I need a professional look & feel, so PCs off ebay aren't going to do it for me. Also, I have the money and so am looking for quality first, price second. I hear the ThinkNIC's video quality is poor. Does it offer at least 1024x768 with 16-bit color? It would be worth it to PXE boot these for better performance than LTSP off CD (I understand it supports PXE if you set it in the BIOS). The only other issue I see with it is that it has a CD-ROM drive and it doesn't have screw holes to attach it to the desks, as does the TCSX-1. Also, I'd have to throw out its keyboard for a real keyboard. That, Shopping, Sports, News, etc. replacing the function keys doesn't look too professional, either.
I sure wish these NIC people would wake up and realize their product would be a hell of lot better geared toward business customers than as a consumer device for which it couldn't possibly have much of a market for. --Matthew On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Enrique Rodriguez wrote: > Matthew, > > Sorry, but I haven't used the TCSX-1. I reviewed the specs and came to > the same conclusion you did. > > I do have one ThinkNIC. It works much better with LTSP than it does > with its default CD run, which is constantly accessing the CD and > pausing while it does so. With LTSP the performance is quite good - > especially for $200. > > Something else to consider - the rest of my machines are Compaq iPAQ > PIII's I got off eBay. I got several PIII 500MHz's for $210/each and > some PIII 1Ghz for $420/each. The PIII 866MHz regularly goes for $365. > If your quantity is low enough and your patience high enough this might > be worth looking into. These are plentiful and they're why I never > bought any more ThinkNICs. They work great with LTSP, PXE/Etherboot, > sound, etc., and they have excellent performance (relative to average > LTSP clients), so I run many apps in local mode. I even use one as my > LTSP server, since most apps are local mode it isn't doing much > otherwise. I did consolidate my largest DIMMs on it, skimmed from the > other iPAQ clients. And, by installing RedHat 7.2 on the iPAQ "server," > I also had the added benefit of always having a reference system I could > check for sound, X windows, module, etc. settings (based on RedHat's > installation process). > > If you don't want to mess with eBay and can pay just slightly more, most > of my sales were actually with http://www.cc-solutions.com/ via eBay. > You can skip the auction process and pay their catalog rates and still > get some great machines. > > -enrique > > -----Original Message----- > From: mslicker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] ThinkNIC vs. TCSX-1 > > > > Has anyone compared the ThinkNIC vs. the TCSX-1 clients? I'd like to > know > which will work better as an LTSP client device? > > I'm looking for small size but both are small enough. > > TCSX-1 > Price: $400 > RAM: 16MB > CPU: 75Mhz > > ThinkNIC > Price: $200 > RAM: 64MB > CPU: 266Mhz > > By this measure, the TCSX-1 doesn't have a chance. Has anyone used them > both is real life? I need to make a significant purchase VERY soon. > > --Matthew > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
