A family member upgraded their Comcast service to 1Gbps and needed a new router. So I just added another ethernet adapter to an older PC and installed pfSense to get him running. And now I am looking for a smaller less powerful (but still capable of routing 1Gbps) and hopefully passively cooled system to replace that PC with.
While browsing ebay I found a few Dell Edge Gateway 5000 systems selling for under $200.
The least expensive offering comes with Atom E3825 (6W Bay Trail 22nm 1.33GHz 2c/2t, AES), only 2Gb RAM (not upgradeable), dual 1Gbps ethernet onboard, no storage (takes M.2), no power (works with older Dell notebook adapters) for just over a $100 shipped. I almost pulled the trigger immediately but then decided to check the manufacturer of the ethernet chips.
Yep. It's Realtek. Why, Dell, why??
If anyone have any experience with the platform, please share.
While browsing ebay I found a few Dell Edge Gateway 5000 systems selling for under $200.
The least expensive offering comes with Atom E3825 (6W Bay Trail 22nm 1.33GHz 2c/2t, AES), only 2Gb RAM (not upgradeable), dual 1Gbps ethernet onboard, no storage (takes M.2), no power (works with older Dell notebook adapters) for just over a $100 shipped. I almost pulled the trigger immediately but then decided to check the manufacturer of the ethernet chips.
Yep. It's Realtek. Why, Dell, why??
If anyone have any experience with the platform, please share.