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Recommend a KVM or Switch (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 22 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

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.