Luxul ABR-4500 noise level?

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Hi.

I'm new to OpenWRT (veteran Linux user), and looking for cheap no-nonsense hardware to run my home internet connection.

My minimal requirements:

  1. 2 uplink Ethernet ports (one to Australia's NBN modem using PPPoE and one to an Ethernet 4G modem). I am planning to use mwan3 to failover between them.
  2. Gbit ethernet for internal traffic, and for the uplink for when I get a faster connection (I'm currently on 100MB/20MB HFC)

I already have a large ethernet switch, ethernet cables throughout the house and a couple of Ubiquiti AP's, so I don't need more than 3-4 ethernet ports and no WiFi or mobile support.

I can get https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/luxul/luxul_abr-4500 very cheaply on eBay. It seems to be well supported by the current OpenWRT.

My only two questions are:

  1. about the noise level I can expect from it, since it will be sitting in my home office.
  2. Is there anything I should be aware of about it that will block me from using it the way I plan?

PDF spec sheet: https://assetserver.net/_assets/luxul/pdf/abr4500-spec.pdf

(would it be welcome to add this link to the Wiki? The link to the device page on Luxul's website is broken)

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The spec sheet doesn't indicate any noise levels and it mentions nothing about a fan. At 12W max power, I'm guessing it doesn't need a fan, and if that's true, it should be silent (unless there is any audible whine from the power supply, unlikely but possible).

nope. Not based on your descriptions.

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Thank you so much for the quick response. It'll allow me to take advantage of the weekend to pick up the box.