On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 11:57:19AM +0100, Jonathan Brielmaier wrote: > I own now a RaptorCS Blackbird[0] with an 8 core CPU and 32GiB RAM for > half a year. I use it as my daily desktop driver. It runs openSUSE > Tumblweed[1]. > > Setup was quite easy if you only want to use it as server without an > GPU. You only need a long enough (ca 15cm) 4mm hex key to screw the fan > on to the CPU. I could borrow mine. > > The rest of the installation and setup process wasn't that different > from installing a x86 server. The nice thing is the openBMC chip, so > remote management is quite nice :) > > All in all the biggest pain point for me, was getting the machine > through the customs. But I heard from people in the EU who had a pretty > smooth experience with that. > > I offer my help in the whole process (ordering, customs, setup, > installation, maintenance).
It's good to hear this kind of positive experience about these new machines!