AWOW Mini PC pfsens or htpc?

[jay_vk]

Anyone ever try these small computers for a pfSense box? I see it has Realtek NIC’s so there will be driver complications. If I can overcome them then it seems pretty decent HW for price.
https://www.amazon.com/Mini-PC-AWOW-Ordenador-sobremesa/dp/B07XBKFZVL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

[Guide] Resolve Realtek NIC Stability Issues on FreeBSD - FreeNAS/TrueNAS, pfSense (2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.5.0) + OPNSense, use 2.5Gb Realtek

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