These were super cheap but capable OpenWRT-able routers, before the hardware changes. Can someone tell me how long these are likely to be good based on their memory and specs? Is it worth buying. few while older ones are still easy to find, or will their specs render them obsolete to newer versions of OpenWRT in the near future? Thanks!
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What's so capable about these low spec routers?
They seem to offer the most bang for their buck compared to anything else right now. Are there better options sub $10 or even sun $20 or $30?
They are relatively low spec, but they can handle the latest version of OpenWRT. Based on their spec, I just wonder if we encan estimate how many years they'll still be able to keep up with new versions of OpenWRT for.
depends on the use case, and if you require additional packages.
next stable version of openwrt will be the last one for 8MB flash devices, the 4c got 16MB.
I could however imagine the 64MB RAM becoming an issue sooner than the flash space.
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100 MBit/s ethernet ports and 2.4-GHz-only 802.11n wireless do not sound like "most bang for their buck", even before looking at CPU speed, flash and RAM. Either of those would have disqualified this device for me a decade ago already.
Yes true, I recently bought a Netgear wax202, which also is excellent value, I believe. But they are different price ranges for different uses.
For sub $10 the mi 4c appears to be the only router as capable as it is, so in that category I'd say it is by far the most value for money. Serves certain needs perfectly, just want to be confident it'll be updatable for several years, which it seems it should be.
Thanks for responses!
It could be a perfect router/AP for IoT devices, if someone would like to keep them on a separate network.
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