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        Thin clients add performance, DVI

        Doug | Date: Jan 23, 2006 | Comments: 1


        Neoware has introduced two new thin clients terminals, one said to be the company's "highest performance" thin client. The e90 and e140 both feature compact, space-saving designs and are available with a choice of Windows CE or Windows XP Embedded, according to the company.



        Another touted feature of the new thin clients is a built-in power supply that eliminates the external power "brick" required with many other thin clients. This results in easier installation, higher reliability, better ergonomics, and "fewer accidental power disconnects," the company says.
        Neoware e140
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        e140

        Neoware says the e140, which boasts a 1 GHz processor, is the company's highest performance thin client. Additionally, the device is one of the first thin clients to include digital video output (via DVI) for brighter, sharper truer-color images on flat panel monitors, according to the company. Other key features of the e140 listed by the company include:
        • Processor -- 1 GHz Via Eden x86-compatible processor
        • Memory:
          • Windows CE version -- 128 MB RAM, 64 MB Flash
          • Windows XP Embedded version -- 512 MB RAM, 512 MB Flash
        • Video:
          • Analog -- up to 1600 x 1200 resolution with 32-bit color
          • DVI -- 1280 x 1024
        • Input/output ports:
          • Ethernet -- 10/100 Mbps autosensing, wake-on-LAN
          • 4 USB 2.0 Type A ports -- 2 on front panel, 2 on rear
          • 2 serial ports
          • parallel port
          • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
          • Audio:
            • Mic in
            • Speaker out
            • Internal speaker
        • Expansion -- PCI slot
        • Dimensions -- 11.4 x 8.8 x 2.1 inches
        The e140 is optionally available as a "flashless" device with Neoware Image Manager software, which streams both the operating system and applications from a serve on demand, according to the company.
        Neoware e90
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        e90

        The e90 (pictured above) is based on a "high performance" processor and is "ideal for running local applications such as Microsoft Media Player, Internet Explorer, and Java," according to Neoware. Other key features listed by the company include:
        • Processor -- 800 MHz Via Eden x86-compatible processor
        • Memory:
          • Windows CE version -- 128 MB RAM, 32 MB Flash
          • Windows XP Embedded version -- 512 MB RAM, 512 MB Flash
        • Video -- up to 1600 x 1200 resolution with 32-bit color
        • Input/output ports:
          • Ethernet -- 10/100 Mbps autosensing, wake-on-LAN
          • 3 USB 2.0 Type A ports -- 2 on front panel, 1 on rear
          • 2 serial ports
          • parallel port
          • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
          • Audio:
            • Mic in
            • Speaker out
            • Internal speaker
        • Dimensions -- 9.3 x 8.7 x 1.6 inches
        Availability

        Prices for the e90 start at $369, while the e140 starts at $419. Neoware also offers the e90 and e140 in models that run embedded Linux.


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