you just write the image to the sd card but it's supported ? I don't see it in the sunxi targets
some help: https://gist.github.com/praveenbm5/3c81692e6b2b651bb450fb7fc45dff4d
there is support for orange-pi-plus so maybe is an easy target to be added
Sounds like a heck of a deal; where can it be purchased? Not finding any sources online.
I guess you are talking about this one, right?
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Lenovo_Newifi_mini
Which firmware image did you use?
LEDE, with Fast Path and close sourced driver.
I built it myself.
OK, I see, this device is not listed under newifi mini, but under Y1.
I updated the dataentries accordingly for easier finding, and noticed that the Newifi Y1 / Y1S are discontinued.
I'm using Xiaomi MiWiFi Nano (also called Youth Edition, model number R1CL) in a few places. It's got 64MB RAM and 16MB flash, though Lede/OpenWRT can only use 8MB flash. It can be powered off USB, so I'm using one as a wireless bridge for an IPTV box, where it's powered directly from the (useless) USB port on the box.
I am surprised noone mentioned Netgear WNDR3700v4. You can get it for like 20-25$ USED from ebay.
It's amazing hardware.
CPU: Atheros AR9344 560 MHZ
Flash MB: 128 MB NAND
RAM MB: 128 MB
Ethernet GBit ports: 5 1 WAN + 4x LAN
WLAN Hardware: AR9582 [an 2x2
WLAN 2.4GHz: b/g/n
WLAN 5.0GHz: a/n
WLAN Comments: 2x2
USB ports: 1x 2.0
https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/netgear/netgear_wndr3700_v4
I use it. It workes great no problems at all. I use kernel 4.9 on latest lede.
Also it's hardware is really good. I run OpenVPN server on it ~5-6 clients. DNSCrypt-proxy, adblock with 10013 blocking sites and /etc/hosts file with 52749 records in it. Per user bandwith monitoring, and collected services. It seems this 1 core is powerfull. Also 2 laptops and 4 phones are connected to WiFi and 4 computers with cable. Some downloading torrents and things like that. This is ram usage
Netgear WNDR3700v4 is EOL - it´s easier to get a modern and mor powerfull device!
I own one ... and I willl use it until Software will support (LEDE?!) it 
Can you suggest something <30$ equal or better then WNDR3700v4? Friend of mine wants to buy after he saw my setup router. He currently has Tp link 841n but you know it's weak. I installed lede on it but 4 MB/32 MB is not enough.
I´am a Fan of SecondHand Routers, so the WNDR3700v2 is a good choice with very good support by @hnyman (Link)
Currently I´am playing with the Original Xiaomi WiFi Router 3G (Link) - a good and modern Device for that money.
according to this https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/netgear/netgear_wndr3700_v2 3700v2 has 16/64 ROM/RAM. wndr3700v4 has much better hardware. That xiaomi is nice but it costs twice as much as wndr3700v4. Looks like i made good choice for my friend too wndr3700v4 is unbeatable in it's second hand price range 
FYI | 5GHz wireless is not working on the wndr3700v4 with LEDE
The Device itself is not so easy to handle like the WNDR3700v2 or the Xiaomi WiFi Router 3G
It works on LEDE. I used to use 5 GHZ wifi when i was on stock 17.01.1 and it worked on my build of 17.01.1.
Now i do not know i do not have 5 GHZ device, but when i click scan on 5 GHZ wifi it starts scanning, blue led turns on and then off. So i assume it works on 17.01.4 with 4.9 kernel too.
For me it doesn´t work... Just installed latest dd-rt and 5 GHz is back again. There is also just one radio to select under LEDE. Will do some more Tests.
Please discuss problems with 5GHz in a separate topic and keep this thread for hardware recommendations.
Could you recommend me some tp link rooter that would be great to use with LEDE. A guy can order any tp link for me I want to provide him with 3 choice. Tp link only. Limite 100$.
I will use it as a wifi client/AP and linux box(file sharing, bittorrent,...)
Edit: it must be AC dual band, have usb support, low energy use.
Tplink Archer C25 is a good candidate but no USB
Didn't notice you need BitTorrent n file sharing.
Try look for Xiaomi router 3g if you can skip tplink
Plenty of CPU and memory. Support usb3.0 as well.
Lede snapshot is available
did not play with openwrt / lede for 2 years, I feel like playing again
looked around and these are easily available for me
WR842N v3 or WR1043ND v4?
both are 16/64
Are they fine, or are there better choices?
Something more reliable, better hardware, more widely used around, more opensource drivers or something..
also seen xiaomi router being mentioned around, but seems not really reliable even though hardware seems very nice.
If you already own them, both should be fine (you might need snapshots rather than stable releases). If you're still looking for something to buy, I would suggest concurrent dual-band routers these days, given that the 2.4 GHz band is full and with 5 GHz providing much more bandwidth (but neither of this is LEDE specific, just good to have in general).
In terms of performance (WAN throughput significantly above 100 MBit/s or wishes to run heavier software on the router), ar71xx has pretty much reached its peak performance a while ago and is slowly being replaced by more capable architectures (mt7621, ipq40xx, ipq806x, mvebu) - that would be something for you to evaluate.
It all depends on what you expect from your new router - but LEDE will continue to support both of your examples for quite a while to come.