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If you want to learn clustering with physical hardware, and you don't have the power and size constraints, you're better off buying some off-lease business desk
by ansible 6y ago
If you want to learn clustering with physical hardware, and you don't have the power and size constraints, you're better off buying some off-lease business desktops. These i3 and i5 systems with 4 to 8GB of RAM can be had for less than $100 each.
When you're done with the cluster, you can likely sell them for nearly what you paid for them.
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- thetanil 6y agoi think you will lose in the end this way if you actually factor in power costs.
- tutfbhuf 6y agoYup, 6x old i5 thinkpads will require more space, more power and will likely be more expensive than 6x Pi.
- foxhop 6y agoI'd take 6 old ThinkPad over 6 new Pi any day. :) I host a lot out of my house on a T430S with a cracked screen.
- tutfbhuf 6y agoI know there are thinkpad hoarders with like 10 or 20+ old thinkpads. Seems to be a nice hobby, but you will rarely find one who builds a thinkpad cluster. In the case of Raspberry Pi it is pretty normal nowadays to connect a bunch of them into a cluster and have some fun. In fact, it has become so popular, that you u can find stackable cluster cases and other Pi cluster hardware on amazon.
- nojito 6y agoNot when you factor in performance per watt.