[THIN] Re: Recommendations for Thin client devices

  • From: "msemon@xxxxxxx" <msemon@xxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:47:03 -0400

Installed some Wyse S90's recently. This model has the embedded Windows XP.
They are a good fit for certain environments. Setup is simple and since
they don't have many moving
parts they are good in manufacturing environments. Check carefully the list
of approved
peripheral devices if you need them. Not all local printers work with these
devices.

Mike


Original Message:
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From: Matt Kosht matt.kosht@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:45:38 -0400
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Recommendations for Thin client devices


Although I have been using Citrix (1.8 Metaframe to PS 4.0) and MS
Terminal services (NT 4.0 TSE  to Win2k3 R2)  for about 7-8 yrs now,
I have only used them in conjunction with "real" PC's.  Seeing on the
horizon yet another painful desktop OS upgrade to Vista, I see a
chance to perhaps get off the hamster wheel.
I would like to test a small (initially 2-3 then up to 25 clients)
pilot of these devices. My only exposure to these was a lone Wyse
3360SE (Windows CE 3.0 I think) device many years ago. At that time I
found it slow and limited (graphics resolution) but usable.  I don't
think they would ever replace all the PC's (laptops and GIS editing
stations in particular) in my case, but the vast majority of users use
MS Office, E-mail (groupwise) and a handful of apps (most already
available as published applications on our Citrix farm).

I would be interested in hearing real world opinions of likes/dislikes
in these devices. Be sure to include:
_Make/Model
_OS (CE, XPe, Linux, others?) Do you find one of these superior to another?
Why?

Thanks in advance.
-Matt
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