KVM options for current Apple Cinema Display (27" MC007LL/A)

Hi,

I just ordered the current Apple Cinema Display (27" MC007LL/A) that features the magSafe power and miniDisplay ports. I have a 17" MacBook Pro with a miniDisplay port, the model just before the "thunderbolt" ones, I think it is referred to as mid-2010. And I also have a new MacMini that was just delivered which has a miniDisplay port & HDMI.

I want to find a suitable KVM switch to use for switching this 27" Apple Cinema Display between the macMini (as its only primary display) and the MacBook Pro (as its external secondary display). Can anyone recommend a good KVM that will work for this purpose? Are there any KVMs that feature the miniDisplay port connector natively so they don't require all kinds of adaptors, etc?

Note, The KVM should ideally support the full resolution of the Apple display (2560 by 1440) so that I don't have to use a smaller blurry "non-native" resolution. Other than that I don't have any requirements, but it would be nice if the KVM also switched USB and audio, and had keyboard hotkeys for doing the switching.

Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Mar 28, 2011 7:52 AM

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Oct 25, 2012 7:00 PM in response to BonfireVA

Sadly I'm using the Snapx right now and I am very disappointed. Everytime you switch screen the machine your leaving goes dark.... so I lose all connection to my printopia plugin and everything else... not to mention it doesnt support a hot key, so you end up with a cheap white box and cables running across your desk.


I dont understand why the machine goes to sleep when I leave... never did that with my other KVM prior to getting the new display... seems odd, or just poor design of the Snapx

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