By "thin client" do you mean the ultra small form factor (USFF) PC or an actual client (such as Dell Wyse, which is basically a RDP/Citrix/VNC client and not a stand alone computer)?
I hope this is not against the mailing list rules, but I've been using these guys out of Burlington for years to buy such used hardware. They have several USFF machines available from both Lenovo and Dell. They categorize them as TINY in the "Form factor" column. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-hKAmQahPcEV_h5mwflWGLWCQtqkKOBDbsakv4ee2u0/edit?authkey=CM3vpdoP&hl=en&authkey=CM3vpdoP&hl=en#gid=0 > On Apr 25, 2023, at 11:05, Ansar Mohammed via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > Get a used Dell Thin client. Amazing tiny boxes. > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 2:35 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk@gtalug.org > <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: >> | From: Stewart C. Russell via talk <talk@gtalug.org >> <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> >> >> | * availability of hardware: small Linux computers are in very short supply >> | right now; and >> | >> | * sound quality: the built-in audio hardware on most single-board Linux >> | computers sounds atrocious. Without an add-on amplifier/equalizer, I think >> | you'd be horrified at the lack of fidelity.] >> >> There are a lot of used Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p Tiny computers >> available, starting at $100. These are ancient "1 liter" PCs that are >> great for Linux. Built like tanks. I have had three for a long time. >> <https://forums.redflagdeals.com/bestbuy-marketplace-vendor-x-dynamic-uniway-refurb-good-lenovo-m93p-tiny-pc-w10p-intel-i5-4570t-101-00-8-gb-240-gb-ssd-2607386/> >> >> For $200ish you can get modern low-end Win11 boxes. Even smaller than >> the ThinkCentre Tiny form factor. The Intel N95 and N100 are recent >> Intel Core processors but with only "Efficiency" cores. They seem to >> be more performant than recent chips with Atom microarchitecture. Not >> built like tanks. Here are a couple of $196 examples (I don't know >> enough to recommend them): >> <https://www.amazon.ca/Windows-Desktop-3200U-Working-Computer/dp/B09QSBCCC1/ref=sr_1_11> >> <https://www.amazon.ca/Windows-Generation-Processors-Support-60Hz11/dp/B09MCZBZP6/ref=sr_1_5> >> >> These little PCs are not as cute as single-board computers but they >> sure are no-fuss to use. Standard Linux distros just work. >> >> Karen: I infer from previous discussions that your requirements of >> audio systems are critical but not easy to specify. And testing is >> potentially dangerous. So it would be foolish to recommend anything >> new to you. Especially something horrible! >> --- >> Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org> >> Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > --- > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org > Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
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