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Chip PC's Jack PC
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Israel-based Chip PC Technologies is the company behind the
Jack PC (right), a tiny thin client that's designed to fit inside standard in-wall LAN jack cutouts. The new EX-PC XPD4741 is considerably more conventional, but, at 6.14 x 4.80 x 1.4 inches (156 x 122 x 36mm), isn't exactly huge. The device may be mounted on a stand, as shown at the top of our story, or hung from the back of a VESA-compatible monitor, according to the company.
Like so many other devices, the XPD4741 uses Intel's 1.6GHz Atom
N270 processor, with the 945GSE northbridge and ICH7M southbridge. While considered low-performing in the world of desktop PCs, the Atom nonetheless qualifies this device as a relatively high-powered thin client. Chip PC has equipped the XPD4741 with 1GB of RAM, and 2GB of flash storage, on which
WES 2009 has been preinstalled.
Other hardware features of the XPD4741 include, on the front, a power switch, a LAN LED, mic in and headphone out jacks, and two USB 2.0 ports. On the rear, there are an RJ45 port for Gigabit Ethernet, two further USB 2.0 ports, a DVI-I video output, a PS/2 keyboard connector, and an input for 24VDC power. Chip PC says that with an appropriate cable adapter, the XPD4741 can support either single or dual monitors with resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels.
According to Chip PC, the XPD4741 includes not only the standard features of WES 2009, but also a client designed to work with the company's own
Xcalibur Global management software, which, among other things, allowing securing thin clients and mapping their locations in an enterprise both physically and logically. The device is also designed to work with Microsoft's
WDS (Windows Deployment Services) and Symantec's
Altiris Deployment Solution, says Chip PC.
Features and specifications released by Chip PC for its EX-PC XPD4741 include the following:
- Processor -- Intel Atom N270 clocked at 1.6GHz
- Memory -- 1GB of DDR2 RAM and 2GB of flash storage
- Display -- Supports single or dual displays with resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels, via DVI-I port
- Networking:
- LAN -- Gigabit Ethernet port
- WLAN -- 802.11b/g module (optional)
- Other I/O:
- 4 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 2 rear)
- 1 x PS/2
Audio -- mic in and headphone out
- 1 x DVI-I
- Expansion -- none except WLAN module
- Operating range -- 32 to 104 deg. F (0 to 40 deg. C)
- Dimensions -- 6.14 x 4.80 x 1.4 inches (156 x 122 x 36mm)
- Weight -- 1.32 pounds (0.6kg)
Further informationChip PC did not release pricing for the EX-PC XPD4741 but said the device is orderable now. More information may be found on the company's website,
here.
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