Can anyone recommend a low cost KVM switch for two PCs, one with PS2, and the other with USB connections

Thanks,

Rannoch

You might have to get a couple of USB to PS/2 adaptors so that you can use the PC with the USB ports in a 2 x PS/2 KVM switch. The adaptors are only cheap and, with the additional range of KVM switches that you can then choose from, you'll probably get a better deal on the switch that means you save more than the cost of the adaptors.

Belkin do a wide range of KVM switches at the value end of the market:

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatSecti...Section_Id=216

I use a Belkin Omniview E-series 2-port KVM switch at the office and have found it to be very good. I paid £90 for it a couple of years ago but I expect they're quite a bit cheaper now.

An even cheaper solution is to buy a manual switch - these are really archaic switch boxes, very ugly, about the size of a small terraced house and they have a big knob on the front that you have to twist from one side to the other, rather than a small button that you press to digitally transfer from one PC to the other. They are less reliable but much cheaper. I've got one at home. It's on its last legs and I wouldn't buy another one - I'm intending to replace it with the Belkin Omniview E-series.

DJNafey,

Thanks for your help and advice.

Regards,

Rannoch