Today Cray introduced a 62lb desk-side supercomputer chassis, sporting either Windows HPC Server 2008 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Both operating systems come with a web-based management interface. Future support will include SuSE. The unit is also available in a 7U rack-mount weighing 136lbs, fully loaded.
The CX1 is Intel Xeon powered with up to 16 dual and/or quad core processors. Up to 8 nodes with up to 64 GB of RAM per node. Featuring compute, storage, and visualization blades. The CX1 runs on power from a standard wall socket (20amp/110/220v) and active noise canceling allows it to blend into the office environment.
U.S. list prices start at $25,000 continue over $60,000.
The cool bit is website lets you configure your own.
Has anyone seen one of these in the wild? Perhaps you need someone to benchmark some life science codes?
(See also: cray.com:products:CX1)
(See also: cray.com:CX1 demo)
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(See also: cray.com:press release:CX1)
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(See also: Engadget:CX1)