That looks like an all-in-one-device. Those things typically use a MIPS CPU.I think I would like something like this, but am not sure if I could install FreeBSD on it...
This board is console-only but is really the best deal going.
So what you want is the APU2 board, Case, mSATA module, Serial to USB cable and power supply.PC Engines apu2 system boards
PC Engines apu2 network platform AMD crowned eagle SBCwww.pcengines.ch
They will assemble it too for a small build fee.
So the cheapest is the 2 ethernet model APU2e2 with 2GB RAM. Also the APU2d2 is fine.
These are very low power as well...
Lots of expansion with one slot for mSATA, one slot for Wifi and one slot for cellular modem.
The APU3 changes the config to one slot for mSATA and two slots for cellular modem.
There are two sims on the APU3 so you can use two different carriers. Nice for redundancy.
It may seem like hype now, but it's inevitable that it will be with us within a year or two. And if I want to install an antenna, which is relatively inexpensive, it might as well be future proof.I agree and 5G seems like hype when you look at coverage maps.
My initial enquiry regarding 5G was about the antenna... I'd be looking at a 4G modem initially, but having an antenna capable of 5G reception means I wouldn't need to concern myself with that in the future.Not that I know of and I shopped around for these. I am surprised that you could consider affording a $400 5G modem but not $160 for a CPU, RAM and motherboard.
root@naranca:~ # dmesg | grep umodem
umodem0 on uhub6
umodem0: <Dell Wireless 5550 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Mini-Card Modem> on usbus6
umodem0: data interface 2, has CM over data, has break
umodem1 on uhub6
umodem1: <Dell Wireless 5550 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Mini-Card Data Modem> on usbus6
umodem1: data interface 4, has CM over data, has break
umodem2 on uhub6
umodem2: <Dell Wireless 5550 HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Mini-Card GPS Port> on usbus6
umodem2: data interface 10, has CM over data, has break
# enable more than 1M for hostapd
kld_list="${kld_list} wlan_amrr"