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by therealunreal 3322 days ago
It seems they're popular for routers running pfSense. Just make sure you get a CPU that supports AES-NI, because pfSense 2.5 requires it.
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I didn't know it was mandatory, thought it was just practically necessary for VPN tunnels etc.

http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm

I've recently bought one of these and it's been great so far. Though its a NanoBSD currently you can squeeze an SSD in there.

Twice the price of FX160 :) I have one FX160 for over a year with bunch of home software inside docker containers and works like a charm :)
Yes true, I might pick one up. The Atom I wasn't too impressed with in an old Shuttle but that has changed I think.