[HN Gopher] Show HN: Turing Pi 2
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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:
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| 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.
|
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| 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.
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|
| 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.
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