The MBT-4220 board from Netgate is $195.58.
The MBT-4220 system is $350.
Please have a look for the brand new SG-3100! Its able to get for ~$350 from the netgate store or plain for ~430 €
from voleatech europe and also similar likes the minnowturbot board if we talk about a pfSense installation this might
be perhaps a better deal, or am I wrong with that.
Why would the same case, the same 32GB SSD and (likely the same rating) PSU command double the premium between the dual and quad core systems?
It can be different but then the next customer is asking another question!
I agree, $77 is a good deal - but the same can't be said for $155.
I saw or found the following parts:
MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Ethernet Dual Core Board - ADI Engineering - MBT-2220 Board - Price: $171.39
This is the Dual Core CPU board only option
MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Ethernet Dual Core System - MBT-2220-0000 system - Price: $249.00
This is the bundled option with psu and case and 32 GB SSD
Difference is here $77,61 and there fore you get the psu, 32 GB SSD and a case, nothing wrong with it as I see it right.
MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Ethernet Quad Core Board - ADI Engineering - MBT-4220 Board - Price: $195.58
This is the Quad Core CPU board only option
MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Ethernet Quad Core System - MBT-4220-0000 system - Price: $350.00
This is the bundled option with psu and case and 32 GB SSD
Difference is now $155 but the same psu 32 GB SSD and case.
please let us both now thinking about that they (netgate or the pfsense development team) will be or must be get something
on top of all devices such the both named here by you. And let us now think about the both very small differences based on
the dual core cpu vs the quad core cpu and you are willing to buy now a dual core cpu bundled system and you have to pay
the same amount on top of your unit likes the dual core cpu unit, what you are thinking is then written by the customers???
Why I have to pay on top of this smaller unit the same "fee" or contribution as the guy who is buying the greater unit, this is
not fair! And so they where splitting it to a less fee for the smaller unit and a greater fee for the greater unit, nothing more.
For sure this can be also based on other or different points, like the smaller units will be not so hard on sale and the bigger
ones a running to fast out of stock and they (netgate) will be pushing that in another direction by taking more or less fee.
So we will never really able to get an answer why or why not this will be like it is and for sure this can be also based on many
other points and arguments. If there must be in former days something like $99 on top of all devices, it makes sense for
me that they (netgate) perhaps now have split this fee.
One port dual core + $55
Dual port dual core +$77
Dual port quad core + $155
Makes then all in all or total $287 and so they walk to us and it is total $23 fee they (netgate) where taking!
Or do you not consider and you may prefer to pay $99 on each device from them?
What makes it worse is I'm in the UK so I have to consider import tax too (not Netgate's fault, but I have to consider it for the total price).
This might be also not being less or lower buying it at a partner such voleatech, they take more units for less money
and save perhaps here and there something at the tax, but need to sale this units to get on top their income too.