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For use as a router, though, those are not necessarily better. The J4125 is more than capable of routing way more than 1 gbps, while running several services. A
by gh02t 4y ago
For use as a router, though, those are not necessarily better. The J4125 is more than capable of routing way more than 1 gbps, while running several services. And as the STH review points out, the N5105 in that unit has a bit more oomph but also uses quite a bit more power, which is IMO important for an always on or portable router. J4125 also isn't that old, it's a Q4 2019 SKU which has the added benefit of making it cheaper.
- rektide 4y agoAgreed that power consumption is a big factor. Something is crazy that these things are 10w. My i5-9600t's idle at 6w (albeit I think Im a bit better than Patrick at tuning boards). My interest is less in a routing system, & more in having a microserver with some real capacity for use, for running some basic local services. I agree there's a place for old slow low power systems but personally i think some ambition for both low power (at low usage) and ability to scale up on demamd just makes sense & is to be expected. For a price, and not a vast one.