Yes, this is a solid router. Just be aware it’s not the most user friendly to configure. I’ve had one for personal use for about 5 years or so. After set up, it’s trucked along without issue though.
I'm using it as my router and it is working with absolutely no problem for the last two years. The management page is accessible over ssh and https.
That's what I would buy...but they do NOT include Wi-Fi. And I'd say they're more "Prosumer" market than "Family".
Apparently can also run OpenWRT, though I haven't tried and it's not clear to me if everything is well-supported.
I put OpenWRT on an ERPro-8. It worked very well and had more features than the stock firmware. USB modem support was what pushed me to OpenWRT. The storage took a dump in the router (soldered on) so it was fun while it lasted. The MikroTik RB5009UG+S+IN is looking pretty sweet.
I'm running openWRT on my edgerouterX, and so far (about 2 months) everything has been really well supported including hardware offloading of various features.
In most cases, I'm getting better than stock performance. UI is much better too. I'm a big fan.
I didn't know this was an option but I'm definitely going to look into it now. I just bought one of these for my home lab.
Cool. From what I find online, it seems like PoE and SFP (with the X-SFP) are both supported? Any experience with those?