On 30/03/06, Gentgeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:46:28 +0100 > "Benjamin Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm in the UK, so I'm not that conversant with USD, but here's an > > example pre-built box, costed in GBP, which even looks a bit > > overspecified for most LTSP situations: > > > > http://mini-itx.com/store/?c=27 > > Just for the record, 1 of these, plus the shipping (to the US) and the > tax comes in at 330.39 US Dollars. Not as much as the $600 noted > previously, definitely more then "hey, can I have the old computer in > the corner there". :-)
IMHO the thread till now ignores the issue of costs vs sale prices. I was trying to do an bulk import pricing from a Taiwanese supplier for thin clients to India. One of the major issue is volumes...higher volumes will push prices down. That particular deal did not go through but even for standard PC's there are bargains to be had for volumes. If the "Brands" perceive significant demand you can bet competition would force the price war for keeping "Market share". Of course the real costs are not hardware costs but the time costs of setting up network and monitoring / administering it. PLUS how do you put a cost advantage of "follow me" desktop with freedom to log in from any terminal and getting your home directory? PLUS-PLUS One server upgrade and all are running at "latest-greatest" speeds and processing power! -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
