Greg Twyford wrote: > 4 seconds to open a patient's notes, versus 25+ seconds, sounds more > like 6 to 1 to me. The systems I've set up with onboard gigabit NICS and > switch record 55 MBPS, using Sandra as the measuring tool, against 9-10 > MBPS for 100 mbit NICs and switch over the same cables. > > I know that on a properly set up PCI-X bus, their rated speed is more > like 90+ MBPS, but we are talking about making life easier for GPs now, > not some other time. And yes, I expect MD3 to be much faster, as it is > client-server and will send less traffic over the LAN.
OK good - so do all the onboard NICs on new boards use PCI-X? I haven't tested for speed using these. > However, like TS, the penalty is the need for a more robust server, and > possible serious additional licensing costs, especially for larger > practices where the MSDE won't cut it. For smaller practices TS is not > cheaper, Not the Microsoft way no, but Winconnect Server XP will save dollars for any small practice with a network. and if implemented in larger practices, properly, needs a very > good server I'd say every practice needs a very good server, and large TS installations need more than one. and reliable, not moribund, clients with good graphics, as > Horst has suggested. I don't understand - we need nothing more than basic graphics on thin clients or workstations - can you elaborate? Also, the advantages of TS diminish further if you > are using a client-server application in the first place. The speed advantages, while still significant, don't compare to what you get out of MDW2. The other major advantages of not having to replace clients until the hardware dies, being able to use thin clients, and being able to configure and update everything in one place still mean that TS should be seriously considered when it's time for a new server or two, with a single PC or Mac dedicated to scanning, pathology, etc. Peter. _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
