Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Thin client

[David M. <Dav...@ae...>]

Hi,

Mini-itx boards ( www.mini-itx.com ) are good for thin clients.  Low power 
consumption and can be fanless so no noise at all since there are no moving parts.

I'm guessing your in the uk as well, so www.itx-warehouse.co.uk is another uk 
retailer for them

Dave

Phil Driscoll wrote:
> On Thursday 16 June 2005 10:08, Romain Surleau wrote:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>My clients are really old PCs now, and I plan to change them.
>>If I buy thin clients like Neoware Capio Eon, do I still need LTSP ?
>>
>>In other words : I know the great use of LTSP with old PCs, but I don't
>>know it for thin clients.
> 
> I don't see the advantage of 'thin clients' like the Neoware - they are too 
> fat for my taste. The wonderful thing about LTSP is that the client is very 
> very thin and never needs firmware upgrades or any special software 
> maintenance. These slightly fatter clients essentially come bundled with the 
> stuff an LTSP client receives over the network at boot time. Consequently, 
> when that stuff needs updating, you have to update all your clients rather 
> than just the server.
> 
> Or am I missing something?
> 
> I'd opt for saving some money and going for a really thin client which only 
> knows how to do a pxe or etherboot.
> 


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