Comparison with Other Solutions
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Super-Sized PC™
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Regular PC |
Thin-Client |
| Monitors, Keyboards & Mice |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Computer Boxes Required |
1 |
10 |
10 Thin clients & 1 Server
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| Centralized Hardware & Software Maintenance |
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X |
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User Interface Responsiveness and
Rich Media Performance
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Excellent |
Excellent |
Poor
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| Power & Air-Conditioning Costs |
Very Low |
High |
Moderate
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| Supports Thin-Client Protocols |
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| Upfront Costs |
Low |
Moderate |
High
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| Ongoing Costs |
Low |
High |
Moderate
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| Scalable + Allows Staged Adoption |
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X |
| Usable During Network Outage |
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X |
Product Comparison
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Super-Sized Desktop™ |
Super-Sized Station™ |
| Description |
High-performance multi-seat Desktop
PCs powered by Desktop Multiplier™
for typical office or home use.
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High-performance multi-seat Desktop PCs
powered by DiscoverStation® for use in lockeddown
public access computing environments.
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| 10-to-1 Desktop Advantage² |
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| Full Desktop OS + Applications |
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| USB Audio & Flash Disk Support (Multi-Station) |
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| USB Floppy / CD Drive Support (Multi-Station) |
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| Public Computing Features |
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| Web-based Control Panel (Network Personalizer) |
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Support for Microsoft Office file types & Remote Windows® Applications
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2 A software add-on developed by Userful Corporation that installs on most popular Linux distributions leverages a modern PC's unusedcomputing power, enabling up to 10 users (10 monitors, keyboards & mice) to all work directly off a single standard PC.
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