ATEN CN9000 KVM switch Black

Product Overview

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At £755.40 ex-VAT, the ATEN CN9000 is firmly in the “serious workstation” bracket. You’re not buying this for a quick office KVM to swap a couple of PCs—this is the kind of switch that makes sense when you’ve got real admin overhead to eliminate: multiple operator stations, shared peripherals, and users who need reliable, low-friction switching without faffing around. In day-to-day terms, the value lands when uptime matters and the alternative is keyboard/mouse/peripheral swapping (or maintaining multiple monitors/peripherals per user). For IT teams rolling out shared lab/ops environments, it can be a clean consolidation move.

That said, I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re only switching a small setup or a single desk. The cost is hard to justify against simpler KVMs, and if the users don’t need the extra capabilities, you’ll be paying for capability you won’t use. Also double-check deployment needs before you commit—KVMs can look straightforward until you hit monitor signal types, cabling runs, and how your team actually works day-to-day. Bottom line: buy it if you’re standardising a multi-user, shared-peripheral environment and want dependable switching; skip it if your use case is basic and you’d rather spend that budget on things that users actually notice.