Re: [school-discuss] Why is thin client hardware so expensive?

[Chris Gregan <cgregan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This may just be personal experience, but I found that low cost hardware 
often does not support PXE, making any low cost option more difficult to 
 deal with (CD boots, etc.) and therefore not attractive to resellers. 
I was looking into offering an LCD all-in-one thin client based on 
Transmeta chips, but am still looking for one that supports PXE.

Chris Gregan
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Jonathan Polacheck wrote:
> With the $100 lap top underway, I can't help but think that  $25-$50 
> (less monitor) fan-less thin client ought to be possible.  Perhaps not 
> profitable, but with enough buy-in, might not a not-for-profit producer 
> be a solution?
>
> I realize that used low-end PCs can be had for as little as 
> $25-to-free.  But it sure seems like fan-less, small footprint systems 
> would be worth some effort to make available.