Of course I totally agree, however, I never said In was looking for a cheap KVM, just a simple one that works. I really don't need an IP KVM but now that I have looked at what they can do they seem pretty cool but my servers are not far and I rarely have to do any work on them that I can't do remotely. If I do I can just pull it and work on it in my office, I only manage 10 servers, 8 here and two in another county. Is it Friday yet?
James ----- Original Message ----- From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:08 AM Subject: RE: OT KVM recommondation Agreed that it is not not fair to compare Belkin to Avovent/Raritan. You hit the nail on the head by detailing what I was trying to convey in my very brief post. Someone saying, "I just need a KVM, why can't I buy [insert dirt cheap option here]? Why do I need to spend $x,000?" Well for some applications, it might be fine, but it all depends on the application of said device and how much frustration you're willing to live with. On another note, where's our Friday Funny? TGIF! Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT KVM recommondation Across classes of equipment, you will typically get what you pay for. Across classes, as opposed to within the class. That is to say, MOST servers that cost $1000-3000 are different enough from the ones costing $6000-$15000 that the sentiment is correct. However, *within* the same class of system or machine or device -- within the tier 1 level, or within the tier 2 level -- it is possible for cost alone to be insufficient as a determinant of quality or value. I'd never compare a Belkin with an Avocent, except maybe at the very lowest end of the Avocent line. TrendNet, Belkin, and a few others play in that consumer/SOHO space, and within that space price is not always the differentiator. While Avocent and Raritan are much more price comparable today, years ago, Cybex/Avocent was better priced that Raritan AND of better quality. But they were in the same enterprise level class... :) And I still greatly prefer Avocent. ASB (My XeeSM Profile) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle <[email protected]> wrote: LOL, +1 Unlike the Cisco/HP discussion, I believe most of us (who manage more than 3 or 4 servers via one device frequently) will likely concur that in the area of KVM, you will usually, generally get what you pay for....I am open to evidence supporting the contrary. :-) Jonathan L. Raper, MCSE Thumb-typed from my HTC Incredible (and yes, it really is) Droid. Please excuse brevity & any misspellings. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Jonathan Link" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 9:08 am Subject: RE: OT KVM recommondation To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> What, they only lockup the server once a month now? On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Yep. Although, Belkin has gotten a little better in recent years. A little. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker<http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> Sent from my Motorola Droid On Sep 16, 2010 4:56 PM, "Raper, Jonathan - Eagle" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I've had _BAD_ experience with Belkin's being _REALLY_ flaky. (Isn't that who makes OmniView?) Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA jra...@e... -----Original Message----- From: James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT KVM recommonda... My reply about the KVM cables where regarding the cables for the Raritan, you must have thought I wa... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew W. Ross" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "NT System Admin... Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:40 PM Subject: Re: OT KVM recommondation That's not right... Newegg has the 6ft USB ones for $16 each... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: James Kerr [mailto:clusterp.<mailto:clusterp.>.. Sent: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:31:45 -0700 Subject: Re: OT KVM recommondation > Holy crap the cables are $146 each!!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew W. 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