[HN Gopher] Show HN: Turing Pi 2 ___________________________________________________________________ Show HN: Turing Pi 2 Author : nsky-world Score : 53 points Date : 2022-05-05 19:03 UTC (3 hours ago) (HTM) web link (turingpi.com) (TXT) w3m dump (turingpi.com) | abetusk wrote: | This looks to be some electronics and housing to seat other RPi | modules into it: | | """ It essentially runs up to four computers interconnected by a | network ... | | The Turing Pi 2 is equipped with a 1Gbps managed switch, 2x | Ethernet ports, 2x SATA3 ports, 4x USB3 ports, DSI and HDMI port, | SIM card slot, and two mini PCIe slots ... with a variety of mini | PCI-e extension cards. ... """ | | Price looks to be in the $200 range ("early bird" price estimate | at bottom of page). | SantiagoElf wrote: | Self-hosted aficionados are our preppers. | bityard wrote: | Or they could just be computer geeks who enjoy working on | things like this as a hobby and get to be in control of their | own data. | monocasa wrote: | Archive.org link since they've been hugged to death. | | http://web.archive.org/web/20220505200012/https://turingpi.c... | pettycashstash2 wrote: | Warning: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2002): Connection refused | in /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-includes/wp- | db.php on line 1753 Connection refused | | Error establishing a database connection This either means that | the username and password information in your wp-config.php file | is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at | 127.0.0.1. This could mean your host's database server is down. | | Are you sure you have the correct username and password? Are you | sure you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure the | database server is running? If you're unsure what these terms | mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need | help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums. | bearjaws wrote: | That means the database is very overloaded (to the point where | it cannot respond) most likely. | dwrodri wrote: | The idea of setting up my own cluster seems really cool, but it | always seems that I'm paying more money for less compute vs. just | buying a single more powerful computer. I suppose this is worth | it for people who'd like to physically own a cluster where they | can test their cluster code with a real network layer before | deploying that code to a data center? | | The MSRP for Nvidia's Jetson Xavier NX 16GB module is USD500. So | 4 Xaviers + board is USD2200 for a combined 64GB of LPDDR4 memory | and 84TOPs of Compute. | | On the other hand, I can buy an Nvidia RTX3080 with 10GB of | memory on the card and 238 INT8 TOPS for ~USD1000, 64GB of DDR4 | for USD250 and the last USD1000 on whatever other parts I need to | get something working. | | The only counterexample I can think of is that the cluster could | potentially be easier to upgrade/purchase in pieces, which would | be more ideal if you're broke and would like to get started on a | budget. And of course, there are probably some use cases where | the topology of the Jetson Cluster leverages its hardware more | effectively than the single GPU. | | Can someone help this make sense for me? | zimpenfish wrote: | It's handy for me (with a Turing Pi 1) because it's one power | (in a flat with distressingly few power outlets) and one | ethernet for up to 8 computers. Like a mini-rack, if you will. | | > On the other hand, I can buy an Nvidia RTX3080 | | Good luck with that in the UK. I know someone who ordered on | launch date, still hasn't got one, and has been told there's no | more coming from that brand... | | [edit: to clarify that I have a TPi 1] | alimov wrote: | Yeah it's been tough. I went to a bestbuy in the states and | they happened to have several 3080 and 3080ti available... | while in the store I checked to see if they listed the | inventory online and they did not... | dwrodri wrote: | Very true on the note of supply. My only counterpoint is that | all of Nvidia's products have been supply-constrained, their | Jetson line included. The Jetson Xavier NX has a 10 week lead | time on Mouser. So it seems that if you're interested in | setting up a compute-heavy cluster with Nvidia products, | you're just SOL. | | Honestly, I've recently gotten a surprise financial windfall, | and I could see myself lining up to buy the TPi 2 along with | with some 16GB Jetson Orin SoMs if the TPi 2 supports them. | amanzi wrote: | I can't see the site due to database issues, but is this using | Compute Modules from Raspberry Pi? If so, these are extremely | difficult (or impossible) to procure at the moment. | | -- | | Warning: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2002): Connection refused | in /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-includes/wp- | db.php on line 1753 Connection refused | | Error establishing a database connection | zimpenfish wrote: | From the email I got earlier (I've got a Turing Pi), yeah, | sounds like it can take compute modules (they mention an | adapter but also say they're going to source CM4s directly from | RPi foundation for early supporters.) | | > If so, these are extremely difficult (or impossible) to | procure at the moment. | | I ordered 4 8GB CM3s in June 2021 and the last update I got | (28/04/22) was a new estimated delivery date of 30/04/22 (they | did not get delivered then.) | r3trohack3r wrote: | Any idea what the price on a fully populated board will be? I'm | having trouble finding it on the website. | the_common_man wrote: | "We are more than excited to announce the launch of the Turing | Pi 2 on Kickstarter on May 11, 2022, 9 AM PT. The board price | tag starts at $199 for super early birds, plus $10 for each | Raspberry Pi compute module adapter. Become the first to start | utilizing the immense potential of the Turing Pi 2. Hop down a | rabbit hole of the self-hosted revolution." | inetsee wrote: | "plus $10 for each Raspberry Pi compute module adapter." | which I assume means you are also on the hook for finding and | paying for however many Compute Modules you want to populate | this board with. | zimpenfish wrote: | From the email I got earlier: "Additionally, we are in the | process of sourcing compute modules directly from the | Raspberry Pi foundation, which means that we will do our | best to deliver Raspberry Pi CM4 to all supporters who need | them." | | Paying, yes; finding, no? | Already__Taken wrote: | At this rate it's almost worth buying this just | collective bargain to get the CM4 modules alone. | dwrodri wrote: | Depends heavily on what you want to populate it with. The | existing alternative to this on the market today is this board: | https://www.seeedstudio.com/Jetson-Mate-Cluster-Advanced-wit... | which appears to run at ~USD2,200 when fully populated with the | most expensive modules available. | behrlich wrote: | Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class | 'SolidAffiliate\Lib\Email_Notifications' not found in | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp- | content/plugins/solid_affiliate/plugin.php:97 Stack trace: #0 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp- | hook.php(307): SolidAffiliate::on_init('') #1 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp- | hook.php(331): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp- | includes/plugin.php(474): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-settings.php(587): | do_action('init') #4 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-config.php(85): | require_once('/home/customer/...') #5 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-load.php(50): | require_once('/home/customer/...') #6 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp-blog- | header.php(13): require_once('/home/customer/...') #7 | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/index.php(17): | require('/home/customer/...') #8 {main} thrown in | /home/customer/www/turingpi.com/public_html/wp- | content/plugins/solid_affiliate/plugin.php on line 97 | | Haven't seen this one posted yet :) | erulabs wrote: | Hehe excellent to see they're working on a software platform for | self-hosted software. We're probably their only competitor with | our PiBox hardware (https://pibox.io) and software | (https://KubeSail.com). | | It's fantastic to see another company try to put together the | full self-hosting vision into a product. It's a strange emotion | to work on something for 3 years and then see a competitor | finally emerge! Best of luck and I'll be buying one asap... | dsl wrote: | That is a pretty shameless plug. I wouldn't put a SATA breakout | board in a fancy case in the same category as an actual cluster | backplane. That is like saying you are a Cisco competitor | because you got a crossover cable working between two PCs. | mastazi wrote: | It seems that they are doing much more than that, those | templates are quite cool for example | https://kubesail.com/templates | neoCrimeLabs wrote: | This will be fun to play with, even if I'm not entirely convinced | of its practicality. | | It does make me wonder, if I will receive the Turing Pi2 or 4x | compute modules first. | filleokus wrote: | Looks really cool! Especially interested in their own RK3588 SBC. | | But is this low-power / small scale clustering really worth it? I | run my stuff at home on a rpi4+ssd via usb and it works well | enough. On the software side I just use Docker compose with | prebuilt images and manifests for most stuff. Sure, when I | upgrade the distro and reboot I have some downtime, but so what? | | If I were to upgrade I would go for some mini x86 pc just for | some extra horsepower and better connection for the ssd. | | Doing a whole hardware cluster would be cool and fun, but | probably not useful, especially for those matching this | description: | | > Additionally to that, you would need skills in server and | network administration to set up Linux, and software such as | Kubernetes and constantly manage the infrastructure running your | applications. Sounds complicated? Well, there is another solution | which is called Turing Pi 2. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-05-05 23:00 UTC)