WYSE Winterm Thin Client Models

Which Thin Client Is Right For You?

Founded in 1981, WYSE is one of the few thin client companies to survive the 80’s and 90’s, which were tough for the new market of thin client, which tended to overpromise and underperform, as bandwidth was scarce. Boasting a base of over 1.4 million installations and 800 employees worldwide, WYSE is the clear winner in the thin client game, being #1 for the past six years.

The Right Tool for the Right Task

Chassis	Simple	Powerful	Flexible
Capabilities
Basic	Winterm 1200LE Winterm 3200LE	Winterm 3235LE Winterm 3630LE Winterm 3730LE	Winterm 8235LE Winterm 8630LE Winterm 9235LE
Standard		Winterm 3125SE WInterm 3360SE	Winterm 8360SE
Expanded			Winterm 5440XL Winterm 8440XL Winterm 9440XL Winterm 9450XE

Is a thin client environment correct for your enterprise? We can give your company the hones and unbiased answer and advice you need. It is likely that a combination of thin clients and PCs will be the best solution for you, but allow us to consult with you before you make any decisions. Contact Us

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Basic

On a basic chassis, you get limited ability to hook up peripherals. Typically, you just get USB ports. And keep in mind that your thin client OS must support the devices you want to plug in. There are standalone basic chassis and integrated basic chassis. Basic standalone chassis are very small- about the size of a piece of paper folded in half, and they can be nicely mounted to be unobtrusive, as well. Basic integrated chassis also just have USB ports, and come in two varieties- CRT integrated and LCD (flat-panel) integrated. CRT integrated clients are ideal single-button replacements for old dumb terminals. Flat-panel integrated chassis are wonderful where space, power, consumption, heat generation and/or sleek looks are important. (NOTE: WYSE offers USB to parallel and USB to Serial cable adapters to allow certain "legacy" peripherals to work with the USB port on a basic chassis.

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Standard

A standard chassis typically adds parallel and serial (legacy) ports. Because not all popular peripherals (credit cards wipers, bar-code scanners, receipt printers, etc.) are available in USB versions, WYSE still designs, sells and supports a wide variety of standard chassis. Exact chassis details (number and types of ports) are available on the product spec sheets.

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Expanded

An expanded chassis offers "something more". Some have a PCI/ISA card slot for carder expansion. Some have CD-ROM and floppy disk drive options. If you need the benefits and manageability of a thin client but have expansion requirements of a PC, then consider a thin client with an expanded chassis. Check out the details on the specific product spec sheets.

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Simple

Simple thin client desktops are appliance-like devices that access server-based Windows applications. They offer excellent performance at a low price. In server-based Windows computing, you normally run multi-user Windows on a centrally managed server and use either the Citrix ICA or the Microsoft RDP protocol to remotely display on a user's desktop what is running on the server. On a simple appliance, everything happens on the server. Any application you want to run, from payroll to a browser, runs on the server.

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Powerful

Powerful thin clients desktops do everything simple ones do, but they also do more! For one, powerful clients have a basic web browser built right into them, so they run web applications without placing an extra burden on your servers. In addition, powerful clients support Citrix NFuse and legacy dumb terminal emulation. Choose powerful thin clients to access simple intranet HTML pages and as a great transitional replacement for green-screen terminals.

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Flexible

Flexible thin clients do everything that simple and powerful clients do, but they have two very special added features! For one thing, they provide the latest, greatest and richest general Internet Web browsing. And because they are based on operating systems like Microsoft Windows NT Embedded, XP Embedded and Linux, they also can run applications locally (which means right on the client, instead of on the server).

Why run an application on a thin client? There are three reasons:

1. Some applications just don't behave in a Terminal Services environment,
2. For a fault-tolerant network, such as a retail terminal that can still ring-up sales even if the WAN goes down, and
3. Some applications, such as graphically intensive ones, have special needs for performance or perhaps a second video card.

Choose flexible thin clients if you want to access complex web pages that need a full Internet Explorer browser, with multimedia plug-in support; custom applications such as bar-code scanner software burned into Flash memory and running locally (like a solid-state PC); and for access to a broad range of drivers and peripherals.

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Thin client solutions seem great, especially with a well-established company like WYSE, but there are some downfalls. Deciding whether or not to migrate to a thin client environment is a big decision to commit to. North American Systems International has a number of experienced consultants willing to work with you, to help determine what thin client solution, if any, is appropriate for your enterprise.

We would like to offer you an end-to-end solution, from the ROI outlay, to the staggered deployment, which is usually required to protect your current IT investment. North American Systems representatives are here to offer you the unbiased opinion of an IT professional who knows the business and what you need to make your company succeed. Call 800-927-7474 x6398 or email sales@nasi.com to schedule a free appointment today!

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