Matthew, We sell the TCSX-1 on DisklessWorkstations.Com, which i'm part owner of. Keep that in mind, and i'll try not to let my bias show :)
I also have a ThinkNic. I like the ThinkNic as a low-cost desktop machine. Sits horizontally or vertically. The CD-Rom drive is a waste in a typical LTSP environment, but you can't order without. The graphics are fair. You can do 1024x768, but I think the refresh rate isn't very good. But, for $200, it's a good deal. The TCSX-1 is a nice little box. Really designed to be used, but not seen. It's designed to be mounted in a kiosk, or under a desk or somewhere out of the way, where the user doesn't need to get at it. The 75mhz stpc cpu runs surprisingly well, considering it's clock speed. It'll run X well at 1024x768 and I think it will support upto 1280x1024, but I haven't tried that. At twice the price for the TCSX-1, you need to decide what you need, whether that is a kiosk type machine, or a desktop machine. So, I hope that helps, Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] mslicker wrote: > 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 > _____________________________________________________________________ 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
