On 7/31/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe Rowe</b> <<a href="mailto:jrowe@igc.org">jrowe@igc.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I need a few more tips on good client hardware.<br></blockquote></div><br>This is where ebay is your friend.<br><br>Several companies have produced thin clients over the years. Most are sold as windows clients but will pxe boot. HP sold lots of good ones. I have some Neoware boxes that are about 10 years old that work fine. Just a little slow. Most of my Neoware boxes are now acting as print servers. You can pxe boot them and plug a usb printer in. Works really good since the Neo boxes run about $20 on ebay. Cheaper than a usb print server.
<br><br>Most of the really good thin clients are built using mini-itx boards. They work out of the box but are still a little pricey. <br><br>Where space is not really tight I just buy cheap micro-atx bare bones boxes. You can usually pick up MB's with 1ghz processors for about $30-$50 with everything built in. $25 for a case and you have a working client. They are light enough that you can usually just attach them to the underside of the desk.
<br><br>I have a local computer store that offers computer recycling. They set aside the micro-atx all in one boards for me. You might contact a your local vendors as well. I don't about where you are but where I am they charge quite a bit of money to dispose of computers. People are looking for places to get rid of old hardware.
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