Re:Apple reports third quarter results
by dkasper on Thursday August 03, 2023 @11:28PM
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curious what type of workload this would be good for?
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Don’t know about them, but I build and manage clusters so I can build and manage clusters.
I have one of 4 RPi Zero Ws that right now runs a Docker Swarm with Hercules running VM370. And Squid proxy because I don’t want it polluting the Wi-Fi network for no good reasons.
The cluster is named Gibson.
Nodes in a distributed system, polling server for tasks.
but why mac for this? Is it really more cost effective than cheap linux boxes?
Performance per watt on an M2 is better than anything else you can buy. Barely generates heat. Considering for $600 each and I don’t need to spec anything out and can just drive to the Apple Store any time I need a few more and it’s really useful for a home business cluster.