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diff --git a/content/posts/pcengines-comparison/index.org b/content/posts/pcengines-comparison/index.org index 3bd501a..14bc461 100644 --- a/content/posts/pcengines-comparison/index.org +++ b/content/posts/pcengines-comparison/index.org @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ [[file:cover.png]] I've been looking at the [[https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm][PC Engines APU]] line for a while. They're a -line of medium size single board PCs with a DB9 serial connector and -no VGA port. They also have gigabit Ethernet. Because of this they're -often used as firewall machines. +line of medium size single board PCs with a DB9 serial connector, no +VGA output, and multiple gigabit Ethernet ports. Because of this +they're often used as firewall machines. I want to get one and use it as either the home router, or an experimental server to mess around with. Quite a few OpenBSD folks use @@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ them and recommend them as OpenBSD router and server hardware. They aren't too expensive, have decent specs and a small physical footprint. -One thing that's always confused me was the naming scheme, which is a -little confusing at first. Initially there was the APU, then the APU2, -as described on their site, which makes sense. Then the APU model -numbers get a little confusing. They come in several variants, I'll -list them here for context. +One thing that's always confused me was the naming scheme. Initially +there was the APU, then the APU2, as described on their site, which +makes sense. Then the APU model numbers get a little weird. They come +in several variants, I'll list them here for context. #+CAPTION: Taken from the PC Engines website #+BEGIN_SRC @@ -44,19 +43,17 @@ of the numbers in the first place? Let's take the =apu3c2= as an example. The =3= here means it's version 3 of the APU board. The APU 1 is no longer sold, so it's left out of -the list on the PC Engines website, along with most of their -re-sellers. The letter =c= is the revision of that board. It's pretty -much irrelevant for comparison. You'll want to get the most recent -one, as listed on the PC Engines website. The revisions are mostly -minor tweaks to the board. The final number, =2=, is the number of gigabytes -of RAM (in most cases). +the list on the PC Engines website. The letter =c= is the revision of +that board. It's pretty much irrelevant for comparison, mostly just +mostly minor tweaks to the board. The final number, =2=, is the number +of gigabytes of RAM (in most cases). The APU2E2 boards have a single mSATA slot, and a regular SATA connector, two mPCIe slots, and a SIM tray. It comes with 2 external USB 3.0 type A ports, 2 internal USB 2.0 ports (header only), an SD card slot, and a GPIO header. It also has 3 Intel i211AT gigabit NICs. Using the SIM tray will remove the ability to use one of the two -mPCIe slots. +mPCIe slots as anything other than a modem. So what are the major differences between version numbers? They all use the same CPU, the quad core AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC running |