As I was looking up prices for the CCR2216 router because of the article that was posted on the main site, I noticed they also had this interesting card called CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe listed.
Apparently it's a CCR2004 equivalent router with two SFP28 interfaces + 1G RJ45 that you can stick in a PCIe slot, not just for power but also as interfaces for the host machine.
If this website is to be trusted, we are looking at price of 140 EUR without VAT.
I am not sure if you can use it as just a NIC and what the actual use case of a product like this is, but it certainly looks like an interesting product.
@Patrick, candidate for a review?
Here is Mikrotik's announcement video:
PS: if the card doesn't absolutely require a host machine, I suppose it should be possible to use an external box (like the thunderbolt ones) to power it, potentially providing a cheap means of getting a relatively powerful router (ideal for router on stick kind of setup).
Apparently it's a CCR2004 equivalent router with two SFP28 interfaces + 1G RJ45 that you can stick in a PCIe slot, not just for power but also as interfaces for the host machine.
If this website is to be trusted, we are looking at price of 140 EUR without VAT.
I am not sure if you can use it as just a NIC and what the actual use case of a product like this is, but it certainly looks like an interesting product.
@Patrick, candidate for a review?
Here is Mikrotik's announcement video:
PS: if the card doesn't absolutely require a host machine, I suppose it should be possible to use an external box (like the thunderbolt ones) to power it, potentially providing a cheap means of getting a relatively powerful router (ideal for router on stick kind of setup).
