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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 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....



Parsec 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.


iPad (with keyboard and mouse/trackpad/touch) can be a thin client to Windows, Mac and Linux desktops.




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