This might seem impractical, but many companies, including Facebook, are examini...

gavanwoolery on Jan 27, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster

This might seem impractical, but many companies, including Facebook, are examining "wimpy clusters" (actual term). Many ARM based devices can perform about 1/7 as fast as an i7, and this number is getting better every day.