{"id":1832,"date":"2017-11-20T10:09:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insidethe.com\/blog\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2017-11-22T18:19:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T23:19:30","slug":"review-of-openwrt-and-lede-routers-available-on-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethe.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/review-of-openwrt-and-lede-routers-available-on-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of OpenWRT and LEDE Routers Available on Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your looking for a well supported OpenWRT or LEDE router available from Amazon this is a list of my findings and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Historically the Linksys WRT AC1200 has been my router of choice for projects but with prices remaining around 150 USD it has become less desirable for small projects. My ideal router pick would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under 100 USD<\/li>\n<li>2.4 and 5 Ghz support<\/li>\n<li>Good OpenWRT \/ LEDE support<\/li>\n<li>Available from common retailer sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My current findings\u00a0 and reviews ordered based on preference<\/p>\n<h1>Current Favorites<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/GL-iNet-GL-AR750-300Mbps-pre-installed-Included\/dp\/B07712LKJM\/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511188402&amp;sr=1-7&amp;keywords=gl.inet+router\">GL.iNet GL-AR750<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel router<\/li>\n<li>Not explicitly listed on the LEDE supported hardware page (as of 2017-11-20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<li>5Ghz support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>GL.iNet Brand &#8211; General<\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mostly travel routers.<\/li>\n<li>No 5Ghz support (as of 2017-11-20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<li>Advertise themselves as OpenWRT compatible and are listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lede-project.org\/toh\/views\/toh_available_864?dataflt%5BBrand*~%5D=gl.inet\">LEDE supported hardware page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Linksys-Dual-Band-Wireless-Gigabit-WRT1200AC\/dp\/B00UVN20T0\/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511187835&amp;sr=1-10&amp;keywords=linksys+ac1200\">Linksys WRT AC1200<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price. Currently $145 as of 2017-11-20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.openwrt.org\/toh\/linksys\/wrt_ac_series#lede_branches\">Well supported on LEDE<\/a> project.<\/li>\n<li>Personal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YB0VL_YFn9M\">experience installing<\/a> and running OpenWRT is good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Don&#8217;t bother with these<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>NETGEAR N750 &#8211; WNDR4300v1<\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ONLY V1\u00a0is supported and Amazon doesn&#8217;t clarify what is sold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price. 50 USD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lede-project.org\/toh\/views\/toh_available_864?dataflt%5BBrand*~%5D=netgear&amp;dataflt%5BModel*~%5D=wndr4300\">LEDE Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/NETGEAR-WNR3500L-Open-Source-WNR3500Lv2-Processor\/dp\/B0041LYY6K\/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511188923&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=openwrt%2Brouter&amp;th=1\">NETGEAR N600 &#8211; WNDR3400v3<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazon doesn&#8217;t clarify if version 3 is sold<\/li>\n<li>Memory a little less than N750<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price. 35 USD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lede-project.org\/toh\/views\/toh_available_864?dataflt%5BBrand*~%5D=netgear&amp;dataflt%5BModel*~%5D=wndr3400\">LEDE Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/dp\/B008HO9DK4\/ref=psdc_300189_t1_B0041LYY6K\">NETGEAR N750 &#8211; WNDR4300v2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>V2 is not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Price. 50 USD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lede-project.org\/toh\/views\/toh_available_864?dataflt%5BBrand*~%5D=netgear&amp;dataflt%5BModel*~%5D=wndr4300\">LEDE Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h2><a title=\"Kasda Router Page on Amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Kasda-AC750-Performance-Link-Smart\/dp\/B07148RQ7T\/ref=sr_1_12\">Kasda AC1200<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Isn&#8217;t listed on the OpenWRT or LEDE as a supported router (as of 2017-11-20)<\/li>\n<li>Contain a customized version of OpenWRT <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/review\/RRD26TX9PE6J0\/ref=ask_dp_lswr_rp_hza\">based on review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Good price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/NETGEAR-WNR3500L-Open-Source-WNR3500Lv2-Processor\/dp\/B002RYYZZS\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511190468&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=WNR3500L&amp;dpID=41Gy4nd4xwL&amp;preST=_SY300_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=srch\">NETGREAR WNR3500L<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>No 5 Ghz support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Advertised as OpenWRT compatible<\/li>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lede-project.org\/toh\/views\/toh_admin_fwlinkcheck?s[]=wnr3500l\">LEDE firmware available<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>TP-Link Brand<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to the Linksys WRT series of OpenSource routers this was my preferred brand but then TP-Link started locking their firmware images making it difficult to upgrade from a stock image to OpenWRT \/ LEDE<\/p>\n<h3>Con<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>TP-Link locked the firmware to prevent OpenWRT \/ LEDE upgrades<\/li>\n<li>No longer easy to upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pro<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Decent prices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your looking for a well supported OpenWRT or LEDE router available from Amazon this is a list of my findings and opinions. Historically the Linksys WRT AC1200 has been my router of choice for projects but with prices remaining around 150 USD it has become less desirable for small projects. My ideal router pick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review of OpenWRT and LEDE Routers Available on Amazon - Insidethe.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/insidethe.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/review-of-openwrt-and-lede-routers-available-on-amazon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review of OpenWRT and LEDE Routers Available on Amazon - Insidethe.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If your looking for a well supported OpenWRT or LEDE router available from Amazon this is a list of my findings and opinions. 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