Obviously spin is how the electron feels about being observed

Pedantry warning

Mamdani is mayor (city level), not governor (state level).

Personally I have never had an issue with the build quality. I think that’s more of a reviewer gripe than a real world issue.

They occasionally have great sales too. I’ve seen prebuilds for $650 with previous gen boards. With the pro launch I wouldn’t be surprised to see prices for the older models drop over the next month or two.

It’s bigger in both dimensions.

Great, now how about action against the murderers caught on film.

That’s fair. Once you understand some basics though it’s not too bad. There’s a UI just like any router you might already be used to. The most confusing part for someone who is new to this would probably be setting up the VM hardware plumbing, and understanding that a passthrough means that hardware is unavailable to the host.

If you want a dedicated device, sure. Image it with OPNSense and it’ll basically just work.

You can also take any desktop you already have, fire up an OPNSense VM, pcie passthrough your WAN NIC + WiFi card, bridge to a separate LAN NIC, go through the setup, and there’s your router.

Obligatory Andrew Jackson: Most Terrifying Man Ever Elected President