I would go for fanless clients though, if you want to use real thin clients to avoid too much noise.
we have a classroom where the switch makes such a noise, that it really disturbs everybody. you really want a quiet classroom when there is nobody working on the computers. such as when a non-computer class uses the same room. otherwise nobody will be able to concentrate. for the server I would go the same direction. as described by charles: fast ethernet, raid and dual or quad core. I built a quad core machine becuase it was only little more expensive than a dual one. I have also built in a seperate drive for the home directories. makes it easy to backup that data only. rgds, uwe Am Dienstag, den 04.03.2008, 11:53 -0500 schrieb Charles Austin: > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Barb Tabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello. We are going to be purchasing 30 new computers and a server for a new > > Edubuntu thin client lab. > > I am wondering if anyone can make suggestions on what the best equipment > > would be to do this. > > The lab will mostly be used by grades K-5 using the Internet for research, > > educational activities, word processing/printing and Renaissance Place. > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks. > > Here is what we did for a similar sized project. > Server: > Dual core CPU > 8GB RAM > 4 SATA Hard Drives, 250GB in a RAID 10 configuration > Motherboard with dual on-board 10/100/1000 NICs > Cheap video card > Standard peripherals > -I focused on RAM and Ethernet Speed as the two most important factors > for the server > > > Clients: > Cheap CPU > 1 GB RAM > On-board 10/100 NIC, On-board Video card > Standard peripherals (hard drive, keyboard, etc.) > High-end power supply and CPU fan (if all these computers are in one > room, fan noise is a big deal) > > Switches: > Cisco 2950T (the ones with two copper Gigabit ports) > > We used the vanilla 7.10 Server and Thin Client set-up, even though > the client PCs will handle Thick Client duty. The thin client model > is much easier to administer (one machine to keep updated, no need for > LDAP, etc). > > Why spend any money on the client? For us, it was a hedge against the > future. From recent posts, it looks like the "low-fat" clients of > recent posts will be perfect for our environment. And who knows, we > may decide to use LDAP and true thick clients someday soon. > > I would echo the earlier post about getting help to put the machines > together, my 5th Grader was more than capable of assisting with > assembly. Get a few parents to "help" their kids do it. Most adults > can put a machine together once you show them the proper procedure. > > Hope that helps, > Charles > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
