If an x86 PC fried...do not expect a routerboard to do any better. That's a massive mistake. RBs are good but for major tasks x86 is the way to go.
For reliability the RBs are WAY worse IME. I've not had an x86 MT lock up. Ever. I have had 532s and 493s lock up. Simply reboot and it's back. On 3/6/10, Butch Evans <but...@butchevans.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 20:11 -0600, Scottie Arnett wrote: >> I can buy regular x86 much more powerful than this for less money. The >> reason >> for trying to go to routerboards is to have standbys ready to go with >> minimal >> configuration after copying configs over and setting them up. The other >> reason >> is to get rid of the mechanical component of the hard drive...a mistake I >> made >> from the beginning. > > Use a DOM. No need for a hard drive at all. DOM + license (level 4) is > gonna be under $90. > >> The last reason is to cover all the separate things that can go wrong in >> an X86 >> compared to a routerboard. > > All I can say is that I disagree with the assumption that RB is better > than X86. In some cases, you are certainly correct, but for the most > part, the RB is not a strong competitor when it comes to performance per > $. > > -- > ******************************************************************** > * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* > * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * > * http://store.wispgear.net/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * > * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * ImageStream, Mikrotik and MORE! * > ******************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > -- Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
