Soekris net6501

GoldServe · Mar 6, 2010, 4:39 PM

I got an e-mail reply from pc-engines and it looks like they don't like the chipset for the ATOM processors so don't hold your breath for one!

I'm sad to hear that!

mrsteveman1 · Mar 14, 2010, 5:19 AM

I've talked to one of the PC-engines guys recently (pascal), they don't have any plans to go with the Via Nano either (chipset uses too much power). They also aren't planning to go to 512mb ram on the Alix2 boards either.

I hope they do go with the Atom though, that would be a substantial upgrade over the current Geode setup they use.

GoldServe · Mar 14, 2010, 5:29 PM

I really hope so too. There isn't much to like about the chipsets for atom and the power it draws but then again, there isn't much else out there…

dra · Jan 29, 2011, 4:41 PM

So, everybody heard the good news from Soren Kristensen? Prototypes should be ready in March: http://lists.soekris.com/pipermail/soekris-tech/2011-January/017014.html Although it will still take some time till they will be available I am really looking forward to this box!

Bye, Daniel

vorgusa · May 23, 2011, 7:22 PM

Looks like they have finished it up. They should be for sale shortly :)

"We are pleased to announce that the single unit board-only pricing for the net6501 series is as follows:

net6501-30 (600Mhz/512Mbyte version) $329

net6501-50 (1Ghz/1024Mbyte version) $379"

http://soekris.com/catalog/category/view/s/net6501/id/76/

jimp · May 23, 2011, 8:28 PM

And then you get to be his beta tester. :-)

Already slipped from March to "Late May"… still not holding my breath.

And at that price I'd be looking at boxes from Lanner or building my own 1U atom with more RAM.

AhnHEL · May 23, 2011, 8:36 PM

@dafb:

Tue Dec 15 20:19:31 UTC 2009
_Maybe it's time to tell a little more…. The net6501 is moving forward
and I do expect to have hardware ready in Q1 2010, although I am known
to be an optimist :-)

Yes I believe the window where this would have been awesome has since past. Setting up your own Atom board I think is more efficient and cost effective right now._

jasonlitka · May 24, 2011, 1:36 PM

@jimp:

And then you get to be his beta tester. :-)

Already slipped from March to "Late May"… still not holding my breath.

And at that price I'd be looking at boxes from Lanner or building my own 1U atom with more RAM.

Lanner makes some great stuff and I'd absolutely buy from them if they made something comparable to the 6501, even at a higher price. I was thinking of picking up their FW-7539 for home but I'm pretty sure the 82583V NICs won't work in pfSense, and I found out it's not fanless, even in single-core design, so until the situation changes, Soekris has a unique product and will probably get my business on a couple units if they ever ship.

vorgusa · May 24, 2011, 8:09 PM

The main advantage is the 4 gigabit NICs. Most boxes I have seen elsewhere have been more expensive or just have 1 NIC. You will need more then that for a router. I have a Lanner Box that has 2 NICs but it runs pretty hot and cost more. Not sure we would need more then a 1Ghz CPU and 1 GB of RAM for a Pfsense box. I like the thought of it being minimal with no Graphics

valnar · May 24, 2011, 8:33 PM

@vorgusa:

The main advantage is the 4 gigabit NICs. Most boxes I have seen elsewhere have been more expensive or just have 1 NIC. You will need more then that for a router. I have a Lanner Box that has 2 NICs but it runs pretty hot and cost more. Not sure we would need more then a 1Ghz CPU and 1 GB of RAM for a Pfsense box. I like the thought of it being minimal with no Graphics

Agreed. I would rather have this over a standard desktop Atom board…..for pfSense.

Can anyone in pfSense-land talk to PC Engines and see if they are coming out with an equivalent?