Re: [K12OSN] Thin Clients

[Gavin Chester <sales ecosolutions com au>]

On Sat, 2003-11-01 at 09:04, Samps wrote:
> jam mcquil com wrote:
> 
> >The "LTSP Term-150" and the "LTSP Term-150e" are both via 533 based
> >with 128mb of ram and really good video, capable of upto 1600x1200.
> >Sound works, and there are several options, like PCI slot, smartcard
> >reader, compact flash slot, pcmcia slot and even a harddisk mounting
> >kit if you want that.  (Those are all optional, not included in base
> >package).
> >  
> >
> 
> Yeah. Just what I'm looking for.
> 
> Price seems right too but, $50-$100 to have one of those delivered in my 
> end of the world (South Australia) is a bit prohibitive.
> Does Disklessworkstations.com have any retail outlets 'down here' that 
> might be able to save me a bit on transport? Alternatively, are there 
> any other 'ozzies', lurking on this list, who might be interested in 
> chipping in for a  larger order , so we can even the expenditure a litle?
> 

Samps, 

I'm another Aussie, but I can't help you with a pending need to buy lots
of fanless client systems. Instead I recommend against having to ship in
a bunch of machines from the States - as good a job as they are doing
over there :-) we need to support local suppliers.

The harder path is to "let your fingers do the walking" in the Yellow
Pages(tm) and source from any of the industrial computer suppliers in
your State.  I know there are several in every State (no names come to
mind) that can supply you OEM versions of VIA Eden and Mini ITX form
factor client (single board computer) systems.  Buying from these
suppliers (no frills) would be the cheapest, but you'd have to assemble
everything yourself, probably.  

The easier method (easy because it's at the front of my mind at the
moment) is to look to this Aussie supplier for fanless clients built
around the VIA mobo: 
http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/cat/systems/thinclients 
All specs sound the same as the boxes the Yankie guys are talking about
and at $471 you are in the same price bracket after currency conversion.
HTH.

Gavin
in
Western Australia