WebSite: Improving the Supported devices page

I propose that we make some adjustments on the Supported devices page with the release of OpenWrt 21.02.0-rc1. Considering the Increased Hardware Minimum requirements (8/64), that should furthermore help users at making an informed choice when looking at routers and plan ahead.

We could start with something like this (reworked original):

  1. SoC / target supported by OpenWrt
  2. Sufficient Flash to accommodate OpenWrt firmware image
  • 4MB min (won't be able to install GUI (LuCI))
  • 8MB better (will fit GUI and some other applications)
  • 16MB or more advised (see 8/64 warning advice about OpenWrt release 21.02.0-rc1)
  1. Sufficient RAM for stable operation
  • 32MB min, 64MB better, 128MB or more advised

Getting rid of the 4/32 and moving the min/better qualitative is also very tempting, and would keep the list shorter. Novice users should be driven further away from 4/32 devices as it is not a walk in the park.

Also the 4/32 warning banner could introduce a note about 8/64. There were discussions that I found about that banner in 2019. We could briefly add a "Point 3":

3) OpenWrt future hardware requirements. With 21.02.0, requirements will be 8/64. See OpenWrt 21.02.0-rc1 and 8/64 warning for more information.

What are your thoughts on that?

Like this? https://openwrt.org/playground/supported_devices

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