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Review on Neural Compute Stick 2 by Intel by William Mathis

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Not really usable

I've had it for a little over a week and have been able to convert a custom TensorFlow model into their framework, but can ONLY use it in my demo programs. All in all, I'm more than disappointed because I'm Intel. Some of the requirements they make are just not acceptable if you plan to use your machine for anything other than these products. Special versions of OpenCV (without using environments!) I was able to get pre-configured "examples" of these, which are binaries, so there's no point in using this product for your own needs. Support and forums are what you would expect from a big company like Intel: 0 help for everyone " Searching for multiple answers I found even more issues with their product and lack of guidance on some important aspects of their software. From array input ordering to blob restructuring, this seems like one of those products that you can only use if you never plan on updating anything in the box. I was able to see impressive improvements in my FPS of 0.32 with the TFLite model compared to 1.89 with this joystick. I do not advise against using it YET due to the lack of support. 32 with TFLite compared to 1.89 with this joystick. I do not advise against using it YET due to the lack of support. 32 with TFLite compared to 1.89 with this joystick. I do not advise against using it YET due to the lack of support.

Pros
  • Best
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors