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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Wyse 5060, good, cheap desktop
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:46:05 -0400
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RonB wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> The Dell Wyse 5060 thin client came in. All the changes in the BIOS needed 
> to install Linux (or Windows) had already been done for me. It was in like 
> new condition and Linux Mint 21.3 Xfce installed and completely upgraded in 
> 30 minutes. (I put the ISO on 2.0 USB drive or it would have installed 
> faster on 3.x Live USB.) It works well "out of box." It streams full screen 
> HD and seems almost like using my i5 Dell Micro. (Same power supply, almost 
> the same size.) Linux supports the R5E GPU and and audio works well. Even 
> supports my audio volume settings on my keyboard. I'm thinking of getting 
> another one and sending it to my dad for a backup. No fan. Can use 16 GBs of 
> RAM and has a SATA port and enough room to accommodate a 2.5" SATA SSD, but 
> you would have to provide extender cables for that. The SATA flash drive 
> that it comes with is 64 GB "MLC" half height module, which fits without an 
> extender cable.
>
> At any rate, it was a successful experiment. The newest version of Linux 
> Mint runs on it — I assume any Linux distribution would run well on it. It 
> would probably run Windows 10 acceptably. (I don't compile programs, don't 
> have a lot browser windows open at a time and don't create multimedia 
> presentations, but for how I use a computer this one works fine.)
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/404844862714 
>
> The big heat sink makes it significantly heavier than my Optiplex Micro 
> computers. That was a surprise, I thought it would be lighter because of the 
> plastic case. (It has a metal chassis, however — well built.)
>
> I'm guessing this little computer would work really well as a remote client.

  +1

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