Norphy Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 I've been looking at thin client hardware today. For what they are, they just seem obscenely expensive. I've been quoted about £220 for an HP Compaq model (The t5170) and for an extra £60 you could get an entirely new PC. I've also seen a Wyse model for about £100 which seems more reasonable and Neoware ones for about £130. On the opposite end of the scale I was looking at Sun ones for kicks and the one with the integrated 17" TFT was something like £1200! What do people here use? Recycling existing PCs for this project isn't an option as all the ones which are in line for recycling are all massive and really grotty looking. This room is supposed to be a "flagship" room so it looks to look slinky and the stations can't take up a lot of room as space is very limited. Even shuttles would be too big. Cheers, Norphy
ChrisH Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Ric was sporting some nice HP ones at the conference. I think he said they were about £125 each for the linux based ones and more for the Windows CE based ones.
CyberNerd Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Via EPIA boards http://www.icp-epia.co.uk/site/products.php?sid=1#sub5 MOREX 3688B cases +RAM network boot thinstation. £130-140 ish highly recommended.
CyberNerd Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 ps. ones we get are 1GHz with 256MB ram - so they can be used as semi-thin linux clients. compare 233Mhz for £200 wyse terminals that can do nothing but thin client and are PITA to upgrade
petectid Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Norphy the quote they have given you is expensive you can buy the ulitimate space saver for that price look here
Ric_ Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 @Norphy: The model they quoted you on is the top spec with and is basically a low-spec desktop box (btw the model number should be t5710). You want to be looking at the t5125 and the t5520. If you were at the conference you will have seen the guys from Oliis - they can do you a good deal on either of these. The t5125 is the Linux based one and is more than adequate for most things. If you are Linux minded you can even install your own mini apps The HP ones are not the cheapest but they are very good quality and they look nice (especially next to a AG-Neovo E-17B) If you are starting out and not really sure if it is for you, convert an old Celeron 400 or something using Thinstation. Also speak to 1st Technologies - Student gets offered second-hand terminals all the time and you can probably save a good £30 a unit!
SpuffMonkey Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Norphy the quote they have given you is expensive you can buy the ulitimate space saver for that price look here I like the look - any idea how much they cost?
Norphy Posted April 21, 2006 Author Posted April 21, 2006 http://www.thinstore.net/cat_jack.cfm Yowser
ChrisH Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Wow they are interesting! The mind boggles at the possibilities.
Ric_ Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 They are possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen! Now if they were shiny (ChrisH understands...)
openhgs Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 We've just bought Compaq T5520s for £169 (ex vat) direct from HP. These come with keyboard and mouse. Nice boxes and they work splendid on our LTSP network. I think they might have M$CE on them too, but we have no need of it. We have also been recommended these http://www.cheeplinux.com/product_info.php?cPath=72&products_id=228&osCsi
SpuffMonkey Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 http://www.thinstore.net/cat_jack.cfm Yowser Thats a bit steep even though they are lovely
Norphy Posted April 23, 2006 Author Posted April 23, 2006 Plus theres the cost of a POE switch to take into account
petectid Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 Norphy the quote they have given you is expensive you can buy the ulitimate space saver for that price look here I like the look - any idea how much they cost? There not cheap but I think not bad value some Prices here
Oracle Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 we're using a whole bunch of things: HP thin clients, Compaq ones, old p4 pc's and 100 laptops that we got from rm for £50. the hp & compaq run bespoke spoftware that connects to our terminal services enviroment. the old laptops and pc's use a custom build of thinstation
Kelyan Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 the jack pc is an incredibly cool concept , if anyone wants to take a look i have one, only thing is that they are very expensive when you roll in the power over etherent requirments, hate to say it but im an independant thin client person and having had experinace of Chip PC, Relysis, Compaq, VXl ect , I have nothing but praise for the Ijel linux units, never ever let me down
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