This post is part of my video blog: In The Lab With Jay Jay.
Silly Job Title: Current Commander
Today: another unboxing video! I do these, not because I think that my regular viewers are going to be particularly interested, but because you really only get the opportunity to do these on the day that new equipment arrives, and I figure it might be helpful for people who search for unboxing videos for a particular product, so they can see what’s in the box before they make a purchasing decision.
This video is an unboxing of two different 4-port HDMI KVM switches. I would give you affiliate links but these don’t seem to be available in the USA, so here are the non-affiliated Amazon Australia links:
- K-CEVE AM-KVM401-K: KVM Switch HDMI, Kvm Switch 4 Port 4 in 1 Out USB KVM Switcher for 4 Computers Share one HD Monitor and 4 USB 2.0 Devices, Support UHB 4K@60Hz and Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
- K-CEVE KC-KVM401A: KVM Switch HDMI 4 Port, USB 3.0 KVM Switches 4K 60HZ HDMI and USB Switcher with EDID Simulator for 4 Computers Share Keyboard Mouse Printer Scanner and One HD Monitor with 1 External Button Switch
For the record I paid AU$64.56 for the AM-KVM401-K (US$40) and AU$84.14 for the KC-KVM401A (US$55). I don’t know what algorithm is in charge of pricing at Amazon but the prices seem to have gone way up since I purchased these things two days ago, now the AM-KVM401-K is AU$75.96 and the KC-KVM401A is AU$98.99, so not sure what’s up with that (but I do NOT like the idea that Amazon has a pricing system that isn’t offering all shoppers the same price all the time, which this smells like).
I reckon the K-CEVE marketing department is going to bit pretty upset with engineering or manufacturing about this, but when I was unboxing the AM-KVM401-K the front panel push button switch just dead set fell out! That’s gotta be embarrassing for someone.
Having done the unboxing I’ve decided I’m gonna try the larger KC-KVM401A unit first. Its larger size is a disadvantage but I like the fact that it has USB-A instead of USB-C inputs and I’m also happy that it has a dedicated 5V power rail, the AM-KVM401-K is powered off the USB bus which is less desirable.
I will post another article later to let you know how I went when I actually plug these things in, which I haven’t actually done yet.