HCL WINBee Thin Client vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

The HCL WINBee 4000 BVX is a thin client built on the VIA C7 processor, with a maximum of 2 GB RAM and 4 GB storage. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, which uses an ARM Cortex A53 processor with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage.

HCL WINBee 4000 BVX vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

Key differences

• The Thinvent Micro 5R has 16 GB of storage. The WINBee 4000 BVX supports up to 4 GB.

• The Thinvent Micro 5R has 4 cores. We could not confirm the WINBee 4000 BVX's core count.

• The Thinvent Micro 5R includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5. The WINBee 4000 BVX has a wired Ethernet port.

• The Thinvent Micro 5R has an HDMI 2.0 port. The WINBee 4000 BVX has a VGA port.

• The WINBee 4000 BVX has four USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports and one parallel port. The Thinvent Micro 5R does not have serial or parallel ports.

Which one should you choose?

Choose the HCL WINBee 4000 BVX if you need serial and parallel ports and run an established Citrix or RDP setup on VIA hardware. Choose the Thinvent Micro 5R if you need more storage, Wi-Fi 6 wireless and HDMI 2.0 output in a compact Linux thin client.

Buy the Thinvent alternative

• Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, ARM Cortex A53