Blog - Turing Pi

November 13, 2025

Mini PC vs Turing Pi for Edge Computing: Why Fortune 500 Choose Clusters

Shopping for a mini PC for edge computing? Here’s what the Fortune 500 actually deploy: Notice a pattern? Zero companies deploy single mini PCs for production edge workloads. Why? Edge computing requires what mini PCs cannot provide: The market agrees: Edge computing market reaching $168 billion by 2025 , driven by billions of IoT devices demanding redundancy. What is Edge […]

November 13, 2025

Synology NAS Alternative: Build Your Own with Turing Pi 2.5 (Save $200+)

Synology NAS devices are excellent – but expensive. The DS923+ costs $550 (diskless). Add 4x drives and you’re at $1,200+ for a 4-bay NAS. What if you could build a more powerful system for less – and get a full Kubernetes cluster as a bonus? Enter the Turing Pi 2.5: a mini-ITX cluster board with […]

November 11, 2025

Raspberry Pi 5 vs CM5: Complete Guide for Building Clusters with Turing Pi 2.5

The Raspberry Pi 5 brought desktop-class performance to single-board computing. But what if you could pack that same power into a professional cluster? Enter the Compute Module 5 (CM5)—the same BCM2712 chip, same performance, but designed for density and scalability. If you’re choosing between buying multiple Pi 5 boards or building a CM5 cluster on […]

November 11, 2025

7 Best Raspberry Pi Cluster Projects You Can Build with Turing Pi 2.5

Building a Raspberry Pi cluster used to mean wrestling with USB power supplies, network switches, and a mess of cables. The Turing Pi 2.5 changes everything – four compute modules on a single mini ITX board with integrated networking, centralized power, and a BMC for remote management. Whether you’re learning Kubernetes, building high-availability services, or […]

November 10, 2025

Plex vs Jellyfin on Turing Pi 2.5: The Ultimate Media Server Showdown

Running a home media server has never been more accessible, but choosing the right software and hardware combination can be overwhelming. In this comprehensive review, we’ll compare two of the most popular media server platforms – Plex and Jellyfin – and explore why the Turing Pi 2.5 cluster board offers unique advantages for both. Whether you’re streaming 4K movies […]

November 9, 2025

Building a Self-Hosted Home Server with Turing Pi 2.5

I’ve been running self-hosted services for years, and the biggest pain point has always been the mess of hardware, cables, and power adapters scattered across my desk. When I discovered the Turing Pi 2.5, it completely changed how I think about home lab setups. Why I Switched to Self-Hosting Like many people, I got tired […]

September 16, 2024

Turing Pi 2.5 is Here: Production Kicks Off!

After more than a year in the making, we’re beyond excited to announce that production of the Turing Pi 2.5 (V2.5.2) has started. This isn’t just another iteration—it’s the culmination of months of design, testing, and invaluable contributions from our amazing community. Along the way, we faced countless challenges, from hardware delays to complex debugging […]

September 16, 2024

Introducing Our New Mini ITX Case

After months of collaboration with the community, we’re excited to finally unveil our long-awaited mini ITX case for the Turing Pi 2 and 2.5 boards! This case is designed to meet the needs of hobbyists and developers looking for a compact yet highly functional solution. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the details […]

November 16, 2023

Community update: Turing RK1, Turing Pi V2.5, Mini ITX case and more

Dear Community, Hope you’re all doing well. Here’s a quick scoop on what’s been happening on our end. Turing RK1 compute modules First off, a small snag. The 32GB RAM RK1 modules are delayed due to RAM chip high demand, and startups do not always get in the frontline situation. We’re looking to get updates […]

October 30, 2023

Announcing Firmware 2.0

We proudly announce that there is a new BMC-Firmware release coming up. ‘v2.0.0’ will be released within the next two weeks. It will contain some significant updates that should improve the overall user experience of the Turing Pi. In this blog post, we want to tell you more about what we have been cooking. Goodbye […]