I do NOT know the planned application usage for students and teachers because since I've been there, our school has not had enough internet bandwidth and working computers to allow any more than access to some educational internet games.
I've summarized what I believe to be enough information to ask advice – I can give more details if needed. (assuming a powerful enough server, total cost = cost of 2 hardware servers (one for backup/failover), and $200 per thin-client per user).ģ.) After researching the NComputing 元00 - and seeing the term 'thin-client' - I remembered a company and product called Citrix, which I believe is in the same business of distributing apps via virtualization to thin clients. Upon investigating further, NComputing recommended their 元00 product - which is an ~$200 dollar thin-client product required for each user that must be connected over the network to a server powerful enough for the total number of users / apps traffic load planned for.
NCOMPUTING X550 PCI CARD ONLY PC
This would allow the single desktop planned for each classroom to power 5 other thin-clients with the X550 (assuming a powerful enough PC, cost = PC + X550 kit divided by 5). Their initial thought was individual desktops, and we need about $5K for peripherals (printers, replace broken monitors)įrom the great answers on this very website (thanks for such a useful website !!!) I learned of the NComputing X550 product - let's me take one PC and add 5 additional users to it by adding a PCI card with 5 network connections that plug into 5 little 'thin-client' boxes (each about the size of a typical router or network switch). Hi - many of you know me, I work in a school and am helping them explore options for computer purchase.
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