A CNC controller is an "off label" use case for a thin client machine. What you should be looking for is a "mini ITX" motherboard designed for industrial embedded processing. these sell new for just about $200 with a CPU soldered (not socketed) to the board. The Intel Celeron processor usually does not use a fan, except for the case fan.
That said, these Mini-ITX board are many times what you find inside a "thin client" PC. The Celeron is a powerful CPU if you don't need graphics On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 6:13 PM andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
