Xiaomi Router AX3200 or Edimax GEMINI rg21s

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hi,
I've a Fibre 200mbps connection and ISP's default router (Huawei HG8145V5). I was thinking to buy either on of the above routers mentioned in the title. I hope to connect my default router to the WAN port and use. These are the only 2 routers I was able to find in my country which supports OpenWrt.

I've already looked on to the forum and saw that AX3200 has 2 different (international and chinese) and it involves some rather advanced steps to flash OpenWrt (I already have TTL to USB converter tho, but is worried if I mess up and it get hard-bricked).

Please recommend me a router to buy.

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The Edimax is "old" AC wifi, the Xiaomi new AX.
For your current speed, both will work, the Xiaomi is however more future proof.

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Thank you! I had doubts about installing OpenWrt on it. I should be okay as long as I follow the instructions of installing it right?

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I guess, Xiaomi have a tendency to replace components mid product life cycle, there's always a risk of softbricking, because they've done it again, and it takes a while for openwrt to catch up.

Didn't read the Edimax install instruction, their devices doesn't receive a lot attention here, they're not very popular, for reasons unknown (price ?).

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I see. Hopefully available software will be worked with the device that I'm going to buy.

In here Edimax one is slightly lower than the Xiaomi in price. I didn't find any Edimax in my country rather than this model. Also the other model available is Xiaomi AX6000 which is not supported OpenWrt or something.

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Where's "my country", perhaps there are better options out there ?

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It's 'Sri Lanka'

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