Soekris Net6801-70: Intel C2758
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@BlueKobold:
@jwt:
Soekris has canceled the net6801.
Really sad to hear about! A C2x58 appliance with the ability to upgrade to 8/12 GB LAN Ports was also
really nice to see in the world wide assortment to run pfSense on.We already have an option with up to 8 NICs, with more coming later.
I was surprised to hear it was cancelled, though it's been delayed quite some time (page on their site listed Winter 2014 as release date, later Q4 2015). My favorite post from their mailing list's thread.
Seems this is the beginning of the end for Soekris. Their existing hardware lines haven't been price competitive in quite a while. The 6501 is quirky, just search a bit on here with the issues people have had getting things running. Mine collects dust most of the time, and every time I try to get something running on it I'm left wondering why I bothered. Prior to the 65xx line, I always had great experiences with their hardware. Their 45xx models were the first embedded x86 machines I really dug into, starting over 13 years ago now. I believe I have one of every model they've made to date, though haven't bought any or used them in production in many years. I'll remember them fondly though.
I'm not sure why anyone would buy any of the Soekris hardware at this point, unless you really need a PCI-e slot in a low power system. The net55xx is obsolete, and there are a lot of significantly cheaper, better options than the net65xx. The RCC-VE 2440 is much faster, has AES-NI and QuickAssist, with at least twice as much RAM, onboard eMMC storage where none of the net* options include any storage, and it's significantly cheaper than a 6501. You can almost buy two 2440s with case and power supply for the price of one 6501-70+case+power supply+mSATA, and the 2440 is a far more capable piece of hardware.
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Sadly, Development of the #net6801 has been shelved indefinitely due to high production and component costs. soekris.com
maybe you now like to switch to http://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/ATOM/ or http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm
I think at this time, no one likes to buy a motherboard with an n old fashened Intel Atom E600 Series processor.
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maybe you now like to switch to http://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/ATOM/ or http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm
Netgate, pfSense store, Lanner or LianTec are also selling good stuff, but with Soekris there was one more
seller on the market that is serving this especially market niche we are talking about here and this is
then for us customers really sad as I see it right. -
I'm not sad.
