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The x550 tag on WindowsForum.com covers the NComputing X550, a multi-user computing kit that lets one host PC serve multiple desktops. Discussions focus on how the X550 uses a PCI expansion card, XD2 access devices, and vSpace software to create separate workspaces for several users from a single capable machine. In its standard setup, one kit supports six users, including the host seat, while adding a second kit expands capacity to eleven users. Threads explore practical deployment, hardware configuration, and the cost-saving potential of this approach for labs or offices needing multiple desktops without individual PCs.
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    NComputing X550: How One PC Served Six Desktops

    NComputing’s X550 was an unusually literal answer to the question, “How many people can one PC serve?” Instead of putting a conventional computer on every desk, it used a capable host machine, a PCI expansion card, five tiny XD2 access devices, and vSpace software to give multiple people...
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