Written 22 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker pages linked below. Prices from those stores. I haven't used these.
Fanless four-port closet firewall you can warrant: Protectli VP2430e
A fanless four-port closet firewall or router box with US support and coreboot. Not a living-room HDMI toy.
A fanless four-port closet firewall you can actually warrant. Not a living-room HDMI toy. 2.5G means faster house ethernet. SKU VP2430e: Intel N150 4C/4T, 6 MB cache, up to 3.6 GHz. One DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM. Protectli says they qualified DDR5 to 64 GB; Intel’s datasheet still says 16 GB. M.2 2280 NVMe (PCIe 3.0 x2) plus optional 2.5" SATA. Fanless. Max power listed 45 W. Official bare configurator start was $419 on 22 Aug 2026. Two-year factory warranty, extendable. No soldered RAM.
The older VP2430 shipped 32 GB eMMC. The “e” dropped eMMC in June 2026 to cut cost. Amazon.ca B0F3DR4CQM is VP2430 (not e). Don't send a US reader there. Prefer the US maker store. The existing N100 / N150 roundup waves at “CWWK / Topton 4-NIC.” This is the named, warrantable N150 appliance in that class.
What you are buying
| SKU | Ports / RAM | Street / date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protectli VP2430e | 4× I226-V 2.5G. 1× DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM, Protectli-tested to 64 GB. Fanless. | $419 official, 22 Aug 2026 (bare start) | WAN / LAN / IoT / lab. The actual firewall node. |
| Protectli VP2430 (older) | Same port story, 32 GB eMMC. “e” dropped eMMC June 2026. | Amazon.ca listing exists; skip for US | Only if you already own one. |
| Protectli VP2440e | 2× 10G SFP+ (X710-BM2) + 2× I226-V. Same N150 / 64 GB DDR5 story. | $499 official, 22 Aug 2026 | If you need SFP+. Covered in the VP2440e note. |
Skip
Skip AliExpress-only Topton clones with no stable Amazon ASIN. Skip used eBay NUCs. Skip treating HDMI living-room minis as this box: see dual-LAN mini vs 4-NIC. If $419 is too much and you will accept a BIOS gamble, the contrast is CWWK N100 4× i226 on Amazon and the Protectli vs CWWK compare.
Sources
Protectli VP2430e product page. VP2430 hardware overview (KB). VP2430 launch note. Also: RAM ceiling, idle / fan.