The iKoolCore R2 Max has dual 2.5GbE and dual 10Gbase-T links. There is a fanless Intel N100 option, that can drive all of the 10GbE links, and a faster fanned Intel Core i3-N305 version for more CPU performance. Dual M.2 and decent documentation are big perks from the company that brought you super small mini PCs.
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Yes, please do a Mac Mini review!
Thanks!
OUCH: $399 USD
CPU Model: 3-N305
Memory: None
Storage: None
NOTE: The 10gb network ports are NOT SUPPORTED on pfsense,opensense etc.
You think you're sick now? Wait until your kids get in school! You'll be a subscriber to the "germ of the week.
Ohhhh — mac mini review — Mikey likes it!
Worried about CPU bottleneck this.
I bought R2, R2max(With Fan),very like them🥰🥰🥰
10Gbs hardware offloading would be helpful however – I wonder want IPSEC performance would be.
So this is definitely a game changer for home 10gig, even over pppoe (yes, ISPs do this and they aren't gonna change). OpenWRT on this and done!
Looking for AMD mini with dual 10GB nics. Any ideas/suggestions?
@ServeTheHomeVideo Didn't intel update their e-cores recently? Will they update the n305 ecores?
One of the concerns I have had that has kept me from purchasing the units you typically review is the shipping from overseas and lackluster response from some people on the support that those units offer. This one, seems to offer the balance of slightly more expensive for similar hardware and a more portable and perhaps more stable platform. Overall the price might match what you can get something from Ubiquiti but more flexibility by far
should be -150e cheaper and with more pcie3 lanes for ssd:s so the 10gbps ports could be even properly used for like, LAN-cache or similar purpose.
nyeh. even as a router, it's wayyyyyyyy too expensive
Get well soon!
Dang that thing is just beautiful. Really pricey, but is prob worth every penny.
There was a decent priced SFP+ model a few weeks ago, but the ram and ssd were a full rip apart to swap. This with the size and ease of access would be great to replace my mATX makeshift router. However using the ATT fiber xpon bypass SFP+ module. So something decent and SPF+ is a requirement to swap to a smaller/lower power router.
I would love to see a Mac Mini M4 review with the 10Gbe option.
Now if I could just find something like this with built-in or expandable WiFi…
Awesome review – you guys are amazing! ❤
Not worried about extra ssd. Can I add a 4090? 😂
For me, performance metric is "can it do a witeguard client at full speed".
Though after some time with openwrt, I switched to per device clients.
How am I just now realizing that the background is a green screen??
Why are there never any network bandwidth tests? For example, how many boxes with n100 were there, how they were told about their use as firewalls. But in practice it turned out that none of them can pull through the same 2.5 Gb/s in the same pefsense/opensense. So maybe here too, there are 10 Gb/s ports, but there is no use.
Wouldn't labelling the ports be part of the licensing? Something this device seems light on if they're not even willing to pay for SD card licensing.
USB 3.o? No..
It's nice but everything depents on final price..
They lost me with no OPNsense compatibility.
MiniPCTheHome…
Great to see a fanless device, but I think I'll stick with my fanless NUC, I don't need more than 1Gbps at the moment
I wonder if it's technically a GPL violation for them not to publish the (OpenWrt) SDK/config alongside the OpenWrt images.
But you are not Frank, you are Patrick. 🙂
good video, but please take a good rest to recover!! 🥹
I hope a future iteration will also include small holes for mounting wireless antennas to, which would be great for 5G/4G/LTE WWAN backup.
Awesome package, can't wait for a version with a intel 200v.
Fanless, boxes designed as heatsink is the proper style for home / small businesses IT devices. Routers, NAS, switches etc. ZERO noise is important parameter as long as dedicated server room is overkill.
now all it needs is ECC memory
even unbuffered, im not picky
"-T"? It has coax connectors?
How good is the history of support by this manufacturer? Especially in regards to BIOS updates?
If only these things had 10Gbit SFP instead of copper RJ45s…. Would be so much more flexible…
how come intel claims n305 goes to 16 GB RAM only? 🤔
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While I can appreciate the fanless design, I'm totally over CISC processors. Arm is so much simpler, and I have become a big fan of RISC-V because of its modular design. Why pay for transistors that you are never going to use?
Thanks for all the great reviews!
Hope you feel better soon Patrick 😷
I'm still pissed by how expensive and power hungry things get as soon as you go above 1Gbps, lately prices are coming down but it still seems like networking is lagging behind.
It's kinda crazy how much faster an USB connection is in comparisons.