The Protectli Vault FW2B is a compact, fanless 2-port firewall appliance built around an Intel Celeron J3060 processor, with up to 8 GB of DDR3L RAM and support for mSATA and 2.5" SSD storage. The closest Thinvent alternative is the Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A, a compact mini PC with 4 cores, up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of SSD storage, sold with or without Wi-Fi.
Protectli Vault FW2B vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC
| Feature | Protectli Vault FW2B | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, Intel Celeron N5095A | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, Intel Core i3-1315U |
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| Processor | Intel Celeron J3060 | Intel Celeron N5095A | Intel Core i3-1315U |
| Cores/Threads | Not stated | 4 cores | 6 cores |
| RAM | Up to 8 GB DDR3L-1600 | 4 GB to 32 GB | 4 GB to 64 GB |
| Storage | mSATA and 2.5" SSD | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD |
| Ethernet ports | Two 1Gb Intel I211 ports | Not stated | Not stated |
| Wi-Fi | Optional internal Wi-Fi card or LTE modem | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or no Wi-Fi | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or no Wi-Fi |
| Form Factor | Compact, fanless | Mini PC | Mini PC |
Key differences
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Thinvent Treo offers more memory, with RAM configurable up to 32 GB on the N5095A model and up to 64 GB on the Core i3-1315U model, compared with the FW2B's stated maximum of 8 GB.
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Thinvent Treo offers larger SSD capacity, with storage options up to 2 TB.
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The Thinvent Treo Core i3-1315U configuration provides 6 cores, while the FW2B's Celeron J3060 processor is a lower-performance processor class.
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The Protectli Vault FW2B is designed specifically as a firewall with two Intel I211 Ethernet ports and an optional LTE modem connection, which is a dedicated network-appliance feature set.
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Thinvent Treo is available with dual band Wi-Fi 5 or without Wi-Fi.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Protectli Vault FW2B if you need a purpose-built, fanless firewall appliance with two Intel I211 Ethernet ports and LTE modem support. Choose a Thinvent Treo Mini PC if you need more RAM, larger SSD storage and a faster processor for general-purpose computing alongside network tasks.
