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GL.iNet WiFi Travel Router: Slate AX $147.82, Beryl AX $114.87, Opal $52.42 + Del ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ GL.iNet Amazon AU

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GL.iNet WiFi Travel Router: Slate AX $147.82, Beryl AX $114.87, Opal $52.42 + Del ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ GL.iNet Amazon AUAffiliate
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A collection of these GL.iNet travel routers are back on sale and they've been quite popular previously. Chuppa did a really good comparison of specs between the models so I've shared that below.

These are particularly good due to OpenWrt compatibility, VPN support, Wireguard support, VLAN support and more. Possible use cases include AdGuard for network level adblocking, protecting yourself against unsafe networks such as hotel WiFi networks, or as dangerdanger describes a second WiFi network for the kids with Open DNS to filter out 'bad' content.

All routers are discounted with the exception of the GL-AXT1800 Slate AX where you must Redeem the 10% off coupon under the price.

Product GL-AXT1800 Slate AX GL-MT3000 Beryl AX GL-A1300 Slate Plus GL-SFT1200 Opal
Price $147.82 $114.87 $84.49 $52.42
CPU IPQ6000 1.2GHz Quad-core Processor MT7981B Dual-core, 1.3GHz IPQ4018, Quad Core@710Mhz SF19A28, Dual-Core @1GHz
Memory DDR3L 512MB DDR4 512MB DDR3L 256MB DDR3L 128MB
Storage NAND Flash 128MB NAND Flash 256MB NOR Flash 4MB + NAND Flash 128MB SPI NAND Flash 128MB
Ethernet Ports 3 gigabit ports 2.5G +1G gigabit ports 3 gigabit ports 3 gigabit ports
2.4GHz Wi-Fi Speed Max. 574Mbps Max. 574Mbps Max. 400Mbps Max. 300Mbps
5GHz Wi-Fi Speed Max. 1201Mbps Max. 2402Mbps Max. 867Mbps Max. 867Mbps
OPENVPN (Via Ethernet) Max. 120Mbps Max. 150Mbps Max. 28Mbps Max. 12Mbps
WIREGUARD (Via Ethernet) Max. 550Mbps Max. 300Mbps Max. 170Mbps Max. 65Mbps
IPv6 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
EAP Support ✓ X ✓ X
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  • knobbs on 17/01/2025 - 20:08

    On a sidenote, I recently moved into a house with unknown cabling. Is there a easier/better way to test what connects to where than just taking a laptop round and plugging in an ethernet cable to each hole? Hoping one of them runs the length of the house to put another wifi point in the other side.

    • Darkscythe on 17/01/2025 - 20:10
      +6

      You can use an Ethernet tester which will show connectivity as well as if they're wired correctly. But still have to move the two halves around the ports.

    • djgrazzy on 18/01/2025 - 01:40

      Some of the cheap cable tester also include a basic tone generator for tracing which might help speed up tracing. Then you can move on the checking all the ethernet pairs are functional.
      Eg
      https://amzn.asia/d/8gNiBhZ

      • cooni on 18/01/2025 - 07:51
        +1

        This is the same model as I got recently for the same purpose. It works well.

  • Bob81 on 17/01/2025 - 20:10
    -2

    I think a better buy would be a Mikrotik HAP AX2 from Duxtel for $169.

    The HAP AX2 router has 5 x 1G Ethernet ports, a quad-core 864Mhz, 1GB RAM, 574Mbits 2.4Ghz, 1200Mbits 5Ggz and passive POE-IN and POE-OUT.

    HAP AX2 also runs RouterOS which has a large range of features.

    • theguyrules on 17/01/2025 - 20:13
      +8

      Doesn't exactly scream "travel router" to me though

      • Bob81 on 17/01/2025 - 20:15

        It's pretty small…101mm (L) x 37mm (H) x 120mm (W).

        • FLICKIT on 17/01/2025 - 20:30
          +10

          Travel routers are usually 5v USB powered so you can run them off a single dock, USB adapter, power-bank, or such :)

          • Bob81 on 18/01/2025 - 00:45

            @FLICKIT: Oh, if it needs to be USB powered, there's a HAP AX Lite that runs off USB

            • hsc21 on 18/01/2025 - 03:06
              +8

              @Bob81: The Beryl AX looks significantly better for an extra $20. Double the ram and storage. Faster cpu and dual band wifi 6.

              • Bob81 on 18/01/2025 - 16:11

                @hsc21: And the HAP AX2 is significantly better than the GL-AXT1800 Slate AX for an extra $21.

    • soymeat on 17/01/2025 - 21:19
      +4

      I can't see how this would beat the Slate or Beryl AX as a travel router, sorry.

  • LoftyAu on 17/01/2025 - 20:36
    +2

    Just be mindful due to the small amount of storage onboard and the size of the OS, you can't do "too many" functions in parallel.

    On my Beryl there's not enough space to install both the VPN client app and the file sharing app (to share content from the uSD slot) for example, which is a bit annoying. The latest firmware has got quite bloated (used to be able to do it).

    • robert2024 on 18/01/2025 - 00:56

      I think I have the same Beryl as you. This is an updated one with more storage on board.

      • FoxJump on 18/01/2025 - 09:18

        yah the updated one is great
        i run dlna, adgh, vpn all while running off a powerbank. i even scripted a memory card to nvme copy function (using a usb hub with nvme and sd card)

  • krammis76 on 17/01/2025 - 21:10
    +5

    Huge recommendation for the GL-MT3000 Beryl AX for my use case at least. I live in a granny flat and after trying a few dedicated wifi extenders I changed over to this and it's been absolutely rock solid! Only thing I do have issues with is the dlna side of it. It works great but if I update the media on the hard disk it never updates on the client. That's probably a me problem though.

    • DrMaJ on 18/01/2025 - 08:01

      Seconded! I didn't realise how helpful this would be.

      Took this on a trip to the US with my family and it was great not having to setup everyone's device everywhere we stayed.

      Plug in a USB stick and it can serve content over SMB and DLNA.

      On internal flights I ran it off my battery charger and shared inflight wifi in addition to video collection (use Nova Video Player for Android 👌).

      Unplug the ethernet from the hotel TV into this and run the one provided back to the tv, everyone has solid internet.

  • skwashd on 17/01/2025 - 21:24
    +9

    +1 for a travel router.

    Last year my Slate AX did over 110 000 kms on the road and in the air. I run tailscale on the Slate to connect back home and to a couple of homelab servers. This avoids geoblocks for Australian streaming services. My iPad connected to the HDMI in on the hotel TV works a treat for streaming.

    In some hotels I could connect the router to the ethernet port used by the TV to access full speed internet. For the rest I either used a 4G travel router or made the slate a client of the crappy hotel wifi.

    Running all my traffic through tailscale means I avoid the hotel seeing every site I connected to.

  • chamer911 on 17/01/2025 - 22:05
    +1

    Ive got the GL-MT3000 from a while ago, anyone else have issues when an internet network is plugged into the WAN port trying to rebroadcast it?

    Mine always disconnects and drops out and has weird issues, tried firmware updating and stuff but no fix.
    Only works as a repeater through WiFi

  • outlander on 17/01/2025 - 22:19
    +2

    You can use OpenWrt on these to run the ps4 11.0 exploit

  • EarlyBird on 17/01/2025 - 23:45
    -1

    Couldn't use a travel router on my previous 3 wks trip in Japan because none of the accommodation had an ethernet port and it wasn't worth the trouble of repeating the hotel wifi 😔

  • trblvb on 18/01/2025 - 07:42
    +1

    Want something like this for my uncle who is in a nursing home with crappy internet. Can this be setup with a SIM so he can have steady reliable internet? Any suggestions please.

  • impoze on 18/01/2025 - 08:51

    Also works great with tailscale, routing data via exit node

  • Andy01 on 18/01/2025 - 09:56

    A TP-Link TL-WR902AC is a decent option for a true travel router. It is significantly smaller and lighter than any of these (74 × 67 × 22mm & 57g - about 1/3rd of Opal), and I bought a second one last month for $42 off Amazon, so cheaper than Opal as well. It easily repeats my 100Mbps NBN at home with about 5Mbps drop-off. I have used one for a few years now in hotels, cruise ships, Air BnB etc - works a treat. Doesn't have quite the functionality (number of ports etc), but does a great job for WiFi.

    • hsc21 on 18/01/2025 - 11:53
      +1

      The Mango V2 and Shadow are better buys vs the TP-Link. Cheaper at the moment as well

      • FLICKIT on 18/01/2025 - 17:46

        The Mango and Shadow are only ‎2.4 GHz, no 5 GHz, the slow wifi speed bugs me a bit with my GL-AR300M16-Ext …. (Not really an issue if you're only using it for internet I guess)

      • Andy01 on 20/01/2025 - 09:39

        And both are only N (300), no AC. Apples & oranges.

  • seedy on 18/01/2025 - 10:07

    I've got a few GL.iNet routers including the Opal which I recently took on a cruise so that we could share our WiFi in our room. Worked perfectly. Our house runs on GL-MT6000 and does not miss a beat. I used to use Mango's hard connected to the network so that I could have a room based WiFi as well. Now we have the MT6000 there is no need it covers the entire house. Would not use anyother router
    ALTHOUGH! The price for the Opal is their normal price on Amazon so no real special

  • Sillen on 18/01/2025 - 12:27

    I got Beryl the other day when I saw the discount. Was in Perth in December and the hotel had turned down the room wifi to minimum power so 2m from the desk in my room, hardly one bar. This should help with that.

    Also looking at VPN for travel so we can still access our streaming account. Loving the idea of plugging the TV ethernet cable into the Beryl for better speed.

  • mcncl on 18/01/2025 - 13:32

    I use a Beryl at a coworking space so that my data isn’t sent raw over their wifi, it’s solid. Also took it to Bali with me and the family and it was great just connect devices and know we had internet connection and that we could encrypt the data.

  • ganymede on 19/01/2025 - 00:08

    Brought our Beryl AX to an overseas holiday, plugged it into ethernet port in our hotel rooms, was rock solid the entire trip with wireguard (NordVPN) enabled.

  • s1kr on 19/01/2025 - 09:51

    Slate 7 has just been announced at CES 2025, imo hold out for the best of both Slae AX and Beryl

    • Rockets84 on 23/01/2025 - 12:42

      Slate 7 with the touch screen, that can also be a bed side clock looks to be a very nice device. I love my current Slate but will upgrade to the Slate 7 when I next travel after it's released.

  • Wimma on 19/01/2025 - 12:24

    Probably should include power requirements for travel routers. Running off a usb port is super handy, and why i still take a mango on holiday (1A ports everywhere). And an opal.

  • i-Tight on 19/01/2025 - 13:55

    Hi folks, i've got a GL.iNet Opal purely for hotel/library connections etc for privacy purposes.
    I'm a bit of a dinosaur with VPN etc. Do i need to buy a VPN connection to make it secure for my purposes or are there free options?

    • eddomak on 19/01/2025 - 14:37

      Yes. You need to have access to some type of VPN server. From what you're saying about yourself it's unlikely you're running a router or server at home that you can VPN into (or it might be too big of a job for your level of expertise to setup). I would suggest you buy one of the VPN options (eg Nord VPN) when there is massive cashback which makes close to free (say around $10 for 2 years), and this would connect to their VPN very easily. You can configure the side switch to turn VPN on/off if you find the VPN is slowing things down too much at any given time and you're willing to take the security hit (eg you probably don't care if you're just watching streaming media, but you might care if you're doing online banking or sensitive documents etc).

  • sivadfam on 19/01/2025 - 15:45
    +1

    I used the Opal in the USA for one month and rarely go it to connect to the different hotels wifi, I used it for a month in Europe and had the same problem rarely could connect.
    works perfect at home.

    • theguyrules on 20/01/2025 - 10:21

      I tried to use mine on a cruise and at a hotel and issues both times. Like you said, works great at home.

      • eddomak on 20/01/2025 - 10:42

        Did you connect to the hotel/cruise wifi with another device (eg phone, laptop) first, prior to connecting the travel router? Some places restrict the number of connected devices permissible (eg once a given device has connected using a voucher code then only that device's MAC address can continue to use that voucher code). If this has happened then you need to set your travel router's MAC address to be the same as the device that first connected.

        Another associated issue is that many phones now have a "privacy MAC" feature that keeps changing the MAC address and this may prove problematic for which MAC you would need to use on the travel router. I can't remember, but even the router itself has some options for whether to use its true MAC, one you specify (eg the one from your first connected device), or a random one.

        • theguyrules on 20/01/2025 - 10:46

          Both times I was actually attempting to have it use my iPhone as a hotspot - I tried both connecting it via USB and the phones wifi hotspot. Wasted a ton of time before connecting to my phone directly and put the router away.
          It was a while ago but it seemed like it might have been a memory problem - it was very very slow and kept forgetting my network. Maybe running a VPN on it was too much for it as mentioned above.

          • eddomak on 20/01/2025 - 11:22

            @theguyrules: I'm not entirely sure what is the benefit of connecting Hotel/Cruise -> iPhone -> Travel Router -> Other Devices, given you then also need to carry some power for the travel router, and yeap, you'd probably be best just go from other devices straight to the iPhone.

            The usual pattern is Hotel/Cruise -> Travel Router -> Other Devices (including iPhone).

            • theguyrules on 20/01/2025 - 11:32

              @eddomak: Running a VPN? Either way I feel like these devices aren't as stable as people make them out to be.

              • eddomak on 20/01/2025 - 12:48

                @theguyrules: To be honest I've never tried your pattern out. If you want to provide VPN for other devices using your pattern I wonder if just running a VPN client on the iPhone would mean all downstream devices connected to your iPhone hotspot would then also run through the VPN anyway?

                I've found the Mango was extremely stable until we outgrew it with the number of devices and bands required, and now the Beryl has much better performance/throughput (especially on VPN) and super stable too. However these days with far more plentiful wifi, less restrictions on number of connections, and plentiful device specific VPN, there is less and less real need to use a travel router for the time it takes to set it up.

  • rabid_monkey on 22/01/2025 - 15:07

    OK, so am I really going to notice much of a difference between each model if I'm just surfing the web from a hotel room with maybe 6 devices?
    Should I just go cheap or is stepping up to the Beryl AX going to change my world?
    Also, do they all have the same/similar interfaces? The Beryl AX UI looks nice.

    • hsc21 on 22/01/2025 - 18:59
      +1

      The UI is the same across the devices. If you plan on using VPN now or in the future then you'd be better off getting the Beryl AX.

      • rabid_monkey on 22/01/2025 - 19:23

        Thanks, yeah I'd like the ability to use a vpn.

  • Rockets84 on 23/01/2025 - 12:44

    GL.iNet has annoucned the Slate 7 & Flint 3 hence why there's so many discounts being offered on the older models. The Slate 7 looks to be a very good device based on the specs released and some teaser viedos on it, like this one from CES:
    https://youtube.com/shorts/YTZzd4R90Jo

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