[THIN] Re: Thin Client Notebook
- From: "Merino, Ormond" <Ormond_Merino@xxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:07:02 -0400
If you're looking for a true thin client Devon It has the Safebook which
runs a slimmed down linux and supports WiFi I believe. Otherwise most
laptop form factor thin clients are Windows XPe based, which require
more maintenance due to Windows hotfixes, etc.
Regards,
Ormond Merino
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nick Smith
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:38 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Thin Client Notebook
Guys,
We have a client, a charity. They provide educational and careers advice
in a classroom-like environment to underprivileged kids. Their IT need
is trivial; they need to be able to web-browse as far as Google Apps to
use their word processor and to do some research. We immediately
suggested thin clients, running as IE kiosks.
However, their 'classroom' is a room in a church which they probably
don't have sole access to; so they can't leave monitors etc set-up on a
permanent basis. Their idea is to have a locked cupboard with a bunch of
laptops in which they can just dump on desks and use wi-fi for internet.
Any recommendations for 'thin' laptops? Cost is an issue, but the real
issue is minimum maintenance. They'd like to be able to have the option
to connect to a TS at a later date, though they can't see a need for it
now.
They will also need ot be able to print, so if anyone's achieved that
from this sort of device, ideally without a print server involved,
that'd be good info too.
(I've already discussed with them concerns about them getting stolen,
but they're relaxed, BTW).
As a supplementary, anyone done much on Google Apps? Opinions - for
*very* basic usage?
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