KVM recommendations please

[dvl@]

I'm looking for a 4-port KVM.

My use case: I have one keyboard / monitor, and three servers. I don't want to change the cables to look at each console.

I don't use this keyboard/monitor often, only when there is something I can't resolve over ssh.

Thus: ssh/vnc are not valid options.

I've ruled out serial consoles because of cost.

 

[wblock@]

PS/2 or USB? VGA or DVI?

 

[dvl@]

VGA. PS/2, but I could replace the keyboard with a USB version.

UPDATE: I have tested all the servers with a USB keyboard. This pretty much opens up a lot of options.

 

[kpa]

I used this one for a long time until my collection of hardware reduced so much that I no longer needed it. It worked just fine with everything I connected it to:

http://www.aten.com/KVM/Desktop-KVM-Switches/4-Port-PS2-KVM-Switch~CS84A.html#.VJXyYsAI4

 

[tingo]

FWIW, I use CS64A KVM switches. Just works.

 

[phoenix]

At work, I've used Belkin 4- and 8-port KVMs with great success. Even daisy-chained some of them together. Connected to a 1U slideout, folding keyboard tray (with embedded trackpad) that includes a 14" monitor.

We also use another brand of 4-port KVMs at remote locations, but I don't recall the name/brand/model. They're skinny blue and white things. (I know, helpful, right?)

At home, I have a pair of Belkin 2-port KVMs (one PS/2, one USB) that work really well. Basically, I've had great luck with Belkin KVMs.