Repurposing Thin Clients

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2021-06-23 07:00:06

It's about repurposing Thin Client hardware. If you don't know exactly what a Thin Client is then you'll find the answer further on down the page. In most cases the underlying hardware of a Thin Client is actually a general purpose computer and can be reused and reprogrammed to be something other than a Thin Client. This site provides reasonably detailed information on various thin client hardware I have had my hands on so that you can assess whether a particular one can be tailored to meet your own needs.

When I first came across these devices I often found it difficult to track down sufficiently detailed information on them to be able to judge whether it was worth paying the asking price for the particular model(s) on offer. I have made some mistakes along the way - hopefully this site will save you from the same mistakes.

When I first created the site the primary question was How easy it is to get them to run an alternative operating system?. These days the answer to that is simples (in Meerkat speak - possibly lost on those of you who don't see UK TV advertising). Now it's more about how much RAM you can fit and how expandable the hardware is.