Re: how to put together an AMD Geode LX based thin client

xask wrote:


I am confused, I got to know of Linutop which sells a simple Geode LX
based thin client for 280 Euro, thats around $ 380, I genuinely think
it is overpriced.
At the ltsp official support link, they sell thin clients at 200-300
$ , I dont think it is justified when all I want is a simple client
which is going to netwok boot.
Much more powerful full featured desktops , including monitor, keyb
etc. are available for around $ 350 , aren't they more cost effective
afterall they have all the features of these thin clients + much more
powerfull processor, GPU etc.

A thin client with only basic functionality like a low power Geode 533
Mhz proc, no storage should definetly cost less, otherwise it has no
effective advantage.

It's all about quantity, quantity, and quantity.

Those cheap PCs are stamped out by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Last I heard, Dell would buy an entire production run from a manufacturer. With quantities like that, you get good prices.

Figure that the thin clients folks make hundreds or thousands, not tens of thousands, so they pay more.

The real savings in thin clients is admin costs, physical security, power costs, space, and maintenance.

Also, at $200 or $300 you're pretty much reaching commodity pricing; it's not likely that anyone can sell anything that complex for much less.

--Yan
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