What's the difference between a zero client and a thin client?

Feature Zero Client Thin Client
Can make secure connections to remote computers or virtual computers via direct network connection or VDI platform
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Copper Connection
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Fiber Connection
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Supports 2-4 displays
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Supports integrated or external common access card (CAC) readers
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Small form factor devices
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No session memory after a power cycle
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During a session: the data and computing are done at the host computer
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No usable digital footprint from a session
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All connection settings are contained in a locked firmware
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Operating System
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PCoIP
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Memory
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Storage
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Due to the nature of a thin client, there’s greater flexibility for IT to give permissions to users that could open the door for a user to be able to copy and store potentially (small amounts of) confidential information to the device. ClearCube thin clients can be remotely managed, and they can be reassigned/repurposed or moved to a new VDI architecture without re-flashing them (not always the case with our competitors’ thin clients). This allows thin clients to be a “future proofing” tool for IT in environments where IT architecture is likely to change through upgrades, divestitures, acquisitions, mergers, etc.

ClearCube Zero+ clients offer all the same flexibility of thin clients but with the added physical protection of soldered down internal components to prevent data access through tampering or disassembly.