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space efficiency is still huge. You can get a lot of compute in a very small, portal formfactor. That shouldn't be trivialized.
by nickstinemates 5y ago
space efficiency is still huge. You can get a lot of compute in a very small, portal formfactor. That shouldn't be trivialized.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoWhat scenario is that a huge factor? Most people have old x86 hardware laying around that isn't being used. If it is a huge factor, wouldn't you at that point just get a good router for less and have more space, or run virtualized computers on a server?
- nickstinemates 5y agoI wasn't talking about the particular use case in the OP, only rebutting the point that Pi's aren't useful where something more specialized would be.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoCan you name a scenario you think of for this purpose? I only see trying out hardware you may want, or just having it be good enough to stay as a temp semi-permanent solution to an issue you have.
- nickstinemates 5y agoAs an example, I have a Dell R620 sitting behind me (among lots of other stuff,) it has 20 cores and 128GB of RAM. It's loud. It's hot. It's powerful and awesome. I bought it for $400 refurbished. It's sitting in a nice rack. I use it for VMs. I have a stack of 10 RPI4's in a case on my left, a lot smaller. Deadly quiet. That's 40 cores and 80GB of RAM. Not loud at all. Bought them for $75 each. I use them as physical hosts for a number of things. I treat them the same. General compute. One cluster is more convenient than the other.