Dell Optiplex SX280 SFF with LTSP?

[john]

Thanks Farid,

That's very useful!

Cheers,

John

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Farid Ansari <ansari.farid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
> I have a Dell GX 280 in small form and I am using a 3.0 Intel Processor with
> 4 GB DDR II. This machine works great, even better then my  Dell Vostro 1500
> laptop which came with the dreadful Vista.
> In the 280 I have 3 Oses, Win XP, Windows 7 starter and Ubuntu 9.10.
> The built-in display is 128 mb which is sufficient for all systems.
> In my opinion the Dell 280 will be a good choice amongst all small form
> older machines.
> Cheers,
> Farid,
> Karachi, Pakistan
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:55 PM, john <lists.john at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We're thinking about upgrading some of our thin clients to a used
>> small form factor computer
>> with 1G ram and better the 2Ghz processor. We're thinking about Dell
>> Optiplex SX280 sff
>> computers which ebay has in lots of 10 for around $150 per. The only
>> thing I see that I am not
>> wild about right now is the external power brick. But I also wonder
>> how sound works with LTSP etc.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone had any advice about this particular
>> computer or has another favorite
>> small form factor that can be bought cheaply used and in decently
>> large lots (10 or more).
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas you have!
>>
>> John
>>
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