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How to Measure ROI on IT Investments
6 Oct, 2025

£54.19 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’ve got an ATEN KVM setup and you need a longer link between the KVM and the target device, this £45.17 ex‑VAT 3m DVI-I USB cable is exactly the kind of “just get it working” part that actually saves time. The big practical win is that it keeps your keyboard/mouse USB connectivity alongside the video over the same run—useful in offices where you don’t want to bodge together separate cables and then chase intermittent behaviour. For short-to-mid distance desk/server room layouts, 3m is a very normal length and shouldn’t be where you start fighting signal issues.
I wouldn’t buy it if you’re not already in the ATEN KVM ecosystem, because these cables are typically only compatible with specific KVM models/cable pinouts—not universally interchangeable. Also, if your use case is mostly about switching one or two monitors with no USB peripherals, you might be overpaying versus simpler cabling. But if you’re maintaining an existing ATEN KVM deployment and need a reliable replacement/extra length, this is good value relative to the time you’d spend diagnosing “partial” connections or swapped leads.

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