The Acer VersaView thin client is a fanless thin client. The facts we could confirm do not give its processor, RAM, storage or operating system, so this page compares the VersaView's form factor and fanless design with the closest Thinvent thin client, the Thinvent Micro 5R, and with the Thinvent Neo S and IPC1 lines, which use fanless passive cooling. The Thinvent Micro 5R is a fanless thin client that runs Thinux Embedded Linux.
Acer VersaView Thin Client vs Thinvent Thin Clients
| Acer VersaView Thin Client | Thinvent Micro 5R (VR-5R-o2-e16-5_2-W6-Thinux-0) | Thinvent Neo S (SB-B-4_3-S128-19_1-X-11P-0) | Thinvent IPC1 (IPC1-N5-8-m2048-12_5-X-11P-0) | |
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| Form Factor | Thin Client | Thin Client | Thin Client | Industrial PC |
| Fanless | Yes | Yes (Fanless Passive Cooling) | Yes (Fanless Passive Cooling) | Yes (Fanless Passive Cooling) |
| Processor | Not confirmed | ARM Cortex A53, 4 cores, up to 2.0 GHz (Rockchip RK3528) | Intel Celeron J1900, 4 cores, up to 2.4 GHz | Intel Celeron N5095A, 4 cores, up to 2.9 GHz |
| RAM | Not confirmed | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | Not confirmed | 16 GB eMMC | 128 GB SSD | 2 TB SSD |
| Operating System | Not confirmed | Thinux Embedded Linux | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Wireless | Not confirmed | Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 | None | None |
Key differences
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The Thinvent Micro 5R, Neo S and IPC1 are all fanless, as is the VersaView. Thinvent lists fanless passive cooling for each of these SKUs.
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The Thinvent IPC1 has up to 2 TB of SSD storage. We could not confirm the VersaView's storage capacity.
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The Thinvent Neo S includes a VGA port, a parallel port and two DB9 RS232 serial ports, which the Micro 5R does not have. The Micro 5R has an HDMI 2.0 port and a microSD slot.
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The Thinvent Micro 5R includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5. The Neo S and IPC1 SKUs listed here have no WiFi, and the IPC1 is also available with dual band Wi-Fi 5.
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The Thinvent Neo S and IPC1 can run Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 IoT, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, or no operating system. The Micro 5R runs Thinux Embedded Linux only.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Acer VersaView if you already use it and its specifications meet your needs. Choose the Thinvent Micro 5R for a compact fanless thin client with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 that runs Linux. Choose the Thinvent Neo S for a fanless thin client with Windows 11 Pro and serial and parallel ports, or the Thinvent IPC1 for a fanless system with more storage and a choice of operating systems.
