German stock.
Seems like a good price for a recommended router that is supported with openwrt
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At that point you'd just purchase a GL.inet Flint 2 from Amazon for cheaper. (Since there appears to be a 15% off promo applied at checkout, which appears to be a regular occurrence based on previous deals)
https://www.amazon.com.au/GL-iNet-GL-MT6000-Performance-Mult…
Flint2 is AMAZING. Can confirm.
Second this
Literally no point buying an Asus if it's not primarily for the Asus software (their router software is actually quite nice compared to something like TP Link)
@Dyl: On Asus routers you need to switch on trend micro tracking/telemetry to use several of the advanced functions such as traffic shaping. I really dislike that…
Yeah I went and picked this up after looking for an AX88U Pro, and found this, seems very similar just half the RAM and that doesn't seem to be an issue.
Already have an Asus router, was time for an upgrade, only concern is the power adapter so worst case I buy an adapter.
dont buy an eu router they are gimped
Can you share details of this, please? I understand different regions have different settings and restrictions, but the hardware will be the same, so I can just adjust my region, right?
no
It's crippled in the firmware for the UK model. Yes the UK model has a different firmware custom for the UK market. Lower WiFi power output and less available channels so the signal doesn't transmit as far. You can't change it because it's locked in the firmware. Amazon Germany is selling the UK model.
@hollykryten: Hi, any evidence of this? It's quite hard to look this up online, I can't see anyone else testing this. I have the router on hand now so if there's a way for me to see that, would appreciate it. If true, in gigantic house holds it is probably worth considering, for most houses it's probably not an issue, again, would like to prove that my router is limited if I can.
Can EU wifi routers stop being posted on ozbargain, they are inferior products to local stock. Either that or a disclaimer should be posted. They have half the wifi signal strength for the country's spec
May still be a valid option for someone who needs it for a small space if the deal is good enough.
Agree about the disclaimer
Would really like to see the testing on this, so it's half the wireless power, but is that a software limitation, hardware limitation, what does that mean for speeds and range, is it 50% more power for 5% more range, stability, I'd really like to see hard testing to know if spending 100%* more money for the same product locally is good value or not.
I'm not convinced it's double the product/performance, but I could be with good data, I've tried googling this and have come up with nothing.
*Am seeing it for $400 new before postage, so nearly double for the local model.
I would say that it's a firmware limitation by design.
I have the router in hand, it's not a firmware limitation, in fact, I don't even believe these are limited at all, there's no indication at a hardware level, or at a firmware level, so would suggest people do consider this - unless evidence to the contrary is provided, I'm happy to run the tests myself if it's with free software.
You might as well spend a little bit more and get this deal:
https://www.scorptec.com.au/bundle/networking/modems-&-route…
Mandatory EU model comment.
Power of the antennas.