[ale] Recommendation Request - Router / MiniPC

[Scott Plante]

That looks good. We just get an off-lease small PC for $150 for pfSense,
but we're not paying for electricity or cooling here.

I laughed at the top Amazon customer question & answer on your appliance:
Question:
What’s the different between this and the ones you can get from china?
<https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/Tx24MM80H1EYJY9/ref=ask_dp_dpmw_al_hza>
Answer:
The one china comes preinstalled with virus and key logger
By Amazon Customer on November 2, 2017
None it is from china
By James E. on February 25, 2019

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 6:25 PM Raj Wurttemberg via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I use one of these DIY mini-appliances with pfSense on it:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Firewall-Micro-Appliance-Gigabit-AES-NI/dp/B0742P83HY/ref=sr_1_5
>
> - It runs cool (~ 80F)
> - Fanless
> - Uses all Intel branded NICs
> - Storage is replaceable, and upgradeable
> - Intel Atom E3845 CPU never breaks a sweat
> - Supports AES-NI hardware encryption
>
> Love it!
>
> /Raj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of David Askew via Ale
> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 4:31 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: [ale] Recommendation Request - Router / MiniPC
>
> I’m looking to build a small router/firewall/misc for my home network and
> looking for hardware/software recommendations. It’ll be part of a larger
> WIFI upgrade, but I want to separate my routing and wifi as I upgrade off
> the garbage hardware that AT&T uverse gives you …..
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations / strong opinions about mini pc /
> SBCs they wish to share? Looking for the best bang for the buck .. say
> $200, preferably less.
>
> thanks,
>
> David
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