PerfTech is expanding its award-winning Island product line with the introduction of a new, tinier model meant to save space without skimping on performance. The Island Pro Mini, as it is called, is a mid-range router/firewall built with similar capabilities of the Island Pro, wrapped up in a smaller footprint.
Inside the Island Pro Mini
According to PerfTech, the Island Pro Mini is ideally positioned for multi-gig, demanding home and small business use. The firewall includes 4 ports located in the rear: two 2.5Gb and two 10Gb copper RG-45. It can be desktop or 1U rack-mounted and comes with an internal power supply.
The unit features the Island’s signature Polynesian-design in the front plate while continuing to use enterprise-grade components throughout.
Inside the Island Pro Mini is the same patented packet engine and firmware that powers the full-size Island Pro. Its highly modular architecture is error-resistant, self-healing and rarely needs rebooting, which matters to integrators who want fewer callbacks after an install.
The Island team originally developed the technology for carrier gateways and has refined it over the past 25 years.
Why Integrators Should Take Note
The Island Pro Mini’s performance claims stand out because PerfTech says it delivers real 10G throughput, not just 10G ports. That distinction speaks directly to a common gap between spec sheets and field results.
The company says the difference is a matter of actual delivered speed under load.
“Many competing routers come with 10G ports, but that doesn’t mean they deliver 10G speeds, not even close,” says President Lewis Donzis. “According to internal testing, the Pro Mini is the only router in its class that truly achieves 10G during busy Internet use, and that is with security filtering and activity monitoring enabled.”
The unit is designed for extreme loads from agentic AI, gaming, highest-resolution AV and other bandwidth-demanding applications. For integrators, that headroom points to a smoother experience for clients who push their networks hard.
Pricing and Availability
The Island Pro Mini is priced at $999 retail, supports up to 7,500 devices and is due to ship late fall 2026. PerfTech includes several tools at no added cost, a detail that shapes the total value for resellers and their clients.
Bundled features arrive subscription-free. The package covers the upcoming OceanView multi-Island oversight tool, security and customizable URL filtering and WireGuard VPN.
Integrators can get a first look at the Island Pro Mini at CEDIA Expo 2026, running Sept. 2-4 in Denver.
Another version of this article originally appeared on CE Pro’s sister site, Commercial Integrator.
