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Re:Apple reports third quarter results by TX81Z on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:34PM (#37008752)
Nodes in a distributed system, polling server for tasks.
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Re:Apple reports third quarter results by dkasper on Sunday August 06, 2023 @12:59PM (#37024021)
but why mac for this? Is it really more cost effective than cheap linux boxes?
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Re:Apple reports third quarter results by TX81Z on Monday August 07, 2023 @11:26PM (#37044162)
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.
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