Count me in for a TB5 KVM, Daisy chaining ability would make this absolutely rock any setup.
Count me in for a TB5 KVM, Daisy chaining ability would make this absolutely rock any setup.
It'd be an insta-buy for me. I have a PC + Mac with two 4k screen setup I want to upgrade to 2x 5k screens in the future, and the Thunderbolt 5 KVM would be the first piece I'd get, in a heartbeat.
I currently have a Thunderbolt 4 dock from another well known brand and it's not even able to support a 1080p screen + a smaller 2k one + 3 bluetooth dongles (keyboard, mouse and headset).
With this setup my mouse is often unusable (extremely laggy), so now besides plugging and unplugging my dock from my different computers I also have to do it with my mouse's bluetooth dongle on a separate USB port...
Even when the dock is plugged to a laptop with a Thunderbolt 4 port (not a Display Port) with a powerful CPU, it's just too many devices for this dock.
I can't wait for a more powerful Thunderbolt 5 KVM Switch so it could handle all my devices on one single port and also be able to switch between two PCs with a simple click on a button without having to crawl under my desk to plug/unplug a damn cable...
I have a couple of minor bits of criticism regarding the Thunderbolt 4 KVM, hoping that these design features might get reconsidered with the next version.
First, I really hate the button-on-a-cord that's used to flip between computers. The whole reason that I bought this thing was to reduce the number of cords around my desk.
The KVM should have a button on the box itself, and the tethered button should be an optional thing that users who need it could plug in.
The second thing is, the blue LED is just blinding. Blue and white LEDs have no place on consumer electronics, they overpower everything else the user is trying to look at. That's why Audis and military jets exclusively use red and amber LEDs for their interfaces! NO BLUE
Finally, I have an issue where, when I plug my Macbook into the KVM, I have to toggle the button a few times before the connection is recognized. Maybe I have a mildly defective unit? It doesn't bother me enough to bother trying to get it fixed, but if it's a known issue, I hope that gets addressed.
Otherwise very happy with the product. Good luck with your future designs.
@eric:
First, I really hate the button-on-a-cord that's used to flip between computers. The whole reason that I bought this thing was to reduce the number of cords around my desk.
The KVM should have a button on the box itself, and the tethered button should be an optional thing that users who need it could plug in.
HID emulation should obviate both of these requirements, although I agree that some hardware button should exist on the unit.
@eric Thank you for your feedback. Our Thunderbolt 4 KVM is a popular product and we did spend time on nailing the design, but there is definitely room for improvement. We take all feedback into consideration.
