[mininodes]

@axaxs

We definitely plan on moving up to 64-bit once lower cost alternatives are released in to the channel. Right now AMD Opteron A57's run $2,999, so, they are not very cost effective.

OS choices are more limited in the ARM ecosystem, so we went for the two most popular choices (available) first: Ubuntu and Fedora.

And, Bandwidth for now is unmetered, and set to 100mbit port speed. Hope that helps!

[axaxs]

Thanks for replying. The Opterons are the dev model, right? I can't see them selling retail for 3k. That said, it could be interesting for those who want to get a head start to use something like a shared A57, for the right price. Anyhow, what about storage? These things aren't running on cards are they?

[mininodes]

Correct, the Opteron's are the Developer kit, and are A57's.

Storage on these nodes is handled via loading the OS on to the onboard flash, and then an add-on SD card for additional data storage if requested. The concept for miniNodes is based on development and testing of software on ARM platforms, so, the storage is minimum, sure, but we don't envision these nodes as data warehouses.