

We really like that the chassis is all metal.

While it is a desktop form factor, one could use it on a shelf for small retail locations or offices. Overall, this is a great dimension for a remote branch office since it is small. It is slightly larger than a classic Intel NUC at 5.3 x 4.9 x 1.4 in and 1.25lb. Looking at the physical unit, it is simply a small hunk of metal. We purchased our review unit on Amazon and it arrived the next day with Prime shipping. That is a good price if you are looking for a completely silent system. The unit we tested with an Intel Atom E3845, 4GB of RAM and a 32GB mSATA drive was around $340.

The Protectli FW4A is designed with a simple mission: be a low cost and silent firewall appliance. Today we have a review of the Protectli FW4A-0-4-32 or Protectli FW4A. Internal I/O: SATA1x Internal SATA Header, WirelessOptional 802.Protectli appliances have been a topic on the STH forums recently.External I/O: Networking4x Intel 82583V Gigabit Ethrnet, RJ-45, USB1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, WirelessOptional 802.11b/g/n WiFi Kit (Protectli P/N: WAP01K), COM Port1x RJ45 COM Port, Display1x VGA, PowerInput 12V DC, Illuminated Power Button (Blue), Power Indicator1x Power LED (Green), Activity Indicator1x HDD Activity LED (Red).Memory and Storage: RAM1x SO-DIMM DDR3L-1333, 1.35v, Max 8GB, Storage1x mSATA SSD, Max 1 TB, Optional Storage1x Internal mSATA Header.Processor: CPUIntel Bay Trail-D J1800 (64 Bit, 2.4GHz, 2 Cores, 2 Threads, 2MB L2 Cache), GPUIntegrated Intel HD Graphics, AES-NINot Supported.2 Intel Gigabit 82583V Ethernet NIC ports.Intel Celeron J1800 Dual Core at 2.41GHz.
