One that will be connected to the home router and will be used as a vpn server
And one that will accompany me on trips and connect via wireguard to the home server.
I read on one of the pages that the beryl ax is a device identical in its hardware to the brume 2 except for the wifi capabilities.
It’s true that right now I don’t need wifi, but the brume 2 costs $60 and the beryl ax costs $64.
If they are indeed the same and the specifications are the same, wouldn’t it be better to add this tiny price for all the add-ons and wifi skills I get in Beryl Ax and then I will actually have 2 Beryl Ax
One that is connected to the router at home and can also increase the range? And on the way to create a vpn server
And one that will be with me and connect to my home server.
I’d love to know if I’m wrong about something from those who understand
The reason the Brume 2 is suggested for a server over the others (besides the usual cost difference) is that it has a faster Wireguard maximum speed (355 Mbps vs 300 Mbps) AND it has an aluminum body version which will handle heat dissipation better than any plastic models. This is important.
The MT2500 is plastic (and usually slightly cheaper) and the MT2500A is metal which will run much cooler as you noted. I have the plastic one and never had any overheating issues with it.
They both having exact same SoC, speed also the same, I own Beryl AX and it can definitely do more than advertised 300Mbps, heat is not a problem since Beryl AX has fan inside (but never seen it running)
I know someone who has run heat tests on both the MT2500 and MT2500A and concluded the aluminum model handled it better. It’s not that much more expensive anyway. And weight isn’t an issue when it’s sitting at home.