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zamithal Sep 18, 2024

Recommend a KVM or Switch

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/16627668

Recommend a KVM or Switch - Blåhaj Lemmy

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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Simplicity Sep 18, 2024

Anything that can do better than 1080p is insanely expensive. I have 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 at 1-3 more slots that have HDMI or DisplatPort + USB-A for the keyboard and mouse.

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zamithal

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.

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Zorsith Sep 18, 2024

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 for monitor issues that render my laptop basically unusable.