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I really wish the technology was there for a thin client laptop that can hook up to a more powerful desktop machine, GUI and all, sharing hardware etc. I've tr
by djhworld 6y ago
I really wish the technology was there for a thin client laptop that can hook up to a more powerful desktop machine, GUI and all, sharing hardware etc.
I've tried VNC and other remote desktop solutions but the but the performance has always been abysmal, it's a niche idea and obviously comes with the network requirement, but I think it would give the best of both worlds when you need the portability of a laptop around the house, with the power of a desktop.
I guess plan9 tried this approach....
- walterbell 6y agoiPad (with keyboard and mouse/trackpad/touch) can be a thin client to Windows, Mac and Linux desktops.
- easton 6y agoParsec is good at performance, you might loose a bit of picture quality on lower-end connections but the latency is top notch. RDP is also fantastic (text is sharper), as long as you don’t need to play movies or games or something.
- johanbcn 6y agoWe are getting there, actually, because of improvements on this area for videogame streaming/remote playing.