Mrroute MR-M1 Plus Mini Router Alder Lake i3-N305, 8C/8T, up to 3.8 GHz,16G RAM NO SSD, Type-C/HDMI 4K Dual Display,4X LAN i226-V 2.5GbE Ports/USB3.1 Gen2,Linux/Ubuntu PC

I bought this to use as a firewall running OPNsense. It's working great for that purpose. I got this with a coupon which made it cheaper than any other N100/i226v device on Amazon. I was primarily looking at N100/i226v devices because I wanted something that would have good longevity for my purpose. I wanted something that could support IDS and VPN at 5 Gbps speeds. I am using link aggregation to bond 2 of the interfaces on each side to get my desired speeds. I couldn't be happier with the results aside from two minor nitpicks. First, it would be preferred to have the top and bottom NICs to have the clip on opposite sides. As it stands now, you have to use a tool or disconnect the top cable to remove the bottom cable. Secondly, the fan is louder than my desktop case. It has a higher pitch to it, so it is more noticeable. It's not loud by any means, but something to consider for those that are sensitive to that and their intended use case. It wasn't an issue for me, so I'm not sure if there is a Noctua or quieter fan that would fit in place of the existing fan. Prior to installing OPNsense, I did run Windows for a little while to see how well it worked for that purpose. It probably makes sense to swap out the 2 extra NICs for a WiFi adapter to use for that purpose, but I was pretty impressed with the performance. I would have no issue using this to surf and watch videos on a daily basis. It's impressive what this can do given the size, cost, and power consumption.

Lovely looking product, bought the N100 with 16GB and 512Gb SSD. It seemed perfect to become our new tiny, quiet, power efficient firewall. The tiny thing died within a month of service. Will not power on anymore. Hopefully I just got unlucky with this one, but it gives me pause.

My laptop is broken and I don't usually play online games. I need a mini computer for light computing and Internet access. I had a keyboard, monitor, and HDMI cable, so I bought this compact computer. I just started using the mini computer for the first time. the size and the performance are very good. it is small and very suitable for surfing the internet and the basic office tasks. It comes with a stand (VESA) so you can attach it to the back of your monitor to save space. It works well and meets my needs both in terms of performance and price. There is a fan at the bottom for cooling, which is not loud but has obvious cooling effect, the aluminum alloy shell looks cool.

Good as a firewall, but the NVME failed after less than 24 hours. Installed OPNsense, got it all configured, woke up the next day to it not responding and failing to boot because the Hoodisk NVME (brand I've never even seen before) failed. I had to order a new 2242 NVME and re-install and re-configure OPNsense. Aside from that, it's a good machine.

- great small size - can power it via USB PD - ethernet ports are all PCIe - low wattage - very minimal fan noise, louder if you max the cpu but router's don't normally do that - replaced a fanless mini pc with this, takes up less space - running custom openwrt, needed to blacklist wifi modules - fastest booting pc I have, 25 seconds to "router is ready" - full AMI bios menus - screwless access to m.2 drive - fast lpddr5 on router = slightly less network latency - was going to virtualize my router, but standalone is way better - no wifi is smart because a separate wifi AP is the better approach - eth0, eth1, eth2, eth3 port labels match openwrt device names - cons: no 10G port, no USB4 networking, only 4 ethernet ports very happy with this router, have been downsizing my setup and this ended up being a really great addition

Es una pequeña y buena máquina, ideal para usarlo con un mini router/firewall. Desde un inicio se compró pensado en usarla con pfsense CE. Sin embargo también se usó por un par de meses con Dynfi firewall (Opensense fork). Con ambas distribuciones funcionó muy bien. También usó Kubuntu (Ubuntu con KDE desktop) 24.04 por un tiempo para verificar su estabilidad y buen funcionamiento. No encontré ningún problema durante todas estas pruebas. Originalmente este mini router traía un SSD M.2 SATA 2242. Pero decidí pasarme a SSD M.2 NVMe La configuración M.2 NVMe soporta una línea PCIe Gen3 así que instalé un “Oemgenuine” WD SN740 256GB M.2 2242 que también conseguí en Amazon. La memoria es fija, y mi configuración trae 16GB ram DDR5. Más de lo necesario para un router, pero conveniente en el case de que se quiera implementar máquinas virtuales usando Proxmox o Ubuntu server + Virt-manager. Un ejemplo de esto sería instalar el software de Firewall en un VM y servicios como Pi-hole en un segundo VM. Esta máquina incluye 4 puertos Ethernet Intel I226-V de 2.5 Gbps. Trabajan muy bien. El hardware soporta v-lans y su potencia es lo suficientemente buena para uso casero o pequeña empresa. No trae soporte wifi de fábrica. Otros componentes son estándares para una máquina con CPU Intel N100 EL EFI BIOS es una versión del 2023 y no he encontrado un lugar de donde descargar una versión de BIOS más reciente. Lo bueno Una pequeña y práctica máquina de bajo consumo para usarla como firewall/router . Buen redimiendo. 4 puertos Ethernet intel i226. Compatible con Linux, FreeBSD y Windows. Lo malo. La memoria no se puede actualizar. Lo feo No ha sido posible encontrar actualizaciones de BIOS.

Like other buyers said, it didn't last long. It won't Power on any more. No support or way to contact the seller.

Excellent computer, perfect for my use; firewall. has been rock steady with no issues running 24/7 since purchase -- 1.5 months.