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AFEA: Checking out a 2.5Gb Fan-less Router

Main Video Link: https://youtu.be/vFbV9uoapuU ► Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation): 🛍️ Topton X2E: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804173757529.html 🛍️ Crucial 1TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/4jJsk6T 🛍️ m.2 E to M Adapter: https://amzn.to/3zD5hIK 🛍️ Kill-a-Watt: https://amzn.to/3AkxrIR 🎥 Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos? Click Here ► https://hardwarehaven.media/gear --------------------------------------------------- Music (in order): "Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA) "Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...) "CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown) "If You Want To" - Me --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 Why are these so enticing? 0:58 The Topton X2E and Intel N150 2:52 Specs and IO 6:24 Some Benchmarks 7:55 Power Draw 8:47 Proxmox 10:44 OPNSense Router 12:18 Virtualized Router in Proxmox 13:48 Is it worth it?

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Mitch Miller

Just in time, I’m planning to run OPNsense on one of these got last month form CWWK. Virtual routers scare me, so I’m going bare metal until I get some confidence.

mclardass

I built my TrueNAS box around a Topton N18 (CWWK is the OEM for these boards) and it's chugged along fine for some time and price was unbeatable (got it before the insanity). Wished I'd gotten one of these fan-less routers while I was at it.

Hardware Haven

That's probably a smart move to start out! You can always save the config and make the switch at some point if you'd like.