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Banana Pi BPI-M7 router board now available for $165 (RK3588 processor, dual 2.5 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 6 and BT 5.2) (liliputing.com)

submitted 9 months ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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Does this look like a decent starting point for a first router build?

Cross posted from: https://lemux.minnix.dev/post/204890

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (6 children)

That seems a bit pricey considering you still need a few items. I've had a QOTOM for quite a while that has served me well. Looks like they have Intel four 2.5 Gb ports with an N100 for pretty cheap.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804116114245.html

Throw a stick of RAM and an m.2 drive in there and it would be cheaper and more capable than the Banana Pi. You could even throw Proxmox on there and virtualize pfsense.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 9 months ago

A couple weeks ago, this was my plan.

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