GL.iNet - GL-AX1800 (Flint)

yes all ports at 2.5G and an extra port make it a great upgrade from Flint 1. WiFi 7 Wifi cards for AMD chips are still a work in progress I believe.

GL iNet make some good ones.. the AX1800 and MT3000 are my go to, paired with a 10k mAh battery pack; they’ll run for quite a while — easily 4-6hrs. Their forums are also helpful for getting support from the community if needed.

Get a used Wi-Fi 6 WAX206 for under $60 and install OpenWrt. The original GL.inet Flint 1 is also good for cheap. You get indefinite updates and similar (if not better) security and performance than stock firmware. Doesn’t require any hacking or tinkering

I have the GL.inet 1800 and it works great.

^^^^ AX1800 slate owner. Sips power, when not using usb drives and multiple services. Can run it off a 5w wall wart if you remember to turn off services before shutdown, can spike to 8-10w during boot if it spins up vpn(s)/adguard/tor at the same time. Many software packages are unused when I am at home. My only regret is not waiting for the Beyrl and getting vanilla openwrt support.

Another glinet flint fan.

A major drawback to using a travel router as a permanent home router compared to normal routers is the wifi range. You'll find that the antennas of the travel routers are much smaller and lower powered than those of traditional routers meaning the range is hindered. If you live in an apartment then this may not be an issue, however if you live in a house, that could be problematic. Travel routers are meant to be used in close proximity to the connecting devices ie within a hotel room for example. So don't expect a miracle when it comes to the wifi range (compared to traditional routers). In regards to Beryl AX vs Slate AX, it would all depend on what you need. I doubt you would actually feel the difference in speed between both in the real world, but the Slate has an additional gigabit port that might be beneficial to hard wire one of your devices on your network. If you have a switch, then this advantage isn't really one to consider though. If you're really thinking about using a travel router as your permanent home router, then it's best that you think about your environment. If you live in a smaller place (studio or apartment), then it might work really well for you. If you live in a larger place with plenty of walls, then I would recommend getting another Flint. I hope this helps 🙂

Look at something like a Netgear R7800 and then flash it with OpenWRT If you want something that works out of the Box, look at the GL.Inet Flint or Flint2. They run OpenWRT under the hood. GL.Inet routers (preloaded custom OpenWRT build), Routers that you can flash with full OpenWRT support (such as the Netgear i mentioned) and Mikrotik routers with Wifi Built in, those 3 are probably your best/easiest ways to solve this.

If you dip into UniFi you can get a great no subscription camera system. It will cost more upfront but no subscription and local recordings is great. But for an apartment I’d just go with a GL.iNet flint router, they seem to have good reviews and you won’t break the bank. Edit: also why is this in the homebridge sub. It has nothing to do with it at all.

No consumer grade router can handle 25Gbps, but there are not many people into those speeds. If you talk about normal things up to 2.5G there are a few good ones that will support with the OpenWrt - like the flint or the BPi.