The Atrust mt178W is a 13.3-inch mobile thin client with an Intel Bay Trail dual-core processor, 2GB system memory and 8GB flash storage, designed mainly for remote desktop and virtual desktop sessions. The closest Thinvent alternatives are the Thinvent Treo Mini PC range, which offers Intel Celeron and Core processors with up to 64 GB RAM and up to 2 TB SSD, and the Thinvent Neo S Thin Client, which uses an Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor.
Atrust mt178W vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC and Thinvent Neo S Thin Client
| Feature | Atrust mt178W | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, Intel Celeron N5095A | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, Intel Core i3-1215U | Thinvent Neo S Thin Client, Intel Celeron J1900 |
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| Processor | Intel Bay Trail Dual Core 1.58 GHz (burst up to 2.16 GHz) | Intel Celeron N5095A (4 cores, up to 2.9 GHz) | Intel Core i3-1215U (6 cores, up to 4.4 GHz) | Intel Celeron J1900 (4 cores, up to 2.4 GHz) |
| Cores/Threads | 2 cores | 4 cores | 6 cores | 4 cores |
| RAM | 2 GB (option up to 4 GB) | Up to 8 GB (range 4 GB to 32 GB) | Up to 64 GB | 4 GB to 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB flash (options up to 64 GB) | Up to 2 TB SSD | Up to 2 TB SSD | 32 GB to 256 GB SSD |
| Form Factor | 13.3-inch mobile thin client | Mini PC | Mini PC | Thin Client |
| Wireless | IEEE 802.11ac/a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) dual band, or no WiFi | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) dual band, or no WiFi | No WiFi |
| Operating System | Not stated | DOS | DOS | DOS |
Key differences
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Thinvent Treo Mini PCs offer up to 64 GB RAM and up to 2 TB SSD, compared with 2 GB RAM and 8 GB flash storage on the Atrust mt178W (options up to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB flash).
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Thinvent Treo Mini PCs with Intel Core i3-1215U provide 6 cores with boost up to 4.4 GHz, while the mt178W uses a dual-core Bay Trail processor.
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The Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A offers 4 cores and up to 2.9 GHz, a higher core count than the mt178W's dual-core processor.
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The Atrust mt178W has a built-in 13.3-inch display and integrated keyboard and touchpad, which Thinvent mini PCs do not provide as a laptop form factor.
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The Thinvent Neo S Thin Client offers 4 cores with 4 GB to 8 GB RAM and 32 GB to 256 GB SSD, giving more processing and storage headroom than the mt178W.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Atrust mt178W if you need a portable 13.3-inch thin client for remote desktop sessions such as Citrix, RDP or VMware Horizon. Choose a Thinvent Treo Mini PC if you want a desktop-style compact PC with higher RAM, larger SSD storage and more processing power for industrial or office workloads, or the Thinvent Neo S Thin Client for a quad-core thin client with more memory and storage than the mt178W.
