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The only odd thing is the price: Given it is the cheapest NIC in its class it should be a mass market product in high demand. The fact you get a free router bu
by ZiiS 3y ago
The only odd thing is the price:
Given it is the cheapest NIC in its class it should be a mass market product in high demand. The fact you get a free router built in is a cherry on top for the few who need it. If so why is it in such limited supply?
Alternatively it is a way to save rack space for people who need to squeeze in a router that doesn't fit. But if this is a niche marker router why is it so cheep?
- my123 3y ago> why is it so cheap Using a high volume Amazon chip. Sadly the software stack is not what this thing deserves. It's a full blown DPU used with something very minimalistic SW wise.
- tyingq 3y ago> why is it in such limited supply? The article makes a pretty good case that it's because it's poorly described, marketed, documented, etc. It might be a unique gem, but nobody can figure out what it can really do, what it's sweet spot is, etc. So, low demand means low supply.
- zamadatix 3y agoIt never really got a chance to be in demand though. It was announced, received a ton of press, had a delay u til a paper launch, then has staid somewhere between "hard to find" and "not available" since. A lot of MikroTik products tend to be niche but they aren't usually this difficult.
- mastax 3y agoMaybe they're only given a limited supply of basically overstock chips from AWS. When AWS is building out data centers they need all the chips. Just speculating. (Annapurna is the CPU company Amazon bought)