Dell Wyse Z90D8 vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

The Dell Wyse Z90D8 is an AMD G-T56N thin client with up to 4 GB of RAM, up to 16 GB of flash storage and Windows Embedded 8 Standard. The closest Thinvent alternative is the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, an ARM Cortex A53 thin client with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of eMMC storage and Thinux™ Embedded Linux. Both are fanless thin clients with a similar storage size and a single HDMI output.

Dell Wyse Z90D8 vs Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client

Key differences

• The Thinvent Micro 5R has Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), dual band, and Bluetooth 5. We could not confirm wireless features for the Dell Wyse Z90D8.

• The Thinvent Micro 5R is fanless with passive cooling. We could not confirm the cooling design of the Dell Wyse Z90D8.

• The Thinvent Micro 5R has a 100 Mbps Ethernet port and two USB 2.0 ports and a microSD slot.

• The Dell Wyse Z90D8 has 4 GB of RAM against 2 GB on the Thinvent Micro 5R, so the Dell is stronger on memory.

• The Dell Wyse Z90D8 ships with Windows Embedded 8 Standard. The Thinvent Micro 5R runs Thinux™ Embedded Linux, with Chromium and Mozilla Firefox browsers, RDP 10 remote display, and VNC shadowing.

Which one should you choose?

Choose the Dell Wyse Z90D8 if you need 4 GB of RAM and Windows Embedded 8 Standard for an existing Windows-based setup. Choose the Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client if you want a fanless thin client with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 and a Linux operating system.

Buy the Thinvent alternative

• Thinvent Micro 5R Thin Client, ARM Cortex A53