Ask HN: "Watson" hardware to cost $1M USD, know of a better deal?

"Watson" is cool, but I thought some of the clever hackers around here might know how to get something almost as cool (or cooler?) for less than the expected price of $1M USD for the hardware alone?<p>https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)#Future_uses