Learn Linux: 4 Devices to boost your Linux skills (2026)

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In the process of updating this article with the Zimaboard 2:

ZimaBoard 2: Revolutionizing Single Board Servers

Those N100 and N150 CPUs are, for me, THE best bang for the buck in home labs. The N100 in my pfSense firewall has been amazing:

My $300 pfSense Firewall Appliance – Part 1: Unboxing

Read the full article: My $300 pfSense Firewall Appliance – Part 1: Unboxing For the past three years, I’ve been putting off an upgrade to my network’s firewall. During that time, I was balancing multiple priorities: maintaining uptime with multiple ISPs, managing VPN performance limitations, and constantly watching the market for hardware that could check all the boxes without blowing the budget. I knew I needed better throughput,… continue reading. …