The first time when I read about it on ServeTheHome I had no idea what this can be used for. Then I saw the price and my jaw dropped, it is cheaper than a basic NIC with dual 25 Gbps ports. Together with the CPU and RAM on it, it makes a lot of sense for specific use cases and the price is appealing: for a Small or Medium Business with some servers and not a lot of dedicated network equipment, it allows to move the router/firewall inside the server case, combining it with the NIC at a good price and without eating up any of the server resources.
Do you want a cheap dual-port NIC at 25Gbps? How about we add some solid router capabilities on it for no extra price?
How long ago was that? I've bought recently newish dual-port (SFP+, 10Gbit) Connect-X 3 Pro at 80 GBP per piece. And that was one of the better prices.
this is the cheapest I see right now on ebay for dual port card ($35) so perhaps a bit higher than what I remember from a year ago (I guess silicon shortage effects everything).
Do you want a cheap dual-port NIC at 25Gbps? How about we add some solid router capabilities on it for no extra price?