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I have a windows PC with dual monitors.  I also have a MAC mini, only has thunderbolt ports, it's the newest mac mini and I want to be able to get a kvm switch that I can run both computers at the same time with a push of a button.  My PC has a unique video vard where I think it's dual layer DVI that branches out to 2 individual DVI ports.

My PC's resolution is 1920x1200 and I don't know what my mac mini resolution is, but probably the same.

I will probably need some converters from thunderbolt to DVI and for the MAC mini, I wonder if there's a cable that goes from thunderbolt to 2 DVI (Y) cable?

Any ideas?
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Check the link below, you can get a mini display to vdi, Hdmi, or VGA.

http://store.apple.com/us/mac/mac-accessories/cables
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yes, thanks, I know about the miniDP to DVI adapter, but what kind of KVM switch would work with this setup?
thunderbolt to dvi cable

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Athunderbolt%20to%20dvi%20cable

Also check this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/291015765727

If you go mini to VGA then you can use any KVM switch all KVM switch support VGA USB
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I have to use DVI as that's why my current PC uses.

I know what adapter to use, but what kind of KVM switch will work with this?
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Thanks trgrassijr55, that just looks like a cheap brand.  I think I'm just going to remote into it, as I won't be in every day, I don't want to spend a few hundred dollars on the switch.
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