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Was this written in the 2000s? "The only problem is, there aren’t any ARM rack-servers or workstations." There have been commercial rack mountable ARM servers for years now. Even the simplest Google search shows a wide range of ARM rack mountable servers. You can even special order them from Dell. What are don't seem to be is great value. I am sure a few netbooks would be better value. (ps re-installing the operating system is not what anyone except maybe ma and pa, would call trashing one).


I've tried to order them from Dell and gotten no where, both through a business rep and one of their partners that does servers and storage.

The response back was that Dell was only interested in selling in very large quantities to customers that had very specific workloads.

If you only need a handful for a lab or build farm, they don't care to sell to you.


Googling "Dell ARM Server" shows me a bunch of articles from 2010 about a proof-of-concept.

What do you recommend that people order from Dell, for less than $2000? (Note that the Chromebook in the article retails for ~$200, and IIRC the other ARM boards mentioned are also like ~$100-$300.)


Maybe there's a way to hack Ubuntu onto a cloud-connect stick?


http://exxactcorp.com/testdrive/ARM/


Can't see where you buy it or the price; just the remote test drive option. Is it actually a product yet?




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