Very nice. However, do you have any ideas what can be accomplished with a multi-computer rack infrastructure that costs about $500?
It is probably too weak to run virtualization (which racks are used for these days). It is also not trivial to set up cluster computing wherein these multiple computers can meaningfully share memory and computing resources. Many of us can afford a 7 computer rack for less than $500, but how do we use it?
I view it more as an novel solution. The Pi's power cable is Micro-USB, so buying things that interact with that standard rather than hacking up your own cables makes a bit of sense.
Would anyone pay about $20/month to rent an RPi colocated somewhere in the states, along with a basic control panel (reboot, reinstall, virtual console access, etc.)? Something like a model B with a 16 GB SD card? Just curious if there is a market for this vs virtual servers.
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[ 8.0 ms ] story [ 113 ms ] threadhttp://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/9372/colocating-my-rasp...
In a similar vein - http://www.doctormonk.com/2013/02/raspberry-pi-and-breadboar...
It is probably too weak to run virtualization (which racks are used for these days). It is also not trivial to set up cluster computing wherein these multiple computers can meaningfully share memory and computing resources. Many of us can afford a 7 computer rack for less than $500, but how do we use it?
Then, when the Pis are back home and networked together, they connect as a cluster and reconcile their individual data...
That has to be the most expensive power supply workaround ever.
Oh and part 2: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=4...
That hub is $50 USD: http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Power-Adapter-VL812-Chipset/d...
So it works out to around $7 for each Pi, probably closer to $10/each with cabling, which is quite reasonable for a slickly put together setup.
That hub also has a 4A power supply, which is probably needed for a few heavily loaded Pi's.
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~sjc/raspberrypi/pi_supercomput...
There was another posting recently where a guy co-located his RPi (or Beaglebone?) for less than $20 total over a period of 18 months.
You can also colocate your RPi for free in Amsterdam, but would you host anything serious there?