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

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      cphaynes last edited by

      This was announced today. Anyone with hardware experience have any initial thoughts?

      http://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-fanless-mini-pc-runs-linux-on-quad-core-amd-soc/

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      • valnar
        valnar last edited by

        I'll be watching this box with intense curiosity.

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          jasonlitka last edited by

          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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            Applied last edited by

            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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              Applied last edited by

              (sorry, double post)

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                Applied last edited by

                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 last edited by

                  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
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator last edited by

                    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 last edited by

                      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
                        jahonix last edited by

                        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 last edited by

                          @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
                            jahonix last edited by

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

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                              tirsojrp last edited by

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

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                                dgcom last edited by

                                @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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