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What I like • One button switching • Sensible design • Lots of ports What I’d change • Provide complete support for two monitors (or remove the second HDMI out) • Properly label the HDMI out ports • Fix the problem with video going out on the laptop every morning • Fix the bug with “hitting the space bar” Final thoughts For those of us who work at home and have two computers that share a single desk, a KVM switch is a fabulous gadget to have. It reduces clutter and maximizes space while making it super easy to go back and forth between computers. The AV Access iDock C10 KVM switch should have been a welcome addition to my desktop setup, but it is fatally flawed with a strange behavior that is the equivalent of hitting the space bar. It turns music and videos on and off, changes the location in web pages, and edits my documents. Additionally, it cannot support two monitors for my computers despite claiming to have a “dual monitor design,” and it has problems with the video on my laptop every morning. This is not the KVM for me, and I regret to say that I can’t recommend it to you. Price: $259.99 Where to buy: AV Access’ online store and Amazon Source: The sample for this review was provided by AV Access.