Gemini Mini, Gemini and Triangulum are the names of the three supercomputers that the Chinese start-up SpinQ is now offering sold. The quantum computers have already been presented early 2021at that time the company had announced prices from 5,000 euros.
One and a half years of development later, the cheapest quantum computer and the first mobile quantum computer in the world is now available for 8,000 euros – compared to the previously available models, this is an absolute bargain.
The Gemini Mini…
… offers 2 quantum bits
“Entry-level” quantum computer Gemini Mini
SpinQ’s cheapest quantum computer is the Gemini Mini model. It measures 200 x 350 x 260 millimeters, weighs around 14 kilograms and has a dual qubit processor that offers more than 30 operations per single qubit. It is currently the only model with an integrated display, but looks more like a printer than a laptop.
Even the Gemini Mini is a real quantum computer, because it offers 2 quantum bits (=qubits), just like the Gemini. With the triangle you get 3 qubits. This means that the SpinQ computers are quantum computers in the sense of the nomenclature, but their performance is nowhere near the performance of a conventional quantum computer. The technology used does not unlock the properties of quantum entanglement that potentially make QPUs faster than transistor-based processors.
Waiting for the first comparative tests
The extent to which the new computers are actually faster than any conventional PC will only be seen in real comparative tests.
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