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

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

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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.

I've seen that elf movie. You can do crazy things with perspective...

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

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Ordered a 1U from them. Going on a month now with no delivery date yet and no indications there would be a problem until after we ordered. Not a big deal for us, we can wait and ordered it because it was cheap, but consider yourselves warned.

Had pretty much the same experience ordering a laptop. I'm happy with the laptop, but acquiring the laptop was fustrating.

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

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I got Lemur 14" laptop a while back and absolutely hated the build quality. The keyboard is terrible and the screen has the worst viewing angles of any laptop I've ever owned. I got tired of it after 4 or 5 months and converted it to a home server and it's been super reliable in that mode since 2014. AND it also has the benefit of staying online during power outages.

I'm surprised to see all the negative comments about the build quality and support. I got a Gazelle laptop over a year ago and I've been happy with it so far. For the price, the hardware was a bit better than Dell and others.

My computer shipped with a screw loose inside the case which shorted the motherboard a few times. It didn't cause any permanent damage but it was a little disappointing. I chalked it up to a freak shipping accident knocking something loose but idk. The case design and actual computer specs have been great though.

I'd still recommend their laptops if you need a good computer on a budget :)

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

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

The wavelength most noticeable to the human eye is yellow-green - I wonder if we're less apt to notice depending on wavelength?

If something is "most noticeable" then something else is less noticeable.

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

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Sadly these gen-1 ThunderX cores are pretty poor in performance and not particularly power-efficient either. Cache performance is especially sucky. https://www.servethehome.com/exclusive-first-cavium-thunderx... http://www.anandtech.com/show/10353/investigating-cavium-thu... I hope that this is just a rebranded system showing the redyness of System76 and raising awareness about such products so that they're better po…

ARM was never particularly power-efficient. ARM was designed for low power, not power efficiency. The only case where an ARM core is more power efficient than a Xeon core is when they're both idle -- primarily because the ARM core was designed to be idle most of the time, while the Xeon core was designed to be in use most of the time.

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

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had 3 on a brand new macbook years ago and apple wouldn't take it back because it wasn't enough. they were very noticeable.

Don't you have a 14 day return window for any reason?

Yes. And I've used it a couple of times.

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

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So many product lines for such a small company. Laptops, Desktops, Servers. Not even Apple is able to effectively manage this many different products. I don't know much about them, but from my first impression it looks like a company with lack of focus. I'm not sure how they will be able to create killer product in any of the segments they're trying to compete in. Based on my above observation (admittedly superficial…

Note that they're primarily rebadging existing products, while apple is far more involved in the design and manufacture of new products. Also note that their niche is shipping Linux preinstalled devices. If they did have a killer mass consumer product, they'd have a difficult time coping with consumers expecting and demanding windows on PCs.

Most consumers don't demand Windows, they don't even care what OS is installed.

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

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post #18

This is a Gigabyte server, probably one of the following: http://b2b.gigabyte.com/Rack-Server/R150-T61-rev-110 http://b2b.gigabyte.com/Rack-Server/R150-T62-rev-100 What value-add does System76 provide?

The ability to actually buy it? I'm not joking; most ODM equipment is a hassle to buy, especially in small quantities for POCs.

You can buy the Caviums easily (and have been able to for a long while), eg: https://www.avantek.co.uk/category/arm-server/

Now if only the Qualcomm Falkor was available to buy ...

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