Answers.Body: <p>Check of deep learning box on the internet.
  You will have to think hard in order to make a good and cost effective one.</p>
  
  <p>But there are a few people who have made one of their own and shared their experiences.</p>
  
  <p>Here are some medium articles:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://medium.com/yanda/building-your-own-deep-learning-dream-machine-4f02ccdb0460" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Building your own Deep Learning dream machine</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://medium.com/intuitionmachine/building-a-270-teraflops-deep-learning-box-of-under-10-000-2d790b0ae2ec" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Building a 270* Teraflops Deep Learning Box for Under $10,000</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I have an average laptop. </p>
  
  <p>How can I connect specialized AI neural network processors (say, Intel Nvidia or Intel Nervana <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/23/intel-unveils-nervana-neural-net-l-1000-for-accelerated-ai-training/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/23/intel-unveils-nervana-neural-net-l-1000-for-accelerated-ai-training/</a>) to thelaptop.
  Should I buy some external motherboard or even server unit with NN processors inside or is there available more lightweight solution like external HDD?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: are you interested in training or inference?
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Comments.Text: I am interested in both training and inference, but I guess that initially could be good to set up at least one process. I guess, that training is the resource consuming process for which the processors are designed, inference can be done with the ordinary processor.
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Title: How to connect AI neural network processor to laptop?
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ThreadText: # How to connect AI neural network processor to laptop?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-10)
  
  I have an average laptop.
  
  How can I connect specialized AI neural network processors (say, Intel Nvidia or Intel Nervana <https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/23/intel-unveils-nervana-neural-net-l-1000-for-accelerated-ai-training/>) to thelaptop.
  Should I buy some external motherboard or even server unit with NN processors inside or is there available more lightweight solution like external HDD?
  
  **Tags:** neural-networks
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: are you interested in training or inference?  
  > **username_0**: I am interested in both training and inference, but I guess that initially could be good to set up at least one process. I guess, that training is the resource consuming process for which the processors are designed, inference can be done with the ordinary processor.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-10. Score: 2
  
  Check of deep learning box on the internet.
  You will have to think hard in order to make a good and cost effective one.
  
  But there are a few people who have made one of their own and shared their experiences.
  
  Here are some medium articles:
  
  [Building your own Deep Learning dream machine](https://medium.com/yanda/building-your-own-deep-learning-dream-machine-4f02ccdb0460)
  
  [Building a 270\* Teraflops Deep Learning Box for Under $10,000](https://medium.com/intuitionmachine/building-a-270-teraflops-deep-learning-box-of-under-10-000-2d790b0ae2ec)
  
  
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