[GRLUG] Thin clients

[Matt Michielsen]

Will do.  We like these (
http://www.beckhoff.com/english.asp?industrial_pc/cp66xx.htm) a lot, but
they're pretty pricey.  I believe we're going to be testing some HP ones
soon.  I'll let you guys know.

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ow. Yeah, an unreliable NIC would just about kill it.
>
> Let me know when you guys find some good candidates!
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Matt Michielsen
> <mattmichielsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > We actually purchased a couple demo units of that exact device to use on
> a
> > manufacturing floor.  Both units had really flaky network cards, so we
> > discontinued using them.  We are still looking for the perfect (based on
> > cost and reliability) thin client for this environment.  PoE is
> definitely
> > nice for us, as our switches support it.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
> >> > Yea it looks pretty cool and using minimal power seems to be the ONLY
> >> > advantage.
> >>
> >> Ok, here's another. That particular device is powered using PoE,which
> >> means it doesn't lose power if the network switch doesn't. That
> >> strikes me as nice. (Nicer still if there were a way to keep the VGA
> >> display powered. I guess one still needs a UPS for that.)
> >>
> >> > I'm thinking the sweet spot would be a large corporation in California
> >> > figuring out how to get a tax credit (energy efficient dealio) for
> >> > purchasing them and also use less power to save some cash.
> >> >
> >> > Also now that they have the box off the desk they can make our CUBES
> >> > smaller.....  :-(
> >>
> >> Heh. That reminded me of Tron, which I just watched again a few weeks
> >> ago. That may be the only movie I've ever seen that used a matte
> >> painting to extend the apparent size of a cube farm.
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