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It seems they're not all that interested in marketing to end users, despite the talos ii "bare-bones" kit available for pre-order on the site - I couldn't find
by e12e 9y ago
It seems they're not all that interested in marketing to end users, despite the talos ii "bare-bones" kit available for pre-order on the site - I couldn't find any reviews of the previous talos I/power8 system online - i would assume they'd at the very least get someone like anadtech, ars or one of the many Linux journals to do some hands-on testing / free marketing?
I mean, if I had too much cash, I'd be tempted to get one, but I'd probably be even.more likely if I could see some blender rendering benchmarks and Linux kernel compile timings etc...
- wmf 9y agoI don't think Talos I was ever released. They created a backlash last time by hyping an unavailable and unaffordable product so maybe the low-key approach is better.
- e12e 9y agoI don't know, if they don't have any units the can give out to do tests on at this point, what are the odds that the whole thing isn't another round of vapourware? I hope I'm wrong. [ed: That is to say, if they couldn't get the one tested because it didn't exist, they should be twice as hard at work getting the mk II tested - and I can't see any evidence of that either.]
- CrystalGamma 9y agoThere was a crowdfunding campaign, but it failed. This new product however can be directly preordered (and for much lower price: the board costs little more than half of what Talos 1 would have and the CPUs they are offering right now cost about a quarter of the cheapest option back then)