Equipment Letter 2021 10 19 - jhhl/AUMI-Together GitHub Wiki
Hi Jonas:
Those new MacBook pros look good! for $2500, the 14" "M1 Pro" one has 1Tb [edu discount? $2,299.00, not a whole lot really] for $2700, the 16" "M1 Pro" also has 1Tb. (as opposed to 512G model at $2500) edu discounted, 1Tb is $2,499.00 though. I don't think I'd need a "Max", although that is stunningly fast.
I'd also like a 3 or4 Tb external drive for backups.. ideally a NAS to plug it into, but not necessary. 4Tb drive is about $150 . A Synology 2 bay NAS is about $300
I'd also like to get a cheap Chromebook or small sized dual bootable Linux/Windows machine to test the webpages on. Some Chromebooks can be dual booted as well. Ideally, we'd want to test on these very different operating systems! I think a good quality Chromebook can be had for about $250, like a Lenovo C330, but some of these are too weak or take a lot of torture to dual boot them.
Similarly, a nice Android Tablet like a Galaxy is about $250. Tablet camera mount tripods are really cheap, in case that would come in handy.
For server technology, since the "Together" part needs a server and actually the same server could serve AUMI Instruments and other media, that could be somewhere in the cloud, or on one of Rensselaer's servers, or again, a small Linux box. I think the more it's under the project's control, the better, as we've already seen countless times.
Hosting in the cloud gives lots of flexibility, because, say with Amazon or Vultr (why feed Jeff Bezos?), I could spin up the Jitsi servers, load balancers, key storage etc. with some support and control consoles. Much as I'd love to run my own Jitsi server in house, these other features may be useful if the system gains any popularity. That involves a monthly fee, but there might be a yearly discount or something.
-- Henry
Actual equipment order:
Hi Jonas: Basically: a McBook Pro, a populated NAS, a chromebook and and android tablet. Rewritten in your format:
1 Unit: Apple 16.2" MacBook Pro with M1 Pro Chip (Late 2021, Space Gray) BH #APMK193LLA • MFR #MK193LL/A https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1668189-REG/apple_mk193ll_a_16_2_macbook_pro_with.html $2699.00 (before edu discount)
1 Unit: Synology 8TB DiskStation DS220+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with WD NAS Drives (2 x 4TB) B&H # SYDS220P8TBR https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=synology%208tb%20nas&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps $469.97
1 Unit: Lenovo 11.6" 100e 32GB Chromebook (2nd Gen) BH #LE100E • MFR #81QB000MUS https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1639709-REG/lenovo_81qb000mus_100e_cortex_a72_4gb_32gb_chrom_11_6.html $199.00
1 Unit: Samsung 8.7" Galaxy Tab A7 Lite 32GB Tablet (Silver) BH #SASMT220NZSA • MFR #SM-T220NZSAXAR https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1639809-REG/samsung_sm_t220nzsaxar_8_7_tab_a7_lite.html $159.99
The NAS won't be ordered because for some reason RPI thought it was a security risk??? but two 4Tb drives are being ordered and I'll buy a NAS to plug them into.
Unpopulated NAS: Synology: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1551924-REG/synology_2_bay_nas_diskstation_ds220j.html/overview $189.99 Or TerraMaster NAS https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1501783-REG/terramaster_f2_210_2_bay_nas_quad_core.html/overview $159.99