Koolu.com

[Bruce Dawson]

I'm looking more for a workstation for classroom use (and use in various
places around the farm). The norhtec unit appears to be limited as far
as memory and display heads. I'm also concerned they have an IDE
connector and not a unit with a hard drive pre-installed (makes me think
their power supply doesn't have enough "head room" for options). Also, I
can't tell if they have USB2 or USB1.1 and if they're separate hubs or not.

But thanks for the link. Its good to keep track of these things.

--Bruce

Drew Van Zandt wrote:

> The Kool-u looks sort of neat, but pricey... for kiosk-type stuff I'd
> be looking at things like this instead:
>
> http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjr/index.html
>
> Yeah, not as beefy a CPU, but power consumption similar and a LOT
> cheaper - $120 with 128MB RAM ($155 w/512MB CF, Linux preinstalled)
> vs. the cheapest Kool-u at $299 with no ram.  The MicroClient Jr.
> drops to $90 in quantity, even... on the other hand, you're ordering
> from Thailand.