[K12OSN] "thick" client for now, thin client later...

[Richard K. Ingalls]

My school may be getting a grant for two mini 
labs: 10 student PCs + Teacher PC + all the 
trimmings (smartboard, etc.).  The catch is that 
the teachers will be getting training that will 
come only in the form of Microsoft Office and 
Windows XP + Inspiration.

My goal is to purchase hardware that makes it 
possible for me to switch these mini-labs into 
K12LTSP labs when our grant/project is expired. 
I'll get teacher PCs that are powerful enough to 
be servers.  The question is the student PCs...

I really want to have *very* small form factor PCs 
for the clients.  But, they will have to support a 
hard drive and CD-ROM  when they're running in 
Windows mode.

I've been thinking of simply buying refurbished 
Dell Optiplexes (which I've done before).  BUT, I 
lose all the benefits of a true thin client (space 
saving, energy saving, noise reducing).

Any suggestions?

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Richard K. Ingalls
Director of Information Technology
Glenwood R-8 School District
West Plains, MO

email..ringalls at glenwood.k12.mo.us
web....glenwood.k12.mo.us
ph.....417.256.4849
fax....417.257.2567

"Glenwood R-8: home of the mustangs!"
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