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Old 28th November 2013
ocicat ocicat is offline
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Originally Posted by albator View Post
Would it be powerfull enough ?
This depends on your needs.
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I found this as an alternative :
http://store.netgate.com/ALIX6F2-Kit...d-P345C82.aspx
Alix systems have been discussed extensively on misc@ for many years. There are even some threads here. They are low-powered, & nominally cheap. The NIC's aren't barn-burners, but good enough for average home use.

I run -current on a number of Alix systems myself. Other regulars here do too.

If gigabit Ethernet is a requirement, note that PC Engines is supposedly coming out with an updated model in 2014:

http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm

Last edited by ocicat; 28th November 2013 at 10:13 PM. Reason: clarity
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