People always call our network PC Station Thin Client. But in fact, network PC Station is not the same as Thin Client.

Now let us tell the difference between them. First please see the definition of the two products:

Thin Client: A network computer without a hard disk drive, which, in client/server applications, is designed to be especially small so that the bulk of the data processing occurs on the server.

PC Station: PC Station is a solution of desktop virtualization, it allows one PC acts like many. It built in virtualization software and plays a role of sharing. PC Station is only an access device.

Thin Client is much expensive than PC Station. Generally a SPEED Thin Client cost from US$150 to US$250 when a SPEED PC Station cost only US$30 to US$90. Thin Client works rely on thick servers that built in expensive software and the PC Station use standard desktop PCs as servers.

Thin Client and PC Station use at different places, and have different benefits.

Thin Client can use separately as a standard mini PC, so it is popular in hotel and other similar places. Although Thin Client is expensive than PC Station, compared to traditional desktop PC, it is very economical and environmental.

PC Station is best fit for office, school and large conference use. In these places, a lot of standard PCs are needed. But people use only very little spaces of the PCs in these places. And a PC Station can expand one desktop PC to as many as 30 ones. PC Station solution has many advantages, and the four stand out as follows:

Cuts PC costs by 70%

Compatible with standard PC technology

Drastically reduces IT complexity 

Slashes electrical consumption by 90%

After read of this article, now you may know what Thin Client is and what PC Station is. They are similar products but not the same product. They have different benefit and use in different places. When buying, you can choose the best to fit your needs.

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