Sun Ray Reviews
- Rolling Review: Sun Microsystems' VDI 3
InformationWeek - 08/01/2009
Randy George called Sun VDI 3.0 "new and improved," citing "impressive performance" and "seamless" authentication against Active Directory as top features. Randy was also impressed with the Sun Ray 270 thin clients he tested, praising both their aesthetic appeal and the smartcard reader, which can be used for two-factor authentication. Overall Randy concluded that "Sun VDI impresses."
- Virtual desktop infrastructure with Sun Ray 2 devices
TechTarget - 12/29/08
In a TechTarget overview of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), Rick Vanover reviewed the Sun Ray 2 VDC, 270 VDC and 2FS VDC, noting that "the Sun Ray 2 series of devices are refined products that <sic> operate nicely in today's VDI landscape in regards to network transport, multimedia, I/O redirection and a price point that may surprise you."
- Fatty and Skinny Went to War
Technology and Business - 12/01/06
In this comparative review of thin client solutions, the reviewers at Technology and Business select the Sun Ray as their "Editor's Choice" over competitive offerings from HP, Igel and Wyse. The reviewers detail the low cost and high performance of the Sun Ray and encourage their readers to consider the Sun Ray for their thin client computing needs.
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- Sun Whips Its Sun Ray Thin Client into Better Shape
InfoWorld - 08/10/06
This positive review by Paul Venezia gave the Sun Ray 2 and Sun Ray 2FS a 7.9, or a "Good" rating. Venezia felt this version of Sun Ray is "much more stable and much, much thinner" than previous versions and praised the product's Hot Desking feature, simple firmware and software ease-of-installation capabilities. He concluded, "If delivering a secure, manageable Solaris or Windows desktop is the goal, the new Sun Ray solution is worth a look."
- The Sun rises on thin clients
GCN - 05/08/06
A positive product brief in GCN highlighted Sun Ray 2FS's responsiveness and "fantastic" consumption power. It also noted that the Air Force Research Lab is using Sun Ray and expects the dual-monitor and fiber support to save it more than $5 million over the next couple of years.
- Sun Ray 2FS
eWEEK - 05/08/06
In this review of thin client solutions, Sun's Sun Ray 2FS was noted as one of the best "true thin client solutions" on the market. Chen detailed Sun Ray's choice of operating systems and dual-head capabilities as clear market differentiators. She also boasted of its low power consumption and new Microsoft licensing that adds increased functionality.
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