Re: I see development of the net6801 has been dropped.

Christopher Sean Hilton <[email protected]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:35:57 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.hardware.soekris.technical
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 06:26:33PM +0200, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Jerome,
> 
> > Jerome Ibanes <[email protected]> hat am 19. Oktober 2015 um 01:09
> > geschrieben:
> > Does anyone has experience with Supermicro SYS-5018A-FTN4?
> > 
> > Specs: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018A-FTN4.cfm
> > Quote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101837
> > 
> > The quality is certainly not comparable to what we've seen from
> > Soekris, but this seems to be an acceptable solution for the price.
> 
> I am using one of them and pretty happy. IMHO it's a good Soekris replacement.
> 

I'm replacing my 6501 with a 1U SuperMicro Atom box that's router
specific. By router specific I mean that the chassis mounts backwards
so the ports are on the front. For me the advantages of the SuperMicro
are Price and Expansion:

   o Price: The SuperMicro box was $349 in 1U form with is about the
     same as a 6501 in the non-rackmount chassis. The 6501 in
     rackmount chassis is over $100 more expensive;

   o Expansion: The SuperMicro box takes standard RAM so I can side
     the RAM to my needs are commodity prices. My box has 4GB of RAM.

The power requirements are between the two comparable at 20W. As far
as quality goes I would have to say that both seem equal and the
SuperMicro may have the edge. I'm rather happy not to have my hands
cut up by the sharp edges inside the Soekris Chassis.

-- 
Chris

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