I just installed the x86 version on a used (ebay) Dell Optiplex 790 with a quad 1gbe ethernet card, total was about $80. It's far faster than any off-the-shelf wifi router, and will let me easily upgrade to 10gbit when Frontier FIOS rolls that out (it's in their roadmap). I still use my same wifi routers but now only for wifi. Also, total power consumption is about 18 watts at idle, so it's not going to cost me much more on my electric bill.
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I just installed the x86 version on a used (ebay) Dell Optiplex 790 with a quad 1gbe ethernet card, total was about $80. It's far faster than any off-the-shelf wifi router, and will let me easily upgrade to 10gbit when Frontier FIOS rolls that out (it's in their roadmap). I still use my same wifi routers but now only for wifi. Also, total power consumption is about 18 watts at idle, so it's not going to cost me much more on my electric bill.