SteamOS - Hardware Trends (Desktops)

A project to identify most popular hardware characteristics and track their change over time based on data collected by Linux users at https://Linux-Hardware.org.

Anyone can contribute to this report by the hw-probe tool:

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

This report is for one last month. Overall report since the beginning of time: TestCoverage

Period: Oct, 2022.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 3.3 4 57.14%
SteamOS Rolling 1 14.29%
SteamOS 3.4 1 14.29%
SteamOS 1 14.29%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 7 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0-valve24-1-neptune-02226-g5b8545e4c5a1 3 42.86%
5.18.1-arch1_testHoloISO_20220606.1811 2 28.57%
5.15.60-1-lts 1 14.29%
5.13.0-valve24-1-neptune 1 14.29%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0 4 57.14%
5.18.1 2 28.57%
5.15.60 1 14.29%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.13 4 57.14%
5.18 2 28.57%
5.15 1 14.29%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 7 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
KDE5 7 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 7 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 7 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 6 85.71%
fr_FR 1 14.29%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 7 100%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Btrfs 7 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 6 85.71%
GPT 1 14.29%

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Hosting more than one Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
Gigabyte Technology 2 28.57%
ASUSTek Computer 2 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 1 14.29%
ASRock 1 14.29%
Apple 1 14.29%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-00xx 1 14.29%
Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 1 14.29%
Gigabyte B450M DS3H 1 14.29%
ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING 1 14.29%
ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO 1 14.29%
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 1 14.29%
Apple MacPro7,1 1 14.29%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
HP Pavilion 1 14.29%
Gigabyte B550 1 14.29%
Gigabyte B450M 1 14.29%
ASUS ROG 1 14.29%
ASUS CROSSHAIR 1 14.29%
ASRock X570 1 14.29%
Apple MacPro7 1 14.29%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2021 2 28.57%
2020 2 28.57%
2018 2 28.57%
2022 1 14.29%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 7 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 7 100%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
16.01-24.0 4 57.14%
32.01-64.0 1 14.29%
24.01-32.0 1 14.29%
64.01-256.0 1 14.29%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
4.01-8.0 3 42.86%
2.01-3.0 3 42.86%
3.01-4.0 1 14.29%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
2 2 28.57%
11 1 14.29%
5 1 14.29%
4 1 14.29%
3 1 14.29%
1 1 14.29%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
No 5 71.43%
Yes 2 28.57%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 7 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 5 71.43%
No 2 28.57%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 4 57.14%
Yes 3 42.86%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 4 57.14%
UK 1 14.29%
Latvia 1 14.29%
France 1 14.29%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
South Holland 1 14.29%
Riga 1 14.29%
Norwich 1 14.29%
Memphis 1 14.29%
Elk Grove 1 14.29%
Aubervilliers 1 14.29%
Albuquerque 1 14.29%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 3 4 15%
PNY 3 3 15%
Toshiba 2 2 10%
SanDisk 2 2 10%
Samsung Electronics 2 5 10%
Phison Electronics 2 3 10%
Apple 2 2 10%
WDC 1 3 5%
SPCC 1 1 5%
A-DATA Technology 1 1 5%
Unknown 1 2 5%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
PNY CS900 120GB SSD 2 8%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB SSD 1 4%
WDC WD10EURX-63FH1Y0 1TB 1 4%
WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 1TB 1 4%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 1 4%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 1 4%
SPCC Solid State Disk 1024GB 1 4%
Seagate ST4000DX001-1CE168 4TB 1 4%
Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ164 1TB 1 4%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 1 4%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 1 4%
SanDisk SD7SN6S-256G-1006 256GB SSD 1 4%
SanDisk Extreme SSD 500GB 1 4%
Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 1 4%
Samsung SSD 870 QVO 2TB 1 4%
Samsung SSD 870 QVO 1TB 1 4%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963 250GB 1 4%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 1 4%
Phison Force MP300 480GB 1 4%
Phison E12 NVMe Controller 2TB 1 4%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E662 1TB 1 4%
Apple ANS2 NVMe Controller 500GB 1 4%
A-DATA SE900G 1024GB SSD 1 4%
Unknown 1 4%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 3 4 42.86%
Toshiba 2 2 28.57%
WDC 1 2 14.29%
Apple 1 1 14.29%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
PNY 3 3 30%
SanDisk 2 2 20%
Samsung Electronics 2 4 20%
WDC 1 1 10%
SPCC 1 1 10%
A-DATA Technology 1 1 10%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
SSD 6 12 37.5%
HDD 5 9 31.25%
NVMe 4 5 25%
Unknown 1 2 6.25%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 6 16 46.15%
NVMe 4 5 30.77%
SAS 3 7 23.08%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.51-1.0 5 8 38.46%
0.01-0.5 3 6 23.08%
3.01-4.0 2 2 15.38%
1.01-2.0 2 4 15.38%
4.01-10.0 1 1 7.69%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
More than 3000 2 28.57%
251-500 1 14.29%
2001-3000 1 14.29%
101-250 1 14.29%
1001-2000 1 14.29%
501-1000 1 14.29%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
101-250 2 28.57%
51-100 2 28.57%
More than 3000 1 14.29%
21-50 1 14.29%
1001-2000 1 14.29%

Malfunc. Drives

Drive models with a malfunction

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. Drive Vendor

Vendors of faulty drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. HDD Vendor

Vendors of faulty HDD drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. Drive Kind

Kinds of faulty drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Failed Drives

Failed drive models

Zero info for selected period =(

Failed Drive Vendor

Failed drive vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 7 28 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 6 54.55%
Phison Electronics 2 18.18%
Samsung Electronics 1 9.09%
Intel 1 9.09%
Apple 1 9.09%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 4 28.57%
AMD 500 Series Chipset SATA Controller 2 14.29%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961/SM963 1 7.14%
Phison NVMe Storage Controller 1 7.14%
Phison E12 NVMe Controller 1 7.14%
Intel C620 Series Chipset Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 7.14%
Apple ANS2 NVMe Controller 1 7.14%
AMD X370 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 7.14%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 7.14%
AMD 300 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 7.14%

Storage Kind

Kind of storage controller (IDE, SATA, NVMe, SAS, ...)

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 7 63.64%
NVMe 4 36.36%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 6 85.71%
Intel 1 14.29%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 2 28.57%
Intel Xeon W-3223 CPU @ 3.50GHz 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 1 14.29%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ryzen 5 4 57.14%
Intel Xeon 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 9 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 7 1 14.29%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
6 4 57.14%
8 2 28.57%
12 1 14.29%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 7 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 7 100%

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Operation Modes (32-bit, 64-bit)

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 7 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
Unknown 7 100%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
Zen 3 3 42.86%
Zen 2 2 28.57%
Zen 1 14.29%
Skylake 1 14.29%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 6 75%
Nvidia 2 25%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] 1 12.5%
Nvidia GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 22 [Radeon RX 6700/6700 XT/6750 XT / 6800M] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 21 Pro-XTA [Radeon Pro W6900X] 1 12.5%
AMD Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] 1 12.5%
AMD Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] 1 12.5%
AMD Cezanne 1 12.5%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x AMD 5 71.43%
1 x Nvidia 1 14.29%
AMD + Nvidia 1 14.29%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 5 71.43%
Proprietary 2 28.57%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 5 71.43%
16.01-24.0 1 14.29%
8.01-16.0 1 14.29%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics 2 28.57%
Goldstar 2 28.57%
Sun 1 14.29%
Sony 1 14.29%
Ancor Communications 1 14.29%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Sun SCEI MONITOR SCE0301 1920x1080 522x294mm 23.6-inch 1 12.5%
Sony TV *00 SNY8204 3840x2160 1218x685mm 55.0-inch 1 12.5%
Samsung Electronics S24F350 SAM0D20 1920x1080 521x293mm 23.5-inch 1 12.5%
Samsung Electronics LCD Monitor SAM7017 3840x2160 950x540mm 43.0-inch 1 12.5%
Goldstar ULTRAWIDE GSM5AFB 2560x1080 798x334mm 34.1-inch 1 12.5%
Goldstar 27MP35 GSM5A5B 1920x1080 598x337mm 27.0-inch 1 12.5%
Goldstar 27GN7 GSM5B8D 1920x1080 600x303mm 26.5-inch 1 12.5%
Ancor Communications ROG PG279Q ACI27EC 2560x1440 598x336mm 27.0-inch 1 12.5%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 4 50%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 25%
2560x1440 (QHD) 1 12.5%
2560x1080 1 12.5%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
27 3 37.5%
84 1 12.5%
65 1 12.5%
57 1 12.5%
34 1 12.5%
23 1 12.5%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 3 37.5%
1001-1500 2 25%
701-800 1 12.5%
601-700 1 12.5%
1501-2000 1 12.5%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 7 87.5%
21/9 1 12.5%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
More than 1000 3 37.5%
301-350 3 37.5%
351-500 1 12.5%
201-250 1 12.5%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 5 71.43%
1-50 1 14.29%
101-120 1 14.29%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 6 85.71%
2 1 14.29%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 30.77%
Intel 3 23.08%
Microsoft 2 15.38%
Broadcom 2 15.38%
Aquantia 1 7.69%
Apple 1 7.69%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 3 20%
Microsoft XBOX ACC 2 13.33%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 2 13.33%
Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 6.67%
Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 1 6.67%
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 1 6.67%
Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V 1 6.67%
Broadcom Network controller 1 6.67%
Broadcom BCM4364 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 6.67%
Aquantia AQC107 NBase-T/IEEE 802.3bz Ethernet Controller [AQtion] 1 6.67%
Apple USB-Serial (0001) 1 6.67%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Microsoft 2 33.33%
Broadcom 2 33.33%
Realtek Semiconductor 1 16.67%
Intel 1 16.67%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Microsoft XBOX ACC 2 33.33%
Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 16.67%
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 1 16.67%
Broadcom Network controller 1 16.67%
Broadcom BCM4364 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 16.67%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 50%
Intel 3 37.5%
Aquantia 1 12.5%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 3 37.5%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 2 25%
Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 1 12.5%
Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V 1 12.5%
Aquantia AQC107 NBase-T/IEEE 802.3bz Ethernet Controller [AQtion] 1 12.5%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 7 53.85%
WiFi 5 38.46%
Modem 1 7.69%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 5 71.43%
WiFi 2 28.57%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
2 3 42.86%
1 3 42.86%
3 1 14.29%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
Yes 4 57.14%
No 3 42.86%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 1 33.33%
Intel 1 33.33%
Broadcom 1 33.33%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek Bluetooth 4.2 Adapter 1 33.33%
Intel AX200 Bluetooth 1 33.33%
Broadcom BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 4.0 1 33.33%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 7 58.33%
Nvidia 2 16.67%
Sony 1 8.33%
FiiO Electronics Technology 1 8.33%
Apple 1 8.33%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller 3 16.67%
AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 3 16.67%
AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 2 11.11%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 2 11.11%
Sony DualSense wireless controller (PS5) 1 5.56%
Nvidia GA106 High Definition Audio Controller 1 5.56%
Nvidia GA102 High Definition Audio Controller 1 5.56%
FiiO Electronics Technology Q3 1 5.56%
Apple Audio Device 1 5.56%
AMD Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller 1 5.56%
AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] 1 5.56%
AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] 1 5.56%

Memory

Memory Vendor

Memory module vendors

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Memory Model

Memory module models

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Memory Kind

Memory module kinds

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Memory Form Factor

Physical design of the memory module

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Memory Size

Memory module size

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Memory Speed

Memory module speed

Zero info for selected period =(

Printers & scanners

Printer Vendor

Printer device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Printer Model

Printer device models

Zero info for selected period =(

Scanner Vendor

Scanner device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Scanner Model

Scanner device models

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Camera

Camera Vendor

Camera device vendors

Camera Vendor

Camera Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Logitech 2 100%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Logitech Webcam C930e 1 50%
Logitech HD Webcam C525 1 50%

Security

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint sensor vendors

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Elan Microelectronics 1 100%

Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint sensor models

Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint Model

Model Desktops Percent
Elan fingerprint sensor [FeinTech FPS00200] 1 100%

Chipcard Vendor

Chipcard module vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Model

Chipcard module models

Zero info for selected period =(

Unsupported

Unsupported Devices

Total unsupported devices on board

Unsupported Devices

Unsupported Devices

Total Desktops Percent
0 4 57.14%
1 2 28.57%
4 1 14.29%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Net/wireless 2 40%
Unassigned class 1 20%
Sound 1 20%
Fingerprint reader 1 20%