PiKVM
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Pros
- You can't beat the price on these RISC-V based KVM boards but I think PiKVM is all around better. Firmware is more stable, supports large ISO's for DVD emulation, good documentation and strong community support.
- Using PiKVM, I have direct access to all three PCs — even at the BIOS level — allowing me to choose which system to boot on each machine.
- piKVM * Raspberry Pi 4 2GB * ezCoo EZ-SW41HA-KVMU3L 4x1 switch * piKVM OS
- PiKVM, JetKVM, NanoKVM are some of the solutions to this problem, but, they only control one device.
- Hopefully that port will do things "the right way": because the price can't be beat!
Cons
- Yeah, the biggest issue with PiKVM is the ~$300 price tag, even DYI it doesn't get much cheaper.
- piKVM wont work if your laptop at home stops or anything (power outage).
- I also have a PIKVM in the rack between the monitor and the 4 decide KVM.
- the ready made pikvm devices cost around $300-400 to my home
Sentiment
7 positive (64%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 2 negative (18%)
Trust + time weighted score: +39% · raw score 45%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
Yeah, the biggest issue with PiKVM is the ~$300 price tag, even DYI it doesn't get much cheaper.
You can't beat the price on these RISC-V based KVM boards but I think PiKVM is all around better. Firmware is more stable, supports large ISO's for DVD emulation, good documentation and strong community support.
Using PiKVM, I have direct access to all three PCs — even at the BIOS level — allowing me to choose which system to boot on each machine.
piKVM wont work if your laptop at home stops or anything (power outage).
piKVM * Raspberry Pi 4 2GB * ezCoo EZ-SW41HA-KVMU3L 4x1 switch * piKVM OS
PiKVM, JetKVM, NanoKVM are some of the solutions to this problem, but, they only control one device.
Hopefully that port will do things "the right way": because the price can't be beat!
Remotely managing any machine using KVM
if you decide to get this functionality in the future, check out [JetKVM](https://jetkvm.com/), [PiKVM](https://pikvm.org/) or [TinyPilot](https://tinypilotkvm.com/), cheapest oobe is JetKVM on their kickstarter.
I also have a PIKVM in the rack between the monitor and the 4 decide KVM.
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