with dwave, ibm and other firms boasting quantum computers, how much would one of these cost to own and operate?
2007-02-23 00:43:17 · 5 answers · asked by slacker 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
So far they are only experimental project, much like the original computers. The technology required to operate and maintain them is incredible and depending on the technology used you can think of a cost over the million. Moreover, so far the operations they can do is very limited.
D-Wave[1], a company from silicon valley, claims to have the lead in terms of a commercial product. But they only built one, which barely works (solves sudoku...) and people are questioning if it is indeed a quantum computer[2]. You can always call them to see how much would it cost you to buy one... Rumor has it that their simple first quantum computer is humongous (read: the size of building), but don,t quote me on that.
You really have to think of this as initial baby steps towards something else much like the first computer. The end reward is very appealing (Shor's algorithm for example[3]) and we will keep working on the topic and at some point maybe we'll have one each. Who knows?
2007-02-26 04:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by Simon F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today Quantum Computers are becoming closer and closet to public access but there is still a lot of work to be done. To buy one will be one thing but the upkeep is going to (at least right now) will be costly as well for you will have to run a freezer of kinds to keep your CPU at the temperature near absolute zero. Around 15,000,000 USD would be what you need to buy one today but you still need to take into account the upkeep charges. Most are still experimental and not available to the general public. September of 2015 was when the first big technology companies obtained a true quantum computer that was really worth noting the D-Wave X2 was given toGoogle and NASA which is a promising sign but there is still a lot of work to be done and economics will shift between now and when they will be on sale to the general public so keep that in mind.
2015-10-26 17:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by Joe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are purely research projects and can only do very simple operations. Since there are none working like normal computers and none for sale, simple economics say that the price is infinite
2007-02-23 00:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they wont be sold to the public (too powerfull)...only Governments and Universitys will have them....You may see some kind of hybrid quantum/classical computer for sell to the public
2007-02-23 04:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
15m USD
2015-06-26 16:35:19 · answer #5 · answered by aggarwal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋