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Except that's not the R8, it's Audi's levitating-car-thing from I, Robot (no, I haven't seen the movie).Originally Posted by Quantum-M
I gotta say, that looks absolutely sweet. If i were impossibly rich id buy one straight off.
Actually, thats could be an interesting concept for a custom build
Looking forward to seeing some proper shots of it instead of the teasers so far.
And some actual numbersActually, thats could be an interesting concept for a custom build
Looking forward to seeing some proper shots of it instead of the teasers so far.
Chaps,
There's more to come, seriously.
I've not had this level of anticipation for a product in a long while.
If done right, you'll have near-silent cooling of an absolute monster PC.
Gaa! Someone stole my Cylon observation and put it on Slashdot. I should've said it looks like a 'marital aid' of some sort.
I must be missing the point... a monster PC that'll be pretty much obsolete in 2 years time... sounds like a waste of 10 grand to me
Nice Idea. Cool looking chassis. But 10 G? Come on!
Its a concept though, just the same as a concept car... if it does go to production then there will be limited numbers which are what gives it its exclusivity and therefore price. I agree there is very little point but i dont think the 'product' is aimed at being sold to every day joes. Look how much attention its stirred up in the hexus forums and how many pof us wnt to hear more about it... similaly to a car forum talking about a concept lambo.
There us also the halo effect (nothing to do with the game). By offering a system like this, the rest of the Armari's line is looked on favourably.
This doesn't alwys work, but it is a technique used in the car industry all the time.
Well, I wouldn't pay anywhere near that much either. However, in concept I see this as similar to spending $100,000+ for an exotic car. It'll probably drop 80% or more in value in the first 2 years, and may well be obsoleted by the next newest car technology. However, people buy these anyway. What can I say, people like exotics.
What this most reminds me of computerwise are the Silicon Graphics systems, especially those of 10 or 15 years ago. The machines of that time were very expensive, very powerful (3D capability more than raw CPU power in SGIs case), and with attention to appearance to make the case unique & interesting.
Ok, I just bought a distributed network with video console, 20" glossy iMac core 2 duo, 4 gigs, along with 6 (yes, SIX) mac mini each with 2 gig, 1.83 core 2 duo, total 750 gigs HD and networking gear, software to drive the remote monitoring of the hardware and coordinate with XGrid and other distributed solutions (Final Cut Studio distributed encoding), and much more, all for about 1/2 of what you say this thing costs, 10K. I paid about 4800 delivered, all with 3 year warranty, and actually some value [marginal now, but more than PC hardware] added down the road when I resell to upgrade.
So, I'm really curious as to what your cute box, and expensive price brings to the table that the quality and cute boxes of Apple don't? I save 5K+ and get a non centralized point of failure (read redundancy), and built in operating system software as well as apps that utilize the XGrid solution, making my approach actually approaching a well thought out distributed micro super computer on my desk. Yours, nice plastic clear flip top.
Yours is not completely immersed in liquid - complete with a waterfall - using upgradeable Skulltrail technology and designed to give Super-PC performance, 24x7, well into the future...
...with the supreme knowledge that no one can 'whack their willy' on the table harder than you
Personally, I love it
It is nothing to do with the money (and you can forget 10k - it would have been F-A-R more expensive to create this unit than that if you include the price of prototyping etc)...
...it is to do with the fact that the major manufacturers are largely sitting on their laurels when it comes to technological innovation
Sure, every now and then, one of them will come up with a slight different chassis - or offer a bigger screen as standard...
...but where is the TRUE innovation coming from ?
In the car industry, concept cars and F1 paddle-select gears are developed by the world's leading outfits - then spent time in/around the supercar select products - before finally enhancing the lives of far more people
Same goes for the ultra-expensive university designs for electric-powered cars etc... they may seem 'completely nutz' when we first see them - but they also help lay the groundwork for future, practical applications
In the phone market, we have moved from mono-screen, cheapo Siemens units to HTC/Glofiish/iPhones in just a handful of years...
...but MUCH less so in the PC space
I see this as Armari throwing down the gauntlet to the global multi-nationals, saying "This is what a UK-independent can achieve with determination and skill... what have you got ?"
Full immersion technology systems may not happen any time soon (or at all), but it is something else to see Armari's creation in action - weighing in at over 100Kg, whisper quiet and chewing up data for fun...
...and all the time looking like a Transformer's lunch box
Go Dan, Go Armari, Go UK innovators !!!
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I kept 6 trusted serving men, they taught me all I knew.
There names were what and where and why and how and when and who.
(I also had the HEXUS forums on speed dial just in case)
"Upgradable"? How upgradable is it without getting the immersion liquid all over the cat? I can't see it being much fun to swap out the graphics card on this monster...
Lol. I guess if you can afford a £10k PC then you can afford to have Armari upgrade your system to include e.g. several Radeon HD4000s rather than do it yourself. Makes it less fun than eagerly awaiting a delivery man bringing your new stuff though...
Its a shame their using Flurocarbons, their not exactly environmantally friendly.
And its hardly original or inventive, its a copy of the old cray, and we did it in 2005.
VeryPC have since produced prototypes using environmentally firendly biodegrable liquids and will be coming out with a supercomputer grid in a box in the near future...
We call it Iceotope.
Google this:
Chilled oil bath may cool hot processors - tech - 10 April 2007 - New Scientist Tech
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