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I'd rather use USB KB & mouse, so it's NComputing U170's for me.

(sharp in take of breath ) sounds very very expensive to me...and I would suspect the cost would out weight the gains

Am I correct in thinking that the HP T100's have PS2 connectivity for the KB and mouse? This sounds like an NComputing X-series solution to me. Msg to Dave.81...I'd be very much interested to know how your test goes with your L300 units. Would you be able to keep me updated?

WOW! That is a serious looking peice of kit! Any idea how much they cost? I would imagine you would need some serious cooling.

NComputing suggest that the max length of Cat5 cable from the X550 PCI card to the terminal is 10m. There is a cheaper solution than buying monitors with built-in hubs. You can buy USB blanking plates and fix them on the desk next to the terminal. Yep, and you could hide the USB extenders and USB cables in trunking behind the desk, which leaves a much tidyier (spelling?!?) finish. See what you mean. Thank you for clarifying. The NComputing U170 does connect directly to the main computer. The U170 is a USB solution. Nice and simple connectivity without all the fuss. The U170 also has two additional USB ports for KB and mouse. Yeah I'm pretty busy as well, so I completely empathise with you on that one

Hi dhicks and tmcd35, I'm going to answer your questions as best I can in quick fire mode... I think it's fair to say that the NComputing X550 is like a terminal server. Correct - the NComputing X550 only offers PS/2 connectivity for KB and mouse...this means you're not restricted to the standard USB cable length, which I think is 5m. You can add a USB port to each workstation by assigning a USB port on the host PC to the workstation and running USB cables from the host PC to the desired workstation (just read that back and i'm not sure it makes sense, i'm sure you'll fathom it out though). This works really well for things like a USB memory stick. NComputing hardware is available of-the-shelf, so I'm probably being dumb and missing your point on that one, sorry. I do not work drectly for NComputing or for a reseller. If you are intending to use Windows Multipoint Server and desire USB connectivity for KB and mouse, I would suggest having a look at the NComputing U170. Regarding your question "vSpace performace or usability advantages over WMS"...why not try it?. If you're inetersted in doing some testing, then i'd be more than happy to lend you one of my NComputing U170's...you can make you're own mind up then.

First things first, I would not bother with the snazzy all-in-one LG monitors. All they are is an LG monitor with an NComputing XD2 access device built in to it...and they are expensive. In the interest of saving bundles of money, I would suggest you go for an NComputing X550 5-user kit (RRP £330.00 = £66/user), 5 standard tft monitors (about £100/each for a TFT) and a well spec'd PC (say about £600). You get 5 NComputing XD2 access devices in the NComputing X550 5-user kit along with the 5 port card and vspace virtualisation software. It doesn't matter what brand the TFT's are. The XD2 access devices have standard VESA fixings so they can be mounted to the back of the TFT. Although if you're thinking of mounting the XD2 access device to the back of the TFT, you will need a TFT that has a stand that does not use the VESA fixings on the TFT. The NComputing X550 works perfectly well with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010...can't really expand on that I'm afraid. It would be difficult to say what advantages NComputing can bring over a system with an ATI 6 port Eyefinity card with 6 monitors, because it's a bit like comparing apples with pears. As far as I'm aware an ATI 6 port Eyefinity card with 6 monitors would simply provide the PC user the ability to use 6 different monitors at the same time...where as NComputing is all about sharing the computing capability of one PC to multiple users. To put it another way, the NComputing X550 will extend your single user PC to a multiple user PC...you can have up to 10 additional users from one PC (2 x NComputing X550 5-user kits in one PC). With regards to energy, NComputing devices range from 1w to 5w's of power, depending on which NComputing product you're using. A typical PC would use somewhere between 100w to 150w's of power. So you can radically reduce your power consumption...and radically reduce your electricity bill as well...and it will also help you sleep at night because you're massively reducing your carbon footprint as well...saving money, saving energy, saving the planet (i'll get my coat!).

Hi everyone, I've been silently keeping an eye on this thread and it's developed in to quite a debate hasn't it? It's been extremely interesting to read so many opinions from various corners of the IT sprectrum. I now feel the time is right to offer my assistance in answering any questions you may have on NComputing. Please do not misundertstand me...I'm not trying to sabotage this thread. It's just that NComputing has been mentioned a few times and I feel I'm in a good position to answer any questions you may have on NComputing. All the best. vSpace