A bit expensive, but something like this could be a worthy upgrade on the good old PC-Engine APU4 boards many self-hosters use.
Pardon my ignorance, I’m just starting to learn some things here; what are the applications of this device?
Tiny mini PC with four 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports
Submitted 1 year ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to selfhosting@slrpnk.net
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667@kbin.social 1 year ago
TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 1 year ago
To serve as a router or firewall.
667@kbin.social 1 year ago
Thank you!
astrsk@artemis.camp 1 year ago
My APU4 running OpenWRT kinda struggles to run SQM on my 1.2gbps connection, cuts the download speeds in half, I wonder if this i3 could do any better.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Very likely as the CPU and the Intel NICs in the APU4 are over a decade old now.
leadrunes@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
that’s cool, sbc’s just keep getting better
FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Those are two boards stacked together, right? Or am I confused about what sbc refers to?
StandingCat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is two, but the top board is optional. So i think it’s still a sbc with an optional addition on?
thenicnet@kbin.social 1 year ago
Dang, I was actually interested until I saw the possible non standard USBc port instead of a flipping barrel jack. Give me PD or give me a barrel jack.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
For a fixed installation I don’t think the power delivery mechanism matters that much. For something you’re moving around yeah 100% use a standard plug.
any immobile infrastructure doesn’t really matter right, you’re going to set it up once and never move it
poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Yeah, I noticed that too. USB-C, but 12-19V really limits the choice of power connectors you can use. However, I guess any modern USB-C laptop psu will work.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
I love the fanless design. I have a four 1 GB board, it served me very well. No fans either.
RubiksIsocahedron@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Am I missing the wireless, or does it not actually have any?
poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
As written in the aricle, it doesn’t have any Wifi. I consider this a plus for a gateway device like this.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
It’s a good-looking device, but it was stupid of them to use M1 as the name when Apple’s got that name locked down as far as what shows up in a search engine.