Published May 10, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Thin clients are an age-old concept in office hardware. You've probably come across a locked-down desktop in a corporate setup connected to a server. It's something I've dabbled with in the past with Chromebooks and netbooks. Just remote desktop to home and let all the computationally heavy tasks run on your main computer or home server.…