A startup creates a portable AI server module packing four H200 GPUs in a form factor with handles for easy transport.

Hardware maker Odinn is showcasing its Omnia system at CES this week, a portable enclosure combining AMD EPYC 9965 CPUs with up to four Nvidia H200 NVL GPUs and 6 TB of memory, all featuring a 23.8-inch display and carry handles. The system weighs 77 pounds (35 kg) and Odinn describes it as "roughly the size of a carry-on suitcase," though the weight makes it impractical for actual airline luggage. Rather than positioning it as a portable PC or mobile workstation, Odinn styles the Omnia as a "portable datacenter," claiming on its website that "as the laptop freed the desktop, Omnia frees the datacenter."

This characterization stretches credibility, since most datacenters contain hundreds or thousands of servers, and any single AI server typically accommodates double the maximum number of GPUs the Omnia can hold. The system does feature server-grade specifications, however, including built-in cooling and a redundant power supply unit configuration with Platinum-rated units.

Odinn lists four potential configurations covering distinct use cases: AI, Creator, Search, and Omnia X (the most powerful variant). The company targets these at mission-critical edge inferencing, film crews and postproduction houses requiring self-contained mobile workstations, military AI missions, and enterprise-grade simulations. For customers needing greater scale, Odinn notes that multiple Omnia units can cluster to form Infinity Racks, delivering large GPU clusters on-site.

A single Nvidia H200 is estimated to cost around $32,000, making the system valuable and theft-prone, yet Odinn has not released pricing information. The Omnia's built-in screen and flip-down keyboard evoke early portable computing devices like the Osborne 1 or Compaq Portable—historically regarded as "luggables" rather than true portables. The Omnia, though far more powerful, may similarly occupy that category of arm-stretching systems designed for mobility rather than true portability.