Re: Low end, cool CPE.

Everytime I'm in the market for a device like you describe, it comes down to the limitations of consumer devices. You can't get all those things in a low cost solution. I end up rolling my own. My latest system is this http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-PHF.cfm , with Endian http://endian.com/en/community/download/ and an additional dual port nic. With all the parts (HD,NIC) it's under $400. It's an atom board, so you could put whatever you wanted on it. I have a 50mbps net connection and it doesn't have any issues.