Aloha, I was just wondering what is the least expensive thin client (everything from keyboad to monitor) a company can put together to use with something like LTSP? I have looked around and find NO inexpensive thin clients anywhere and X terminals are crazy expensive. It seems that I can get a low end desktop for the same price as a thin client.
Planning a business around scrounging for used hardware is not a good option so I would expect to have to buy something. Thin clients seem to give me cost saving in hardware. The servers will cost more to handle the extra load. But it should require less admin work once up and running. Is this a fair assessment of thin clients in a business enviroment? Has there been any performance testing on thin clients compared to desktops? Something like how does Open Office run (i.e. how long to open to perform a complex operation) on a thin client with a good server versus a low end desktop (like a 1Ghz PIII with 128MB ram)? Mahalo, Dusty
