I recently built my new PC - a pretty major upgrade from the last one - including a new Samsung SyncMaster 215TW screen (which is excellent). So I wanted to take advantage of the new screen, keyboard & mouse with my Laptop. Now this is something I've been thinking about doing for quite sometime, but I've always come up against a major hurdle: PS2 vs USB.
Most KVM switches, even if they support USB PCs, require a PS2 console (PS2 Keyboard/Mouse on the controlling end). I came across the Belkin Flip and thought I'd try it out, and its really good. Not only does it support USB console and USB connections to both computers, it has a little Wireless Remote to switch, so you dont need to see any cables etc. It also supports Audio (share one set of speakers). One of the cool audio features, using the PC software you can switch keyboard, mouse and video, but keep the audio off the other PC - so you can work on one PC while still listening to Music from the other. Very cool.
Some of the other components in my new machine:
* RaidMax RX9 Case (Black)
* Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066 RAM (TWIN2X2048-8500C5D)
* ASUS Striker Extreme Motherboard (nVidia 680i chipset)
* nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card (640MB RAM!)
Bought pretty much all of it from Playtech (who were very helpful)
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