Flint 3

Bad news, the Flint 3 is Broadcom based, not compatible with OpenWRT and probably will never be. The Flint 2 is MediaTek based and it works great. You still can use it with GL.iNet firmware, tho. EDIT: It's Qualcomm as pointed out. Still, no support for OpenWRT as of now.

BPI-R4 (MT7988), most powerful but not recommended for Wi-Fi due to Wi-Fi NIC issues. GL.iNET Flint 2 (MT7986), currently best supported device for Wi-Fi. BPI-R3 (MT7986), like Flint 2 but with SFP. Flint 2's Wi-Fi will be better though as it is not a dev board. Flint 3 (Qualcomm IPQ 53xx), for Wi-F

Keep in mind that GL.iNet doesn't run 'vanilla' OpenWrt; it's a proprietary fork. If you want a pure native experience, MediaTek-based devices (like the Flint 2 (AX), beryl AX) are usually the better bet for driver compatibility. While the newer Wi-Fi 7 models like the Flint 3/3e/4 (soon) have Qualc

Since you’re on r/openwrt, I assume you want to run OpenWrt. Just a heads-up: the Flint 3 doesn’t use OpenWrt, it runs a fork on a proprietary Qualcomm SoC and Glinet software. It’s unlikely to ever support native OpenWrt unless Qualcomm releases documentation and an SDK for OpenWrt developers. If y

Perhaps take a look at the GL.iNET Flint 2. Stock form it should be able to do what you want but with mainline OpenWRT it will be supported for a long, long time. Note that I didn't say the Flint 3 because it doesnt have the mainline OpenWRT support (at present).

GL iNet uses a modified version of OpenWRT (open source operating system) for their routers. The one in the Flint 3 is a more modified version due to their choice of a Qualcomm chip processor over their traditional choice of a MediaTek processor. Qualcomm chips by their closed-source nature isn't we

I was super disappointed about the flint 3 not supporting vanilla openWRT. Hopefully flint 4 will be redeeming in that regard? Because if not i'll probably dump GL.iNet and just go with whatever vendor offers the best wifi7 tri-band MLO experience.

This is from a flint 2 vs flint 3 reddit post which I've pasted here: GL iNet uses a modified version of OpenWRT (open source operating system) for their routers. The one in the Flint 3 is a more modified version due to their choice of a Qualcomm chip processor over their traditional choice of a Med

I loved that router after the N66U aka The Dark Knight. I've been through a few routers, even the Nest and Nest Pro for the giggles. I have settled on the Gl-iNet Flint 2, that thing is a beast. The Flint 3 has had some issues since launch, especially random drops in wireless, plus it does not suppo

distribution of OpenWRT just stay away, or get the equally unsupported Gl-iNet Flint 3. did I mention the Omnia's $600, well within your budget :)