Belkin 2port OmniView USB KVM Switch

(MPN: F1DS102U)

Description: Share your monitor, keyboard, and mouse with up to two PC and Macintosh USB-based computers. The SOHO KVM Switch helps increase your productivity at home or in the office and reduces desktop clutter, saves you money, and even lowers your en.... Read More

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Date Reviewed: 09/16/2003
TimeHorse from VA Member Since: Sep 2003 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 2 Months	Weeknesses continued... 1) ... because it can't d ... Strengths: 2 USB ports for Peripherals. Supposedly very Wintel compatible. Weaknesses: 1) Locks up 2) G4 Buttons don't work 3) Arrow Keys produce "4", "6", "8", "2"; sometimes control keys (shift, etc.) don't send release code. 4) No F7 thus no "return to XWindows under console" Summary: Weeknesses continued... 1) ... because it can't detect any device plugged into the keyboard jack. MTTF 2 weeks; 2 units tested. 2) ... meaning no "open CD tray" to insert a CD nor volume controls. 4) ... which screws up linux. 5) Firmware Update only works under Win9x; Win2k patch broken. 6) IF you can get the Firmware updates, fixes items 3 and 4, but NOT 1, 2 or 5. 7) To fix 2, 3 and 4 you must plug the keyboard into one of the peripheral ports and thus loose the ability to hot-key switch or change the F/W params of the KVM. Does not fix 1. 8) Belkin refuse to support Macintosh products. Chief recommendation is to replace all components with Wintel. 9) Tech support is long distance (not 800!) wait an hour or internet and always "consumer's fault" for not being Wintel. In summary: Macintosh and Linux users beware: this KVM is not all it appears to be. 100% of People (8/8) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 11/28/2004
ducktales98 from MI Member Since: Nov 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 90 Days	This switch is something that should have never be ... Strengths: Simple switching interface with just two buttons to go from one machine to the other. Weaknesses: Unreliable Buggy interface with sporadic "[" character during switch Requires 3 separate firmware upgrades to resolve MOST, but not all problems Summary: This switch is something that should have never been. I tried working with Belkin, but no help was forthcoming. They sent me a replacement unit, and it wouldn't even turn on after the firmware upgrades. Warning to Mac users, you must have a Windows PC to perform the firmware upgrades. After the upgrades, the first device "works" but it enters 15-20 left bracket characters "[" upon arriving at the new machine. No plausible explanation was available from Belkin on this. Another warning, the firmware updates must be done in order, which is not apparent on their site (and no, they are not cumulative). Contact Belkin support BEFORE you try using this thing. Perhaps you'll have better luck than I. 100% of People (3/3) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.