- Low purchase cost - About 1/3 the purchase cost of a PC.
- No hard drive - The hard drive is the part of the PC most prone to failure.
- No moving parts - Quiet and durable.
- Nothing to install - There's no local operating system, which means nothing to manage.
- Far fewer viruses or spyware - Fewer hard drives and all Internet access is controlled through the server, under professional management.
- No replacement cycle - Nothing to wear out means nothing to replace.
- No street value - less likely to be stolen - No street value, not attractive to thieves.
- Small size - About 90% smaller than a typical desktop PC.
- Low power consumption - At least 85% less power consumed. Because modern PCs never fully shut down due to features like WakeOnLan, they can use as much power in sleep mode as diskless thin clients do when operating.
- No security issues - very secure data storage - No local operating system, USB ports can be disabled, data stored in data center is more secure than in your school.
- Work from anywhere freedom.
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