Sun Ray thin clients updated

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Sun Microsystems announced on Wednesday new security and display abilities for its thin client family, launching its $249 Sun Ray 2 and $499 Sun Ray 2FS. Both devices use software that actually runs across the network on a server; an upgrade coming this quarter to the server software will permit the Sun Rays to connect to Windows servers as well as Solaris or Linux servers, Sun said.

The Sun Ray 2 is half the size of its predecessor, but it supports only 1600-by-1200-pixel resolution displays, compared with the 1920-by-1200 resolution for the first-generation Sun Rays. The 2FS supports dual 1920-by-1200 resolution monitors and comes with a fiber optic network port for security-sensitive customers, such as government agencies that require optical communications because they're harder to snoop on than conventional Ethernet.

 

Correction: Due to an editing error, this story included an incorrect video resolution for the Sun Ray 2 thin client. It supports 1600-by-1200-pixel resolution.

[iojik.fr]

hopefully, it's better than 640x400

I've checked on sun.com and found that it was announced as a 2D accelerator, up to 1600x1400@64Hz for the SunRay 2.

[kevin7603]

SunRay2: 1600x1200 SunRay2FS: Dual 1920x1200

See the FAQ at:
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.sun.com/sunray/sunray2fs/faq.xml" target="_newWindow">http://www.sun.com/sunray/sunray2fs/faq.xml</a>

4.Q:
What screen resolution will these units support?
A:
Sun Ray 2: 1600x1200 max at 32 bit DVI Sun Ray 2FS: Dual 1920x1200 max at 32 bit DVI

[dnwdfw]

Sun Ray 2

I noted on the Sun page that the Sun Ray 2 draws a whopping 4 Watts. Compared to the average PC at 400 Watts, that's amazing.