The embargo was lifted early this morning and I can now share with you the specs from HP’s new Thin client line. Our 2533t is on it’s way for us now. This little 3 pounder with 12.1 inch screen has no moving part and is beautifully engineered after an aircraft. This is the thin client to rule all thin clients. And if you don’t know what a thin client is here we go… wikipedia link
With no movable parts and a solid state drive there are MUCH less points of failure on this little guy. Also with all of the computing happening server side you can feel confident in the fact you have added another layer of security to your enterprise. As all data is stored and processed on the back end!
From HP’s Press Release:
The HP 2533t weighs only three pounds and features a 12.1-inch diagonal widescreen LED display, adding a smaller and lighter option to the portfolio’s previously introduced 15.4-inch HP 6720t Mobile Thin Client. Integrated Wi-Fi certified WLAN provides access to the Internet, email and instant messaging while at work, home or any favorite hotspot, along with support for 3G broadband wireless via PC memory card slot…
…In addition, HP announced a portfolio of Citrix-Ready thin clients and blade client products is now available with Citrix XenDesktop, as well as being certified by VMware Inc. for compatibility with its VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.
I can’t wait for the damn delivery dude to come…
Strangely enough his name is Newman so every time he shows up I make it a point to say…
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Price of the baby ?
Starts at $825 from HP's website.
can I get net without connecting to a vpn?????
Yes you can do wifi without jumping on the vpn like say at a hotspot or whatnot.
Used to use IBM Thins back in 2001. Back then PCs were a tad cost prohibitive and the lack of security on Winblows 98SE which was dominant in the office space at that time made it make more sense to have lower level staff use Thins. They work great in conjunction with Citrix, but I haven't touched a thin in years. But if the price is $845…not worth it in my book but I like the portability of it like a laptop as it is much more secure.
Ah but think about the instant on feature. and i can give it to an employee with a single purpose and notr have them vere off course. I guess i could use group policy but these look oh so much cooler…
And they are IN THE BUDGET!! :)
Instant on eh….interesting. Again…haven't worked with a Thin since 2002 or so…I am certain things have gotten much better since then. With Citrix being so big in our company, it might be a viable option at some point.
I just got it about 25 seconds to a desktop and online. Not bad, Not bad at all. It had a nice big sticker stating that this is NOT a laptop! :)