Pros & Cons
Pros
This device has the newer i226-v nic (ethernet). Openwrt detects it fine, but you have to use version 23.
Highlights
Quality
I did my homework and found this intel n100 cpu (q1,2023) to be my best balance of cpu power and power efficiency - and because... Read More
Over multiple tests, the cpu was able to maintain its max single and multi core speeds - 3.
It easily dissipated the heat generated in both single and multi core tests.
The heat sink connections were not physically touching and a large amount of thermal paste was used to compensate.
Shipping
To my surprise, this unit came in faster than passmark's online rating for this n100 cpu.
Competitiveness
I compared pfsense+ with openwrt and found openwrt preferable, especially for "per host" sqm.
I wanted to remove the chinese pfsense plus and loas pfsense ce.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 38 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 31 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wanted to remove the chinese pfsense plus and loas pfsense ce
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To do this i had to remove the nvme install it in a usb cradle then wipe it with active killdisk
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I removed the nvme and installed it back into this unit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Because no matter what usb stick i used it would not install
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I even tried to load the installer on another nvme drivei installed that in the first slot and the original drive in the second slot
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So its not limited to the usb
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My box had one issue that required some tinkering to fix
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The cpu temperature would idle at 60c while just having the bios screen open