Like the proponents of the NC, the NetPC advocates also claim that this new platform reduces the cost of owning traditional PCs, allowing for remote system configuration, remote software installation and upgrading, off-hours maintenance, etc.

• 与NC的支持者一样，NetPC的倡导者也称，这种新型平台降低了拥有传统PC机的成本，允许进行远程系统配置、远程软件安装和升级以及非工作时间的维护等。