Need a WiFi router with AC, N, at least dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and 1+GHz cpu

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Hey guys,

I am looking for something that seems to be very hard to find. Interested in buying in bulk. It needs to have at least these specs:
2+ gigabit ports (1 LAN, 1 WAN),
Dual band ac/n WiFi,
CPU needs to be at least 1GHz+ dual core, or a little less than that for quad core, ARM is strongly preferred,
No brand (no Linksys, dlink, etc) - I need to be able to buy it in bulk from China,
Support for LEDE.

Do you guys know of any good products that you can recommend? Usually the cheaper - the better, but definitely shouldn't be more than $130/piece.

Basically I am looking for an WRT1200AC (or similar) with a different case.

I am trying the zbt we1326, but it being mips and 880mhz dual - I would much rather find something more powerful.

Thanks in advance for all your help and suggestions.

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16 devices listed in the ToH that match your criteria (12 if you exclude Broadcom):
https://lede-project.org/toh/views/toh_available_864_ac-wifi?datasrt=cpu%20mhz&dataflt[WLAN%202.4GHz*~]=n&dataflt[WLAN%205.0GHz*~]=ac&dataflt[CPU%20cores_*~]=2&dataflt[Ethernet%20100M%20ports_*~]=-

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Thanks for your input. I have already checked there, however the majority of them are big brand names. I am looking for an off-brand router. ZBT is not bad, as I stated that I already own 1 (with one more on the way), but I need beefier CPU, not the mips 880MHz. Everything better than that is either a Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, Zyxel, Asus or TP-Link. I need something like ZBT but with an ARM cpu for example.

Thanks!

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Have you checked out ClearFog from SolidRun in Israel?

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Yes I have, however it runs above $150 with wifi.
I am currently testing the espressobin, but will also need to design and print a case, with antennas, which could be a bit hard to do. I tried printing one of their cases and it looks super ugly haha. And no antenna ports is also not good.

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Plus, my biggest beef with the Espressobin is that it can either have 2.4ghz or 5ghz wifi, as it has only a single pcie card. Unless there are cards, that can run both at the same time?

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Look for ipq4018/19 device, it should suite your needs.

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Thank you! I was looking into those too! Is there any manufacturer that you would recommend in particular?

Thanks again!

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Physically impossible AFAIK.

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Only AVM Fritz!Box 4040 is supported by lede ATM
But you can also build an image for Asus AC-58 unofficially, there's a discussion on this matter somewhere around on this forum

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