#buying-guide
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Firewalla vs pfSense: Appliance or DIY Firewall?
Firewalla's app-managed appliances against a self-built pfSense box, compared on published throughput, VPN limits, extensibility, and true total cost.
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Best Mini PC for OPNsense 2026: A Buyer's Guide by Tier
A spec-driven guide to the best mini PC for OPNsense in 2026, covering NIC compatibility, AES-NI, IDS/IPS sizing, and three picks from budget to multi-gig.
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Firewall Hardware Tiers: Celeron vs N100 vs i5 Mini-PCs
How much CPU does a home firewall really need? A tiering of mini-PC silicon, from older Celeron through Intel N100 to i5-class, mapped to throughput.
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Best Homelab Firewall in 2026: OPNsense, pfSense, UniFi, MikroTik
A buyer's guide to picking the right homelab firewall in 2026, comparing OPNsense, pfSense, UniFi, and MikroTik RouterOS with budget tiers and concrete picks.