Agree. NComputing costs about P4.5k per unit on mass quantity. Diskless atom is roughly P5k.
There is a new technology now that supports multiple displays (up to 6). Pretty soon, a diskless Atom could support up to 6 displays. That's thin client for P1k a piece. rowel > I see it as a replacement for LSTP setup, they claim that the virtual > > desktop device is cheaper than a normal PC (haven't compared vs a > > clone/custom_made PC). > > > > Anyone have an idea how much cheaper it is and can any Linux distro may > run > > into it? > > > > They claim that Ubuntu 8.04 runs stable on it. WinXP works stable too. > > How much does it cost? We use Intel Atoms. We can get Atom systems > at Php 6,000.00/pc (with no hdrive). The added benefit is that we can > opt to add a hard drive and we can use it as a stand alone PC. We use > PXE booting + Remote X Windows + VIrtual Machines = Thin clients > displaying whatever OS the user wants. > >
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