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Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

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Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

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Post by wmf »

roarcher wrote: post #248
kube-system wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The specs for the “exabox” scream “this is a joke” to me. > 20,000 lbs > concrete slab Huge-scale IT systems are typically delivered in one or more 42/44u cabinets, and are designed to be installed on raised floors.

It's also funny that they explicitly list driver quality as "good" for the base option and "great" for the intermediate one. You're really going to deliberately provide worse drivers for the machine I paid you for, just because I didn't buy the more expensive one? I mean I'm sure lots of companies do this in practice because tickets for higher-paying customers naturally get prioritized, but directly stating your inte…

Nvidia drivers are better than AMD. It's not really something they have control over. Geohot is definitely obsessed with bitching about driver bugs though.

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

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Post by zekrioca »

roarcher wrote: post #248
kube-system wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The specs for the “exabox” scream “this is a joke” to me. > 20,000 lbs > concrete slab Huge-scale IT systems are typically delivered in one or more 42/44u cabinets, and are designed to be installed on raised floors.

It's also funny that they explicitly list driver quality as "good" for the base option and "great" for the intermediate one. You're really going to deliberately provide worse drivers for the machine I paid you for, just because I didn't buy the more expensive one? I mean I'm sure lots of companies do this in practice because tickets for higher-paying customers naturally get prioritized, but directly stating your inte…

I guess it is called ‘honesty’.

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

#253

Post by roarcher »

wmf wrote: post #251
roarcher wrote: post #248

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also funny that they explicitly list driver quality as "good" for the base option and "great" for the intermediate one. You're really going to deliberately provide worse drivers for the machine I paid you for, just because I didn't buy the more expensive one? I mean I'm sure lots of companies do this in practice because tickets for higher-paying customers naturally get prioritized, but directly stating your inte…

Nvidia drivers are better than AMD. It's not really something they have control over. Geohot is definitely obsessed with bitching about driver bugs though.

That may be, but then it's an inside joke that many of his customers won't get. It just looks like a "fuck you" to anyone buying the cheaper system.

This guy desperately needs a marketing intern to look over his copy. Or hell, anyone who knows how to talk to humans.

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

#255

Post by kube-system »

wmf wrote: post #249
kube-system wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The specs for the “exabox” scream “this is a joke” to me. > 20,000 lbs > concrete slab Huge-scale IT systems are typically delivered in one or more 42/44u cabinets, and are designed to be installed on raised floors.

It's a shipping container that you install outdoors.

Are you referring to the images of branded shipping containers on their Twitter page that have visible Gemini watermarks … and jokes in the comments about AI trailer parks?

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

#258

Post by fwipsy »

roarcher wrote: post #253
wmf wrote: post #251

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nvidia drivers are better than AMD. It's not really something they have control over. Geohot is definitely obsessed with bitching about driver bugs though.

That may be, but then it's an inside joke that many of his customers won't get. It just looks like a "fuck you" to anyone buying the cheaper system. This guy desperately needs a marketing intern to look over his copy. Or hell, anyone who knows how to talk to humans.

Not a joke. It's just true.

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

#259

Post by roarcher »

fwipsy wrote: post #258
roarcher wrote: post #253

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That may be, but then it's an inside joke that many of his customers won't get. It just looks like a "fuck you" to anyone buying the cheaper system. This guy desperately needs a marketing intern to look over his copy. Or hell, anyone who knows how to talk to humans.

Not a joke. It's just true.

It doesn't matter if it's a joke. The non-technical manager or VP making this purchase will not understand it and will expect poor treatment from this vendor, an expectation that will be reinforced by numerous other things on this page. There is no reason to include it at all.

Re: Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning

#260

Post by NickJLange »

EliasWatson wrote: post #44
mayukh wrote: post #22

What’s the most effective ~$5k setup today? Interested in what people are actually running.

The DGX Spark is probably the best bang for your buck at $4k. It's slower than my 4090 but 128gb of GPU-usable memory is hard to find anywhere else at that price. It being an ARM processor does make it harder to install random AI projects off of GitHub because many niche Python packages don't provide ARM builds (Claude Code usually can figure out how to get things running). But all the popular local AI tools work fin…

It's $4.7K now, darn inflation!

https://marketplace.nvidia.com/en-us/enterprise/personal-ai-...

A small joke at this weeks GTC was the "BOGOD" discount was to sell them at $4K each...

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