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

In article <1185259556.886733.277920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
xask <xask.linus@xxxxxxxxx> 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.

No doubt about that...a few minutes' browsing parts & prices at Newegg
yielded this:

VIA EPIA-ME6000G Mini-ITX motherboard $153
Kingston ValueRAM 256MB DDR266 $16
Linkworld 617-C.88-P4 MicroATX case w/ 250W P/S $28
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total $197

That's all the hardware you would have in a thin client, with a faster
processor and room to make a real PC out of it at some point. (The case is
still fairly small...a Mini-ITX case would be smaller still, but those start
at about $80.)

Hell, since we're using a MicroATX case, let's see if we can do better with
a separate motherboard and processor:

MSI PM8M3-V Socket 775 MicroATX motherboard $43
Intel Celeron D 331 (2.66 GHz, Socket 775) $43
Corsair ValueSelect 256MB DDR400 $16
Linkworld 617-C.88-P4 MicroATX case w/ 250W P/S $28
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total $130

Absolute bottom of the barrel as far as modern PC specs go, but it stomps a
mud hole in any purpose-built thin client. It should be a fair bit faster
than the aforementioned EPIA-based config, too.

With no local storage or other add-ons, assembly should go fairly quickly
for either of these.

With a bit more shopping around, you could probably shave a few more dollars
off of these prices...like I said, it was a few minutes' work at one
website. (The usual disclaimer applies: I'm not affiliated with any of the
above yada yada yada...)

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