Jory Privett wrote:
These look very interesting. Does anyone have any recomendations/experinces with any in particular? Do they support the MikroTik RouterOS?
Just get something fanless and low-power, and you're good. I usually suggest "fanless" because you can get the whole No Moving Parts assembly, which means fewer things that can break; the benefit of that should be obvious :) Low-power is optional, but usually goes along with fanless, because otherwise your computer could cook itself.
The biggest downside is probably the "some assembly required" bit - you're basically buying all the parts for a small desktop computer, and assembling them yourself. There's a bit of learning curve even if you've worked with desktop PCs before (those power supplies especially are tiny, and can be annoying to work with). Your first system will probably take an hour or two to assemble.
It will be a bit bigger than a Routerboard 500 - probably six inches square, two or three inches tall. And you'll need "real" power, as you can't usually run these with POE.
RouterOS is available for "standard" x86 hardware, which most mini-ITX boards would be.
You may also want to look at the new Soekris 5501. I haven't tested RouterOS on it, but Soekris is standard x86 hardware, so problems are pretty unlikely. It's a single-board unit, so you don't have to assemble anything; you'll be getting a bit less performance at about the same price, but you don't have to spend an hour putting bits together.
mini-box.com has a good selection of bits and pieces; I've bought from them before and they took good care of me.
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