[THIN] Re: Best Thin Clients
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:37:22 -0500
Linux and HDX? I thought the HDX magic was Windows only?
all the windows only stuff and intel VPro only stuff makes me laugh when I
see their "Any device" mantra keep being repeated.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Magnus Hjorleifsson <magnus@xxxxxxxx>wrote:
> It runs Embedded Linux (UBUNTU) and has the codecs for HDX installed
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Are the DevonIT devices you run zero or thin with embedded Linux? Any
>> real weight - at least among the folks on this list- behind the claim that
>> any embedded OS will contribute to a "better"/"greater" end user experience
>> than a zero client?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Bruce Ricker <brucericker@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> We only do published desktops right now...The new HP zero won't boot
>>> to a published desktop logon....the wyse xenith will, but we have had
>>> the most success with wyse c10LE's....
>>>
>>> On 10/30/11, Magnus Hjorleifsson <magnus@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > We run Devon it (about 5000 ). They are great devices, management is
>>> all
>>> > centralized and the support from the vendor is great.
>>> >
>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>> >
>>> > On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:21, Dan Dill <DanD@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> We just added a Dell FX170 running win xp embedded to our domain with
>>> the
>>> >> plans to test it out with an end-user. It’s just a rebranded devon
>>> IT box
>>> >> (I think they used to be bosanova) but it seems decent for a more
>>> >> basic/average user. Does dual monitors and the xp embedded seems to
>>> work
>>> >> well as an “os”
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> One thing I liked in the documentation was the ability to re-image the
>>> >> device by plugging in a usb drive…
>>> >>
>>> >> I will admit though that I’ve spent less than an hour on/with the
>>> device,
>>> >> so not exactly an expert.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Dan Dill |Systems Engineer
>>> >>
>>> >> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> >> Behalf Of Greg Reese
>>> >> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:27 AM
>>> >> To: Thin
>>> >> Subject: [THIN] Best Thin Clients
>>> >>
>>> >> in the past, we would get on this topic every few months. But it
>>> seems
>>> >> like it has been a while since we had a discussion on who makes the
>>> best
>>> >> thin clients. With that, who has the best thin client management
>>> >> software.
>>> >>
>>> >> The landscape has changed with HP swallowing up Neoware, Bosanova
>>> chaging
>>> >> names, Lenovo, Dell, and even Cisco are getting in the game too. And
>>> >> probably a few I forget or dont' even know about.
>>> >>
>>> >> For what it is worth, even after 10 years I still hate Wyse. I even
>>> won a
>>> >> notebook form them at Synergy and they never bothered to send it and
>>> >> ignored my emails. jerks. sorry and no i'm not bitter about it or
>>> >> anything.
>>> >>
>>> >> So, with that...
>>> >>
>>> >> Who makes the best thin clients and who makes the best thin client
>>> >> management software?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
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