The world moves on, and the recommendations in Best "newcomer router" - 2024 have evolved, too. The next post lists the current winners. I'll keep it updated as I get new recommendations. My criteria remain the same: inexpensive, easy to flash, full ability to fight bufferbloat, etc. These are the …

The following routers meet (or are close to) the criteria. Here are links to their recommendations: OpenWrt One About US$100 from AliExpress . High performance, has all the ant-bufferbloat fixes. $10 from each purchase goes back to support the OpenWrt project. GL.iNet GL-MT3000 - About US$86 on Ama…

MT6000 is definitely a model that is easy to find to buy, flash, and put into service. It is worth the cost if you need all that performance. But it is overkill if you don't have a gigabit line and it is on the high side for energy consumption if you're sensitive to that.

OpenWrt One is sold out and €108 euros when following your AliExpress link which is quite a difference from $89. And that's ignoring the EU customs fee lottery. And Flint 2 is €148 in the removed and €150 with a discount on removed. Edit: removed links

Thanks for the update about OpenWrt One pricing and availability. I adjusted the description (about US$100) and the link (to point to the search results page). I know there are lots of less expensive but powerful routers out there. Are there any that meet Criteria #2 (clear one-step installation wi…

I second this. Filogic based devices remain top tier right now for their performance and good open source support.

Just wondering, is the super stable and inexpensive Linksys E8450/Belkin RT3200 not listed here because it's technically not for sale from the manufacturer any longer? (It's still available "new" on eBay and other sites, though, which does meet your criteria.) examples on eBay (as of this posting): …

Linksys E8450 was also mentioned in Best "newcomer routers" - 2024 - are the flashing/recovering/bricking issues from 2024 solved?

I have been enjoying the EDUP 2960S , a mediatek based AX1800 unit available for ~20 euros and shipping with OpenWRT (look for the "open" version). Performance is good and the flash space is generous, only annoyance is no USB port.

[image] FanOfOpenWRT: but keep reading about unresolved issues in their thread that puts me off Huh?? Been using this as my main router for 1 1/2 years. 60 day uptime on .1 now on .2... 24.10 is awesome on this target.

Yes, it's rock solid now. That whole "OKD" kerfuffle was from a bug introduced in firmware upstream that plagued the device until it was finally discovered and patched in August 2024 .

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