Gadgets & Gear
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Cybex SwitchView |
SwitchView Switch Box
Saves Serious Space
By
Patrick
Benzaleski
hen our fearless leader
(let's just call him Tim for now) informed me that he had obtained
some computer related products that he would like me to review for
the 15MM Products page, I said to myself, "Great. Like I
don't have ENOUGH junk in my office and on my desk." Well, I
have to say he definitely got off on the right foot with the first
item he presented to me; Cybex (www.cybex.com)
SwitchView was an answer from the heavens.
This
desk used to have another monitor,
keyboard and mouse (do you believe it all
actually fit?). Now I just have to figure out
where I'm going to put all the stuff
SwitchView made obsolete. |
Being a Computer
Professional (at least that's what I call myself), you can imagine
I have a lot of computer goodies in my office. Including, but not
limited to, multiple PCs, monitors, keyboards, mice (not the furry
kind), etc. At my main workstation I have two PCs on a
43-1/4" wide desk with an 11-3/4" appendage that a
laptop sits on. Add a keyboard and mouse for each PC and two
monitors (not to mention the piles of papers) and I don't even
have enough room for my cup of coffee. SwitchView frees up enough
space so that I can have my entire breakfast at my desk!
As the packaging
indicates, SwitchView allows you to, "Connect and control up
to 4 PCs or file servers with a single keyboard, monitor and
mouse..." Extremely easy to set up, this small (8"
across) device takes up minimal space on your desktop and does not
require a power source. SwitchView works with PC/AT and PS/2
systems, or %100 compatible machines with support for VGA and SVGA
video. On the unit is an LED indicator letting you know which
computer is online.
Cybex
SwitchView
Unit 10040 (4 ports, w/two cables)
$249.00 retail price
(additional cables are $29.00 ea.)
Cybex Computer Products
Corp.
4991 Corporate Dr.
Huntsville, Alabama 35805 USA
Tel: 800.932.9239
Fax: 256.430.4030
www.cybex.com |
Like it says on the
website, SwitchView is good for, "Home Offices, Multicomputer
Offices, Software Developers, Help Desks, Computer Test
Technicians, Presentation Professionals, Network Administrators,
Data Centers, Anyone with more than one computer or server."
If you fall under any of these categories, I suggest picking one
up.
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