ATEN CS1734B KVM switch Rack mounting Black, Grey

Product Overview

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The ATEN CS1734B is a sensible “get control of a rack” kind of KVM if you’ve got a mix of modern kit and want something that just works without drama. ATEN’s value here is reliability and clean switching—useful in real offices, server rooms, or managed IT environments where downtime and faffing with adapters is the enemy. Rack-mounting also makes it more “professional deployment” than generic desk switches, so you’re not constantly shoehorning devices into awkward spaces.

That said, £161.62 ex‑VAT isn’t cheap for a KVM, so I’d only buy this if you genuinely need the functionality it brings (especially the rack use-case and the port style). If you’re a small team running one or two machines off a desk, you can often do better value with a simpler desk KVM or even a remote management route. Bottom line: buy it if you’re standardising your rack and want dependable local console switching; skip it if this is for a casual desktop setup or you don’t actually need rack mounting / that specific switching capability.