Recommend a KVM or Switch
Hello all, I'm looking for a switch/kvm for my home setup. ive been through a few tries and none of them have worked for one reason or another.
I have two machines,
A windows 11 work laptop
- USB-C out, both USB and display port.
- HDMI out
- USB 2.0 out
A Ubuntu based personal server
-
Displayport out
-
USB-C out (no Displayport)
For displays, I have a single double wide 4k monitor
Additionally I have a USB-C hub all my peripherals are connected to.
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Anything that can do better than 1080p is insanely expensive or cheap and flakey. I gave up looking and just got a new monitor with a KVM built in.
Most have one USB-C with 65w+ PD which includes the keyboard and mouse and then add 1-3 more slots that have HDMI and/or DisplatPort + USB-A for the keyboard and mouse.
Keen to know what you've tried. Or if anyone has found something good that isn't silly expensive or cheap and dodgy.
Yeah that's what ive been seeing as well, but honestly its hard to look up products and be sure they are real in the AI age (ironic, right?)
Currently I'm using my company supplied Dell WD19TB which I cannot recommend as it needed service already and doesn't support Displayport in from my server. Before that I was using the built in one on my monitor, which so far is my best option but I was looking for a discreet box due to the monitor arm cabling.
The HP G5 thunderbolt docks are (currently, at least) pretty stable IMO, provided the firmware is up to date on it.
NOT the hp g4 thunderbolt dock, that one the team I'm on is at a level 3 support ticket with HP for monitor issues that render my laptop basically unusable.