ATEN DVI-D Dual Link Dual Display Secure KVM; 1,8M USB DVI-D Dual Link Dual Display

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £36.20 ex-VAT, this is the kind of compact “keep everyone working” KVM lead you buy when you don’t want to redeploy hardware. The upside of ATEN is usually reliability and decent switching without drama, and the dual-display/dual-link angle suggests it’s meant for people running two DVI-style monitors and want the cursor/keyboard/video to follow properly rather than doing manual cable swapping. In a UK office or small workshop where one workstation needs to access two monitors on different systems (or a shared admin PC), it’s a sensible way to clean up the desk and reduce downtime.

That said, it’s not the right buy if you’re chasing flexibility—KVMs like this tend to be picky about what sources and monitor configurations they’ll happily run, and if your setup isn’t DVI-D–based you’ll end up wasting money on adapters or fighting compatibility. Also, “collaboration accessories” is a bit of a vague label; this is more of an IT/admin tool than something for ad-hoc presentations. If you already know you’re firmly in the DVI-D, dual-link world, and you want a budget, dependable switch for one user, it’s good value. If you’re moving toward modern HDMI/DisplayPort or mixed outputs, I’d avoid it and look for a current-format KVM instead.