Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs

[Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info>]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 06:35, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> Harry Putnam wrote:
>>
>> Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  writes:
>>
>> Your previous post showed this as total.
>>
>> *All prices are in British Pounds*      *Subtotal*      244.00
>> *Delivery*      0.00
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *TOTAL*         244.00
>>
>> 244 british pounds is just a hair under $400
>>
>> So do you think $400 is pretty cheap for an home lan router?
>>
>>
>
> Well, I have no idea what the conversion from British Pounds to US dollars
> would be.  I assume you are correct.  I was thinking it was the other way
> around tho.  That said, since he wants something more than a LinkSys router,
> it's going to cost something.  Me, I got me a $10.00 refurbed LinkSys and
> called it a day.  Thing is, I don't need anything fast or expensive.  I did
> want something that was cheap on power tho.  Trying to cut back a bit on the
> old watt meter.  I already got two freezers running here.  One could build a
> bare bones rig and just use that.  I'm not sure it would be much cheaper
> tho.  May use more power from the wall too.  That is why I picked the
> fanless version.  I figured if it needed no fans, it can't pull to much
> power.  It also seemed to have lots of CPU speed for a router.
>
> $400.00 for a router . . . that better be one HECK of a router.  Maybe wash
> dishes or something too.  o_O
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>

Meh. With $400, you can buy 5 (five!) of those Mikrotik RB750G @ $70

http://routerboard.com/index.php?showProduct=90

(Excl. S&H, of course)

Rgds,
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