Suggestion for a new middle-class wifi router (500 mbit line)

[moeller0]

@dlakelan

Yes, except that the i3-3220 is probably going to use several times as much power.

I agree.

@dlakelan

For less than a 500/500 Mbps connection the single ethernet port and vlans is sufficient.

I disagree. In the limit that is almost correct (unless we talk ethernet gross rate 500/500 here), but that is a very fickle set-up.

@dlakelan

Many of the consumer routers are designed that way anyway.

I agree, but I consider that to be a mis-design ;). Also as far as I can tell none of the big boy routers resort to such design ;).

[dlakelan]

well, for 500/50 connection mentioned here I do think the single ethernet controller and vlans will probably work. I think it would also work for maybe 250/250 or 300/300 which is still a very good connection these days.

Much more than 600Mbps total is probably pushing the horsepower of the CPU, so I don't think the vlan technique is going to hurt for the cases where the CPU is competent. I could be wrong though.