (auto) installs. I have a Logitech mouse that uses SetPoint software. This KVM even works with my center mouse clicking feature on my mouse which was not working with my older KVM. Perfect for home use or any computer/server you don't have or want a monitor for.

Very happy with this product, massive time saver and well worth the money.

I've used this for about a month now. I don't have any problems with it.
The ports are distributed on all 3 sides of this unit and hence easy to access. I use it with 2 computers right now. The hot key feature is smart enough to recognize that I have only 2 computers and hence swaps the controls by just hitting "Scroll lock" key twice. If there are more computers you will need to press the number keys corresponding the the PC you want to view/switch to. Good value for the price.