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Re:How to Turn Anything into a Router by simoncion on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @06:12AM (#47585111)
On printed page five of the brochure [0] it mentions

  Size of RAM   32 GB ECC
  RAM type      DDR4
On the one hand, it'd be nice if that was mentioned everywhere that the RAM size was mentioned. On the other hand, perhaps ECC RAM is effectively mandatory for Enterprise equipment, so mentioning it is redundant? IDK, I don't often purchase that sort of stuff.

[0] <https://cdn.mikrotik.com/web-assets/product_files/RDS2216-2X...>

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Re:How to Turn Anything into a Router by a96 on Friday April 03, 2026 @05:34PM (#47632590)
It's because it's mandatory that it should be front and center on any list of specs. But better late than never, I guess. Thanks for digging it up.
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Re:How to Turn Anything into a Router by simoncion on Saturday April 04, 2026 @11:07AM (#47639676)
> It's because it's mandatory that it should be front and center on any list of specs.

Eh... I could go either way on that. Spec sheets and marketing copy for these things don't include the phrase "Runs on electricity!" because that property is effectively mandatory. If ECC is effectively mandatory for enterprise-grade networking gear, I can totally see not mentioning it.

On the other hand, I'm pretty sure it's -infuriatingly- not at all mandatory for SOHO/"prosumer" gear, so it's important to mention for things you're selling in those markets.

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