Hi everybody,
I finally got around to put together the "Perfect Thin-Client" poll
results.
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% (Votes) | Feature
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98% (42) | network bootable
86% (37) | Linux hardware-support out of the box
84% (36) | low price
81% (35) | low power consumption
77% (33) | no rotating parts
72% (31) | silent
67% (29) | diskless
63% (27) | gigabit (GBE) ethernet interface
56% (24) | fanless
49% (21) | possibility to attach to screen (VESA mount)
35% (15) | high resolution (at least 1920x1200 for 24 TFT)
35% (15) | good graphics card (3D and/or HQ video support)
33% (14) | good CPU power (fast)
30% (13) | possibility to stand upright (next to screen)
28% (12) | wake on LAN support
28% (12) | DVI support
26% (11) | 100% noiseless
12% ( 5) | possibility to be placed under the screen
12% ( 5) | lots of RAM (more than 1 GB)
12% ( 5) | design (good looking)
9% ( 4) | multi-monitor support (at least 2)
7% ( 3) | integrated card reader
7% ( 3) | completely integrated (screen + client are one)
7% ( 3) | anti-theft (Kensignton lock or similar)
5% ( 2) | lots of USB ports (more than 4)
5% ( 2) | local storage
2% ( 1) | wireless network interface build in
2% ( 1) | known vendor (not a noname box)
2% ( 1) | eSATA
2% ( 1) | USB3 ports
0% ( 0) | propritary client support (Citrix, etc.) integrated
0% ( 0) | mutli-monitor support (more than 2)
0% ( 0) | more than 1 network interface
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Date of poll: June 2010
43 participants (not counting Doug's second entry)
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A couple of comments made using the Doodle interface:
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Doug Hall (Monday, June 21, 2010 4:53:05 AM GMT-12:00):
Sorry for the double-entry. The "save" button is too close to the scroll
button. What's the difference between silent and 100% noiseless? If
something is silent, it make 0% noise. Perhaps you should combine the two
and rename it "quietness".
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andreas (Friday, June 11, 2010 12:19:41 PM GMT-12:00):
A decent audio card is also important
An integrated linux-compatible webcam would be a nice feature and an
integrated VOIP-adapter with RJ11-port to be able to connect a legacy
analog telefone would be just perfect!
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chrisjrob (Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:44:41 PM GMT-12:00):
Performance is important, some hardware specifically designed as thin
clients can be dreadfully slow. I suspect that a reasonable graphics
card/chip is the key.
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The poll is closed, but you should still be able to look at the results
and/or download them via: http://doodle.com/mqhdchrg59ishmfb
Thanks to everybody for participating! Robert
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