https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1B5T2W --> https://wikidevi.com/wiki/HooToo_HT-ND001 --> https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/30a7ab8f61c8a5f1a4428f8c7cf9a1d6a12b096b ? 
[Edit: The device diizzy linked is only] US$24 !!
Specification:
- SoC: MediaTek MT7621A (880 MHz)
- Flash: 16 MiB
- RAM: 128 MiB
- Wireless: 2.4Ghz(MT7602EN) and 5Ghz (MT7612EN)
- Ethernet speed: 10/100/1000
- Ethernet ports: 4+1
- 1x USB 3.0
- 1x microSD reader
- Serial baud rate of Bootloader and factory firmware: 57600
If I didn't already have three routers on my desk...
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What are they? [edit, answered above, pity amazon won't ship item to Aus]
WR1200JS
Fine with 4 lan ports , wlan 2.4 and 5 Ghz
I wish they were available in my country, or at least available on AliExpress, Amazon's shipping prices to my country, due to them not officially supporting my country, make this impractical.
I bought a HooToo HT-ND001, put OpenWRT on, and found that it only brings up 1 core / 2 threads (CPU0 and CPU1). I checked the cpu under the heatsink and it was an MT7621AT, so I decide the bootloader was not initializing the second core (to get 2C/4T). After some disassembling I made a 1 bit patch to the boot loader that "fixed" the initialization (by hard setting it to try to initialize a second core), and flashed it back successfully.
I've now got the full 2C/4T (CPUs 0-3). Having had it open, clearly budget construction, but a lot of hardware for $24
I put more detailed info here:
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Looks like a strong competitor to the Xiaomi mi 3.
I assume, you could simply flash a recent openwrt-image from the UI of the HooToo, ?
And how much flash(NAND/NOR)/RAM does it have ?
16MB flash and 128MB RAM, as noted above. From what I read, you currently need to perform the initial flash of the HT-ND001 in 2 steps. First, in the oem gui you flash the initramfs image (followed by a reboot), then from openwrt, the sysupgrade image.
Archer c1200 (Archer c5 v1.2) the ones with 3 antennas. They can be converted to archer c7 AC1750Mbps with a firmware flash. Bang for the buck.
EDIT : The c1200 and c5 seems to be very different devices with different model numbers yet exact same looks as the c5
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c1200/v3/
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/archer-c5/v1.20/
a) you can't get them anymore, as the currently sold h/w revisions are Broadcom based and unusable.
b) This is incorrect, yes - you can flash a wrong firmware image and make it show the c7 markings/ only accept c7 firmwares, but that doesn't magically make the 5 GHz hardware use three streams instead of two, nor does it touch the calibration data. --> pure placebo effect, without functional changes or improvements.
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Removed , delete post please.
Can we get a current state list of today?
In greece a onion omega 2 cost around 60 euros.
I wanna buy a dump acc with at least dual-band.
I was looking to buy the HooToo AC1200 but the shipments from the us cost more then the device if anybody has a EU source link it or pm me.
So if u have any devices that u would recommend tell me..my internet speed is 200/200 btw.
Please use this topic for recommendations only.
For questions please open a new topic.
I would recommend the PC Engines APU2 works even for 1 Gbit (and when using PPPoE too).
See OpenWrt APU2.
+1; although, not really "cheap" .
I personally still like Archer C7v2 or v3 used. They work really well. Especially the v3. Bigger WiFi card and heatsinks on everything.
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I like ZBT WE1326 as it comes with decent processor, suitable amount of flash and ram and also gbit ports as a bonus. https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ZBT_WE1326
It is not the cheapest device out there, but unless you are buying 100s of them, the difference is negligible compared to what you get.
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Nice, thanks for sharing.
late to the party, but this is my go-to cheap device
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Hard to beat an ipq40xx, dual-band, NAND-flash device at under £34 / 38€
(US pricing not quite as attractive at ~$75, and slowly falling. Has sold for under $60 from Amazon.)