OP i can say this with a fact and full confidence..
I have never had to replace a Pfsense box unless it was because i wanted to downsize the power req, and upgrade for AES for future updates.
Meaning all the Pfsense boxes i have upgraded / replaced, i did while they still worked, and never because it broke.
Long time ago, i used to buy consumer routers, and they would constantly freeze, and lag, especially when i used to hammer them with torrents.
Those days are long gone after i started getting into Pfsense.
Pick the right hardware, put the right amount of ram you need and then overkill it some since its cheap, add a small SSD (32-64GB) and set up cacheing so your not downloading the same youtube video everytime, and well, you will got a firewall router which is more stable then the great wall of china.
I have never had to replace a Pfsense box unless it was because i wanted to downsize the power req, and upgrade for AES for future updates.
Meaning all the Pfsense boxes i have upgraded / replaced, i did while they still worked, and never because it broke.
Long time ago, i used to buy consumer routers, and they would constantly freeze, and lag, especially when i used to hammer them with torrents.
Those days are long gone after i started getting into Pfsense.
Pick the right hardware, put the right amount of ram you need and then overkill it some since its cheap, add a small SSD (32-64GB) and set up cacheing so your not downloading the same youtube video everytime, and well, you will got a firewall router which is more stable then the great wall of china.
