Thin server and client advice

[WOERR]

So a small office I do the IT for as a favor got some of their PCs stolen, but the i7-7700K server pc survived due to the reinforced rack I had installed there.

Is it feasible to replace the stolen PC's with really cheap thin clients and let them work off the server using thinstuff software?

Is it noticeably slower than running a local operating system on a local 3rd or 4th gen I5?

the software has a bunch of usefull perks, but price was a bit of a barrier, but now with insurance paying out the stolen machines it may be worth doing, especially if the price is justified.

Thanks in advance

 

[Qui_Illustrati]

An i7-7700k is a desktop-class processor. You simply won't get very far aiming for a VDI solution using that hardware. Not to mention licensing costs etc.

Thin clients aren't all that much cheaper than base/entry level i3 office class desktops anyway. In fact I reckon a decent thin client endpoint is more expensive than an entry level desktop you can buy from an OEM like HP/Dell etc. VDI and economies of scale go hand in hand.

IMO

out of interest - did you have any specific 'thinstuff' software in mind?

 

[Oops!!!]

An i7-7700k is a desktop-class processor. You simply won't get very far aiming for a VDI solution using that hardware. Not to mention licensing costs etc.

Thin clients aren't all that much cheaper than base/entry level i3 office class desktops anyway. In fact I reckon a decent thin client endpoint is more expensive than an entry level desktop you can buy from an OEM like HP/Dell etc. VDI and economies of scale go hand in hand.

IMO

out of interest - did you have any specific 'thinstuff' software in mind?

Completely agree!

Thinclient setups are not deployed to save on the initial capital outlay.

Their benefits only show fruition in large scale, long term deployment.

 

[WOERR]

I was looking specifically at thinstuff, since entry costs aren't that great. I figured that the I7 7700K would be sufficient since its only for one or two users at the moment.

I see thin clients going for around 1k and a new I3 system will cost around 7k.

 

[Baddass]

Unfortunately the "server PC" is just that. a Pc. Thin clients where, and is, build to run on a network with a Server backbone and all the nice things attached to a server. Yes, you would and could get the thin clients to work on your pc, BUT, it will be slow as @%#$@. The pap's not worth the sauce unfortunately.

And yes. I did try this in my "Wise Years"