Mini PC - Sophos XG Firewall Home Edition

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Hello. I am looking for hardware for Sophos XG Firewall Home Edition. Of course I want to use it in a home environment. 
 I am thinking of: PICO PC with Intel&reg; Core i5-8265U ( Link #1 ). Or a cheaper version: PICO PC with Intel&reg; Core i3-8145U ( Link #2 ) Do I need to buy the more expensive version for home use? - 3 PCs, 2 TVs and 5 mobile devices (laptops, phones, tablets). 
 My ISP: 750 Mbps - DL; 200 Mbps - UP Or is there any other alternative? 
 I am from Europe - so I care about the possible shipping price. 
 Thank you for your help! Greetings.

jprusch · Answer

Hello Max, 
 there have been a lot of recommendations for this topic in the past. Just search the forum for this. 
 One observation is important: don't use "exotic" LAN chips, as these are not supported by SFOS. 
 The basic recommendation is 
 - 4 core CPU (real cores) 
 - 6GB of RAM is the supported maximum (even if you install 8GB) 
 - Intel-LAN, but Intel i219 or i225 series are not supported 
 - 80-120gb of disk, M.2 SSD is fine 
 Personally, I can recommend minipc.de as source. I bought a mini-pc barebone and some additional hardware for my home firewall-system from there, which runs flawlessly since years. This was an overall good experience. 
 Have fun!

Vivek Jagad · Answer

Hello Max Wolf , Thank you for reaching out to the community, you can download the XG home edition from here: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/free-tools/sophos-xg-firewall-home-edition And Home Edition is limited to 4 cores and 6 GB of RAM . The computer can have more than this , but Sophos Firewall Home Edition will not be able to utilize it. Intel compatible computer with dual network interfaces. (Any previous OS or files on the computer will be overwritten when installing the Sophos Firewall Home Edition)

Mini PC - Sophos XG Firewall Home Edition

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