Low cost Tiny Box/ Mini ITX Mobo + CPU/ SoC choices: Sophos 9.x UTM Home & its Updates for 2/3 yrs
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MSI's version of the 5th gen NUC, Broadwell-U Celeron, $110 after $20 rebate.
I have one and while the build quality is a little sloppier than Intel, it's a snappy little thing with Ubuntu at least. Add DDR3L SODIMM(s) and mSATA AND/OR 2.5" SATA drive to suit.
Single-threaded performance on the budget Braswells can sometimes be agonizing (with their Atom heritage), like the Intel NUC5CPYH (Braswell Pentium N3050) which seems to be around the same pre-rebate price of $130.
I have one and while the build quality is a little sloppier than Intel, it's a snappy little thing with Ubuntu at least. Add DDR3L SODIMM(s) and mSATA AND/OR 2.5" SATA drive to suit.
Single-threaded performance on the budget Braswells can sometimes be agonizing (with their Atom heritage), like the Intel NUC5CPYH (Braswell Pentium N3050) which seems to be around the same pre-rebate price of $130.
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ISP: 10 M Down/ 2-5 Up
VPN - Not majorly, no plans yet but lets say once in a while use if that matters.
Thanks, I think my sleep-addled mind confused Braswell and Haswell
Intel likes to call Broadwell-based NUCs "5th gen"....
Let's put it the other way around.. if I was to go for one of these:
Intel Braswell boxes compilation
Tronsmart Ara X5 TV box - Cherry Trail
What kind of Internet Up/Down network would it be able to serve well?
What would / where would be the limits of these boxes? Some thoughts/ numbers?
PS: Hoping/ assuming that ISP's in our asian nation up their game in 1-2 years.