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    CompuLab's Fitlet machine - fanless, AMD, 8g RAM, 2 NICs, Wifi

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      jasonlitka
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      Fit's stuff has never really lived up to the hype for me.  They're too expensive to use for a desktop replacement, I might as well just get SFF Dell Optiplex systems, and they don't sell the FACE modules separately so unless you want to spend $1200 on a high-end box with the 4 NIC module, at which point you should just buy a Rangeley box, you can't use it as a decent router either.

      I'll admit that these are interesting, but I'll hold further judgement until I see the pricing on more than just the base model…

      I can break anything.

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        Specs, in comparison:

        Looking verrry interesting.

        fitlet-B, as entry-level model, seems sensibly priced at 129$ - but no good fit for a router, with only 1 NIC.
        fitlet-X on the high-end looks a great piece of hardware but I'd also guess it will probably be in a pricing band that makes you look for alternatives.

        fitlet-i: the price of this middle configuration will probably make or break it for me.
        Dual-Intel LAN, ac Wi-Fi and quad-core (as opposed to dual-core on the entry-level) however make me cast some on the suggested 200€ price (no source given for price).

        At a mere 200€ I'd definitely consider getting one.

        @Jason:

        at which point you should just buy a Rangeley box

        Would the Rangeley have any immediate advantage, in pfSense?
        QuickAssist isn't supported and won't be for a while - or is it?

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          (sorry, double post)

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            Pricing:

            http://www.fit-pc.com/web/purchasing/order-fitlet/

            fitlet-X-LAN Barebone seems to be quad-Intel LAN @ 262$

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              dgcom
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              So quickly checking Amazon:
              32Gb mSata - $37
              4GB SODIMM DDR3 - $33

              Which brings fitlet-X-LAN to a total of $332, which is not that bad for a device with 4 Intel NICs and extra WiFi dongle to spare :)

              Would be nice to see pfSense HW compatibility tests once those boxes are available.

              DG

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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                That does look like might make a nice little pfsense box, but I am more interested in pfsense running on the unifi edge router lite, only has 3 interfaces and no wifi (don't need that for my needs) But its price tag is much nicer at under $100

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                  dgcom
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                  ERL is a nice little machine, but it is a bit underspeced for my taste. But it depends on what exactly you need from pfSense installation…

                  DG

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                    jahonix
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                    The Fitlet's Intel NICs are i211. Anyone sure they are currently supported from FreeBSD 10?
                    I heard otherwise but I only repeat what I heard (which means I absolutely don't know).

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                      dgcom
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                      @jahonix:

                      The Fitlet's Intel NICs are i211. Anyone sure they are currently supported from FreeBSD 10?
                      I heard otherwise but I only repeat what I heard (which means I absolutely don't know).

                      Have you tried to do a quick search on this matter? FreeBSD 9.1 release notes claim support and latest driver's sources are available from Intel…

                      DG

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                        jahonix
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                        Nope. Maybe it was the i210 which is not yet supported.

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                          tirsojrp
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                          According to CompuLab their toys works with pfSense.
                          https://plus.google.com/+Fitpc-by-compulab/posts/RLHJGz3FUSr

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                            dgcom
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                            @tirsojrp:

                            According to CompuLab their toys works with pfSense.

                            This is great. Although, fitlet-i is comparable with (a bit cheaper) Shuttle DS437, fitlet-X-LAN is better option when more than 2 NICs are required…

                            DG

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