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96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
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Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
My desktop is basically filled with an octopus of dongles these days. It's ugly and annoying, and increases the footprint of my laptop 2x. I guess USB-C is supposed to help with this?
an octopus of dongles Who do we need to talk to for that to be the official collective noun?
i am interested in this query as well
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
As will Cisco, or Dell, or HP.
With enterprise-ready hardware though, not consumers laptops that fail within a few years, even when they're not turned on 24/7.
Are there good reasons to believe that "enterprise" hardware is more reliable in practice?
Anecdotally, most desktops I used lived much longer than most servers I worked woth. I know a Compaq desktop that worked as a server for 11 years. Still does. One hardware failure in that entire time. (Power supply.) Could be a result of lower workload, but still...
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#104At first I thought the headline meant he was using MacBook Pro's from 1996.
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
My desktop is basically filled with an octopus of dongles these days. It's ugly and annoying, and increases the footprint of my laptop 2x. I guess USB-C is supposed to help with this?
an octopus of dongles Who do we need to talk to for that to be the official collective noun?
Consistently talk to many people in publicly available texts over a period of a few years. That should do it.
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#106At first I thought the headline meant he was using MacBook Pro's from 1996.
That would be "'96 MacBook Pros..." or I guess, since it was written by a Mac user, "’96 MacBook Pros..."
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
One AP per 5 active devices, give or take. Plus positioning them and managing their power and ensuring they do proper hand-off as you move around the office, plus... Providing reliable wifi for multiple people with multiple devices is a hard challenge.
It's shocking the amount of people that don't grasp this. "It works in my home, why isn't it the same in the office." Is it misinformation? Have people become so used to things "just working" in home they don't think of the technical differences between a couple devices and a couple hundred devices?
> Have people become so used to things "just working" in home they don't think of the technical differences between a couple devices and a couple hundred devices?
Until bitten by a problem, yes, that's exactly the thinking. In theory, a single AP can handle two thousand plus simultaneous connections. Most users have found this number, and don't think beyond it.
However, most APs don't have the memory to manage more than 40 or 50 keys for encrypted connections. Throw in shared bandwidth on this maxed out AP, and suddenly the (again theoretical) 1 Gb+ connection is down to less than 20 Mbps per user, or 1/5 that of a wired connection of ten years ago.
That's obviously not acceptable, so the best way to bring up the average bandwidth per user is to have fewer devices on each access point. And when each user is bringing 2-3 wifi capable devices with them everywhere they go...
The math is not very forgiving.
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
My desktop is basically filled with an octopus of dongles these days. It's ugly and annoying, and increases the footprint of my laptop 2x. I guess USB-C is supposed to help with this?
an octopus of dongles Who do we need to talk to for that to be the official collective noun?
Tell me where to vote and I will.
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
No idea what they do, but they had a mac mini setup in the past: https://simbimbo.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/in-production/
- These systems run 24/7 in our Build and Test environment constantly building and testing the software we produce. - Can you say who you work for? - Sorry, unfortunately no.
He works for MathWorks, the company behind MATLAB.
Re: 96 MacBook Pro’s in one server rack
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Docking stations are awesome.
And pretty freaking expensive too. $250 for a thunderbolt docking station, give or take. Despite the fact that the company will freely provide a $2,000 laptop and a $600+ monitor, getting them to pony up for a docking station has proven to be remarkably difficult.
As a WFH employee I have the opposite issue, I've got a ~$2,000 ThinkPad W540 and matching dock, but I have to provide my own monitor (which honestly is fine, due to amblyopia of the left eye I had as a child I lack peripheral vision for large displays - it's easier for me to just shop for my own).