CompuLab's Fitlet machine - fanless, AMD, 8g RAM, 2 NICs, Wifi
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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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I'll be watching this box with intense curiosity.
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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 $1200 on a high-end box with the 4 NIC module, at which point you should just buy a Rangeley box, you can't use it as a decent router either.
I'll admit that these are interesting, but I'll hold further judgement until I see the pricing on more than just the base model…
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Looking verrry interesting.
fitlet-B, as entry-level model, seems sensibly priced at 129$ - 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.
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? -
(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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So quickly checking Amazon:
32Gb mSata - $37
4GB SODIMM DDR3 - $33Which 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.
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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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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…
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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). -
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…
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Nope. Maybe it was the i210 which is not yet supported.
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According to CompuLab their toys works with pfSense.
https://plus.google.com/+Fitpc-by-compulab/posts/RLHJGz3FUSr -
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…
