Chip 20091101 Scan04 Thin Clients

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The only downer is that if the main PC conks off, all others go down as well. And also the fact that thin clients are usually priced not on the basis of how much they cost to build but on the cost of the PC they help replace.

From Wikipedia: The combination of NComputing hardware (access devices) and virtualization software (vSpace) use the excess computing capacity of one PC to create multiple virtual desktops. The vSpace software allows multiple simultaneous user accounts to run on a single computer. The access devices connect each user’s keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the shared PC. Each NComputing access device has ports for a keyboard, monitor, and mouse, but does not contain a CPU or memory. NComputing’s vSpace virtualization software, included with the hardware, creates the virtual desktops in the shared PC by dividing the computer's resources into independent sessions that give each user their own PC experience. The vSpace software uses the company’s proprietary display and communications protocol ("UXP") to communicate between the shared computer and the user stations. UXP serves a similar purpose as Microsoft’s RDP and Citrix’s ICA.

Digit 20091101 Scan04 Nvidia Ion Intel Atom

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Green computing is a growing trend and Intel Atom has become its face. But the green computers, the so-called Netbooks and Nettops, we get today have single core Atoms and power hungry Intel 945 chipsets which are poor in graphics as well. In 2010, we would see widespread deployment of Dual core Atoms and Nvidia Ion chipsets that boast of low power consumption and excellent graphic capabilities. To run Windows 7 smoothly, insist on Dual core Atom N330, Nvidia Ion chipset and 2GB RAM in your Netbook or Nettop. Some of the better Netbooks have built in 3G which provides wireless broadband upto 3Mbps. Also make sure the built-in WiFi is 802.11n not 802.11g.