thanks chris specifically i am thinking of running my cnc machines on them. they are cheap fanless and seem to be pretty solid.
but just seeing who else has gone down that way On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 5:58 PM Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > They work well for their intended use case. We used them at one place I > worked. All the data and the user sessions were kept on a server and then > any employees and sit down at any computer and sign-in and get back to the > desktop he left. Also if one failed, there was no data loss as there was > not data on the PC. > > I would not use this for 3D CAD or video editing or gamming but for normal > office work and web rowing they are good. > > The trick is to match the PC to these case. I've typing this on a > "workstation" class PC, 16-cores and a decent Nvidia GPU but I only have a > 256GB SDD drive installed. All the data lives on a network storage > device. I use this for 3D CAD, robotic simulations and other big compute > jobs > > But of late the "thin Client" PC is become obsolete. What we use now at > Apple iPad. For most people these can replace a notebook computer > especially if you have a little iPad sized keyboard for when you need to > type more than a few lines of text. The iPad connects to the same > network storage (NAS) and if needed I can run an instance if Microsoft > Windows 10 in the NAS with the Windows desktop exported to the iPad screen > > A $200 Chromebook can work just like the iPad but is slightly less > portable. The "Thin Client" is a desktop, non-portible version of this. > > A very w-cost chin client PC can be made by attaching a Raspberry Pi4 to > the back of any flat screen monitor with some double sided mounting tape. > > But, bottom like is these are CLIENT side devices. The compete and storage > is some place else. Thee mostly provide screen and keyboard and very > limited local computing. > > > Al that said. it is very easy to getcome spoild with "my screen and data > follows me" style computing > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 4:05 PM andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > hey everyone > > > > just wondering who has used the thin client computers > > i am looking for a fanless pc that i can buy in oceania > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVXn_fEbDTs > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
