[phkahler]

Your question might be answered if you offered an example (or two) of something more capable and/or cheaper. I'm really interested in what you think would be cheaper.

Keep in mind the goal seems to be to build something with a high node-count, rather than just core count so small size is important.

[berbec]

A Nanopi Neo2 is 1/3 the size, similar CPU, has GbE and is 1/2 the cost @$18. [1] I use one for a seedbox/VPN and it is a very nice piece of kit.

1. http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&p...