Is USB better than PS/2?

[Freakish_05]

Thinking of getting a KVM so I can admin my server rig without using VNC.

I've got a Logitech MX3000 wireless desktop set which I use via USB on my main rig, but I have to use PS/2 on my server rig when I reboot otherwise it just locks up at post. USB Keyboard/Mouse support is enabled because when I plug my old Logitech Navigator Keyboard and M/S Optical Mouse into separate ports, everything works fine.

Thus I'm looking at getting a PS/2 KVM. Would I notice any performance drop on my main rig compared with USB?

Cheers

 

[semi-pro waster]

You mean is there any performance difference between USB and PS2? At the level of the amount of data a keyboard or mouse is sending, not anything that would be significant. If I can use the PS2 ports without any problems (e.g. scrollwheels, extra buttons etc still work) then I would use them in preference to USB anyway since the keyboard/mouse will be the only things on the PS2 bus.

 

[Will_3rd]

I usually go with PS/2 for my keyboard and USB for the mouse, use the other PS/2 port to power my external hard drive.