pylkko wrote:The product was just way too expensive.
Perhaps, though the cost of such things is inversely proportional to the number produced. Hence ARM hardware found in every Android phone is cheap, while power9, which is not widely deployed yet, is not.
You say power9 is too expensive. I say ARM is too slow. Show me an ARM CPU that fits your definition of reasonably priced and can compete with current x86 gear, in terms of raw performance.
Show me an ARM CPU that can to professional level CAD.
Hell, show me
any ARM CPU that can break-even with my 4 year old I7. 6 cores @ 3.5GHz, minimum. 32GB system memory, minimum. Go. I'm making it easy here...
For "internet and email" sure, ARM all the way. But I have zero interest in an architecture that is designed around low cost and low power consumption making it's way into my desktop.
And yes, this desktop is at my home, therefore "home use". Yes, I do CAD at home. Yes, I need the performance. At home.
If the Talos 2 ever goes into production, I'll almost certainly buy one. As far as I can tell, it's the only fully open and auditable platform available with acceptable performance.
I'm not willing to pre-order it though, at least not at that price. If the company went belly-up right after I'd be left with an expensive orphan, and that would kinda piss me off.