Purchases from AliExpress are a gamble at best. Which leads me to my main topic: What are the benefits of going through a VAR such as Protectli, Netgate, or OPNsense/Deciso instead of AliExpress. While troubleshooting can be a fun challenge, trying to debug bad hardware is not. The i5-1135G7 system I ordered was problematic to get set up and died within a few days.
The overwhelming theme that I've taken from the threads is that the AliExpress hardware isn't always what you expect and that the quality can be hit or miss. Manufacturer: Protectli Color: Black Processor Brand: Intel Processor Type: Celeron J3455 Processor Speed: 2 GHz Processor Count: 4 Memory Technology: DDR4 Computer Memory Type: SODIMM Hard Disk Description: SSD Hard Drive Interface: Solid State Graphics Chipset Brand: Intel Voltage: 240 Volts Hardware Platform: PC Are Batteries Included: No Lithium Battery Energy Content: 0.67 Watt Hours Lithium Battery Packaging: Batteries contained in equipment Lithium Battery Weight: 0.06 Grams Number of Lithium Metal Cells: 1 Item Weight: 1.4 kg Brand: Protectli Personal computer design type: Mini PC CPU model: Celeron J3455 Colour: Black CPU manufacturer: Intel Connectivity technology: USB Total USB ports: 2 CPU speed: 2 GHz RAM memory technology: DDR4 Hard disk description: SSD Condition: New, Product Dimensions: 14.61 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm 1.4 Kilograms, Batteries: 1 CR2 batteries required.Review of the J4125 and N5095/N5105/N6005 hardware from AliExpress seems to have raised the profile of these little boxes, or at least created some interesting threads in the forums. Product Details: Brand: Protectli Product Dimensions: 14.61 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm 1.4 Kilograms Batteries: 1 CR2 batteries required. Protectli Vault Pro 4 Port VP2410, Firewall Micro Appliance/Mini PC - Intel Celeron J4125, DDR4 RAM, M.2 SSD storage, AES-NI, Barebone Description Features: CPU: Intel Celeron J4125 (quad core, 4MB second cache, 2.0 GHz with burst up to 2.7 GHz), Intel AES-NI hardware support PORTS: 4x Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC ports, 2x USB 3.0 Micro, 1x USB-C 3.2, 1x HDMI, 1x DP COMPONENTS: Barebones for maximum customizability (no RAM or SSD) COMPATIBILITY: Firewalls tested with pfSense, untangle, OPNsense and other popular open-source software solutions. COMPONENTS: Barebones for maximum customizability (no RAM or SSD). Item: 354073962959 Protectli Vault Pro 4 Port VP2410, Firewall Micro 0GB RAM, SSD, Black.
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