thin client or stand alone - which is better?

[Jim Hutchinson]

Greetings all,

We currently have an edubuntu thin-client lab running on some very old
client hardware (new server). We will be getting some upgraded client
hardware this summer. They will be HP D530s which are 5 years old but
a big jump up from the 10 year old stuff we have now.

I suspect these will run the edubuntu desktop edition just fine. The
question I have is, what are the benefits and drawbacks to desktop
install vs thin-client? How do we decide which way to go? It seems
that desktop installs would offer a speed advantage but would be
harder to install, upgrade and maintain. Given a choice, which way
would you go?

Thanks,
Jim

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