I can't remember whether those are the HP thin clients I used a few years back but they sure look very similar and those were great. Looking at the specs on HP's site everything looks good too, pretty good graphics chip and Atom CPU with DDR3.
So yeah, that kind of machine is definitely what I'd recommend for a modern LTSP setup. On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 08:24:40PM -0400, David Burleigh wrote: > Will the HP T5740 or T5740E work with LTSP? > > On Tuesday, July 09, 2013 05:31:43 PM Stéphane Graber wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 05:03:08PM -0400, David Burleigh wrote: > > > Are the Diskless Workstations J-225 Model ST325E a good value for a > > > computer lab running Ubuntu 12.04 and LTSP? I can't seem to find specs > > > for them anywhere, but there are several for sale on eBay right now, and > > > I'm on a tight budget. Any other suggestions are more than welcome. > > > > I believe those are 533Mhz VIA with 256MB of RAM, there are a few DLW > > people on this list who may know better, but if that's the case, I'd > > very strongly recommend against using those with Ubuntu 12.04. > > > > VIA has been having a lot of problems on recent versions of Linux so > > unless you have a lot of time to invest tweaking the drivers to in the > > end get sub-optimal performance, you really should avoid them (and avoid > > the AMD Geode even more if those still exist). > > > > What you want for a well working 12.04 lab are Atom based thin clients, > > most of those are 1.6Ghz with at least 1GB of RAM. If you plan on using > > a lot of memory consuming local apps (like firefox), 2GB of RAM is > > probably a good idea. > > > > You can typically find such units for 200-300$ new and possibly quite a > > lot cheaper on ebay. Oh, also, stay away from the DELL thin clients with > > the SIS chipsets, they're a nightmare. > -- > David Burleigh > ------------ > 828-475-5126 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics > Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics > Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com
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