System76 launching ARM Pro server with 96 cores up to 1TB ECC RAM and 32TB storage

Post by icebraining » Fri, Mar 03, 2017, 2:09 AM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #67

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I see that they're releasing a new laptop: https://system76.com/laptops/galago This is probably the first laptop from them that I could consider buying, judging solely on that small picture of it. Still super-thick, and I don't know if I would feel comfortable buying that over the XPS, but at least it's got HiDPI, which for the price they sell their laptops for I feel should be included.

>Still super-thick You make your laptops super thin and people complain about ports and only 16GB of RAM and no repairability. You make your laptops repairable with three different kinds of USB ports plus HDMI and 32GB of RAM, and people complain it's super-thick.

Post by analognoise » Fri, Mar 03, 2017, 2:17 AM UTC

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Ugh. That's not acceptable. Ok. I asked because I've seen someone make a huge fuss about a pixel that was simply dead (off) and I probably would not have noticed at all. But a bright green on pixel no matter where on the screen would be a continuous distraction for me.

When I got my current monitor I noticed it had a dead (on) bright red pixel. I was originally extremely upset with this and it was super distracting, but then 2 days later I didn't notice it anymore, and now I can't even remember where it is. That was like 3+ years ago I think.

Post by sitepodmatt » Fri, Mar 03, 2017, 2:21 AM UTC

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codegeek wrote: post #6

aah system 76. I hope they have improved recently with their customer service but I had a horrible experience with them back in 2013 when they had to replace a keyboard (the CEO actually sent an email explaining how shitty their keyboard was) and when I asked for a refund, they simply refused. NO refunds. I had to literally open the laptop myself and install the new keyboard. I am not one of those types who asks for…

So we have a data point from four years ago and you are still harboring a resentment so hard that you feel you need to air your grievances for a completely different product. I get it. Hell hath no fury like a customer scorned.

Post by nomel » Fri, Mar 03, 2017, 2:32 AM UTC

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Remember Intel is market leader making full-custom CPU's with more money thrown at each one than these small companies have. They also optimize the heck out of single-core performance which most RISC multicores don't. I think it's one of those things where you have to choose best bang for buck supporting an oligopoly or sacrifice some performance/cash to encourage new product development. Market says it overwhelmingl…

Even in multi-threaded benchmarks, where it should shine, it's getting murdered. ARM is a very promising platform and there's no technical reason why it can't out-perform Intel. It's just a matter of engineering it with that intent. Right now it's primarily intended to be efficient and good enough for mobile phones.

Post by wmf » Fri, Mar 03, 2017, 2:57 AM UTC

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Thanks - for servers? Would this be used to host a database?

Christie covers the argument for proprietary ISA's in this discussion: https://research.cs.wisc.edu/multifacet/papers/ieeemicro16_c... It not the ISA that makes it desirable. It's all the tooling, apps, branding, and talent around it. You have to rebuild that stuff for new ISA's. You also have to get the market to trust a new one after so many perished. That is why companies pay ARM $1-15 million for licenses to use…