tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post4887375531498892610..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: 1-to-1 Wireless Thin Clients in Lemon GroveTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-21902685397446826762007-11-16T13:21:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:21:00.000-05:00I'd really like to see the costs broken down more....I'd really like to see the costs broken down more. It is especially tricky to say in this case because this program includes high speed internet connectivity to the home (as I read it). So it isn't clear about how the $1,500 they're planning on spending over the projected 5 year lifetime of the device is broken down.<BR/><BR/>This kind of think client is probably the way to do if you want to maintain strict control over the working environment even when the kids are working from home. Whether or not thin client laptops or a cheap standalone laptop (XO, Classmate, etc) will work out better in terms of total cost of ownership is an interest question.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, overall, I don't think the future is in giving every kid a $1000 laptop. If that model was really viable, we'd have it by now.<BR/><BR/>Another interesting question, do schools TCO calculations take into account getting more funding due to increased attendance as mentioned in the article?Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-76019067997809865502007-11-16T12:49:00.000-05:002007-11-16T12:49:00.000-05:00Wow, very cool development at Lemon Grove. Tom, do...Wow, very cool development at Lemon Grove. Tom, do you think inexpensive, limited devices like the thin-client, e-pad are the way to go to increase computing access in public schools?JuneAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277308635123251280noreply@blogger.com