Will the HP T5740 or T5740E work with LTSP? On Tuesday, July 09, 2013 05:31:43 PM Stéphane Graber wrote: > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 05:03:08PM -0400, David Burleigh wrote: > > Are the Diskless Workstations J-225 Model ST325E a good value for a > > computer lab running Ubuntu 12.04 and LTSP? I can't seem to find specs > > for them anywhere, but there are several for sale on eBay right now, and > > I'm on a tight budget. Any other suggestions are more than welcome. > > I believe those are 533Mhz VIA with 256MB of RAM, there are a few DLW > people on this list who may know better, but if that's the case, I'd > very strongly recommend against using those with Ubuntu 12.04. > > VIA has been having a lot of problems on recent versions of Linux so > unless you have a lot of time to invest tweaking the drivers to in the > end get sub-optimal performance, you really should avoid them (and avoid > the AMD Geode even more if those still exist). > > What you want for a well working 12.04 lab are Atom based thin clients, > most of those are 1.6Ghz with at least 1GB of RAM. If you plan on using > a lot of memory consuming local apps (like firefox), 2GB of RAM is > probably a good idea. > > You can typically find such units for 200-300$ new and possibly quite a > lot cheaper on ebay. Oh, also, stay away from the DELL thin clients with > the SIS chipsets, they're a nightmare. -- David Burleigh ------------ 828-475-5126
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